IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Otley
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1987IA1070051
  • User Pedon ID: 87IA1070051
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 87P0345
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59640
  • Print Date: 4/24/2025

    • LOCATION

  • Location In Web Soil Survey
  • AOI is roughly a square mile and pedon is marked in the center.
  • Location in SoilWeb
  • Location in Google Maps
  • Std. Latitude: 41.4272232
  • Std. Longitude: -92.2194443
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 77N
  • Range: 12W
  • Section: 35
  • PLSS Details: 1200 feet N and 180 feet E of the SW corner
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA107—Keokuk

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, mesic Typic Argiudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Otley
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Otley
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Typic Argiudoll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 10/1/1987
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/1/1987 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Setting and Climate
    Slope Slope Length USLE Upslope Length Elev. Corr. Elev Aspect MAP REAP FFD MAAT MSAT MWAT MAST MSST MWST MFFP PE Index Climate Station ID Climate Station Name Climate Station Type
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    1Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior silty clay loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P01743
    1A—18 to 28 centimeters (7.1 to 11.0 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior silty clay loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P01744
    1Bt1—28 to 43 centimeters (11.0 to 16.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior silty clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, coats; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P01745. continuous - phpvsfiid 221708; continuous - phpvsfiid 221708
    1Bt2—43 to 61 centimeters (16.9 to 24.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior silty clay loam; strong fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, coats; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P01746. continuous - phpvsfiid 221709; continuous - phpvsfiid 221709
    1Bt3—61 to 76 centimeters (24.0 to 29.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior silty clay loam; 1 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine faint mottles; moderate fine prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; brown (10YR 4/3), moist, coats; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P01747. Few fine black oxides.; few fine faint 10YR52 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 221710; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 221710
    1BC—76 to 97 centimeters (29.9 to 38.2 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic structure; friable; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P01748. Few fine black and red oxides.
    1C—97 to 152 centimeters (38.2 to 59.8 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silt loam; massive; friable; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog. Common fine black oxides.