IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Clarinda
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1987IA159006
  • User Pedon ID: 87IA159006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 88P0593
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 60711
  • 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: 40.8416672
  • Std. Longitude: -94.0749969
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 70N
  • Range: 29W
  • Section: 7
  • PLSS Details: 147 feet E and 1830 feet N of SW 1/4
  • Location Description: Ringgold County, Iowa.
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA159—Ringgold

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, mesic Typic Ochraqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 6
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Clarinda
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Clarinda
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic, sloping Typic Argia
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 1/1/1987
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 3
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 1/1/1987 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - row crop
  • 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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

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    Ap—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) silty clay; 11 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) fine distinct mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 2.5 fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P03046. common fine roots; common fine distinct 2.5Y44 mottles
    2Bt1—8 to 18 centimeters (3.1 to 7.1 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) clay; 1 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) distinct and 11 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) fine distinct and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate coarse subangular blocky, and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P03047. few fine roots; few distinct 10YR31 mottles; common fine distinct 2.5Y44 mottles; common fine prominent 7.5YR56 mottles
    2Bt2—18 to 28 centimeters (7.1 to 11.0 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) clay; 1 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) distinct and 11 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) fine distinct and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate coarse subangular blocky, and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P03048. few fine roots; few distinct 10YR31 mottles; common fine distinct 2.5Y44 mottles; common fine prominent 7.5YR56 mottles
    2Btg11—28 to 43 centimeters (11.0 to 16.9 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) clay; 1 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) distinct and 11 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) fine and medium distinct and 11 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1) prominent mottles; weak coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P03049. few fine roots; few distinct 10YR31 mottles; common fine and medium distinct 2.5Y54 mottles; common prominent 10YR41 mottles
    2Btg12—43 to 58 centimeters (16.9 to 22.8 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) clay; 1 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) distinct and 11 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) fine and medium distinct and 11 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1) prominent mottles; weak coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P03050. few fine roots; few distinct 10YR31 mottles; common fine and medium distinct 2.5Y54 mottles; common prominent 10YR41 mottles
    2Btg21—58 to 69 centimeters (22.8 to 27.2 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) clay; 1 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) distinct and 11 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) fine and medium distinct and 11 percent gray (10YR 5/1) prominent mottles; moderate coarse prismatic structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P03051. few fine roots; few distinct 10YR31 mottles; common fine and medium distinct 2.5Y54 mottles; common prominent 10YR51 mottles
    2Btg22—69 to 81 centimeters (27.2 to 31.9 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) clay; 1 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) distinct and 11 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) fine and medium distinct and 11 percent gray (10YR 5/1) prominent mottles; moderate coarse prismatic structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P03052. few fine roots; few distinct 10YR31 mottles; common fine and medium distinct 2.5Y54 mottles; common prominent 10YR51 mottles
    2Btg31—81 to 97 centimeters (31.9 to 38.2 inches); gray (5Y 6/1) clay; 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate coarse prismatic structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P03053. few fine roots; many fine prominent 7.5YR46 mottles
    2Btg32—97 to 112 centimeters (38.2 to 44.1 inches); gray (5Y 6/1) clay; 11 percent gray (5Y 5/1) distinct and 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate coarse prismatic structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P03054. few fine roots; common distinct 5Y51 mottles; many fine prominent 7.5YR46 mottles
    2Btg33—112 to 130 centimeters (44.1 to 51.2 inches); gray (5Y 6/1) clay; 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate coarse prismatic structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P03055. few fine roots; many fine prominent 7.5YR46 mottles
    BC1—130 to 140 centimeters (51.2 to 55.1 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) clay; 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent mottles; massive; firm; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 88P03056. few fine roots; many fine prominent 7.5YR46 mottles
    BC2—140 to 152 centimeters (55.1 to 59.8 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 88P03057