IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Clarinda
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1987IA1770017
  • User Pedon ID: 87IA1770017
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 87P0390
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59685
  • Print Date: 12/11/2024

    • 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: 40.7116661
  • Std. Longitude: -91.9477768
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 68N
  • Range: 9W
  • Section: 6
  • PLSS Details: 242 feet north and 168 feet east of the southwest corner
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA177—Van Buren
  • MLRA: 109—Iowa and Missouri Heavy Till Plain
  • Regional Office: NC—North Central
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NC-GAL—Gallatin, Missouri
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IA177—Van Buren County, Iowa

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J. A. Lucassen
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, mesic Udollic Ochraqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Clarinda
  • PSC - 36 to 86 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Kniffin
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Udollic Ochraqualf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1987
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture SUBClass - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loess derived from mixed-calcareous
  • Landscape: upland
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1987 (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 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P02005. few fine roots
    1E—23 to 36 centimeters (9.1 to 14.2 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior silt loam; 1 percent brown (10YR 4/3) fine distinct mottles; weak fine and medium subangular blocky, and weak fine platy structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P02006. few fine roots; few fine distinct 10YR43 mottles
    1Bt1—36 to 53 centimeters (14.2 to 20.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior silty clay; 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine distinct and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 37 percent distinct , moist, clay films; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P02007. few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common clay films surface features; few fine roots; common fine distinct 10YR44 mottles; common fine prominent 7.5YR46 mottles
    1Bt2—53 to 69 centimeters (20.9 to 27.2 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior silty clay; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine prominent and 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 fine roots; 37 percent distinct , moist, clay films; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P02008. few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common clay films surface features; few fine roots; few fine prominent 10YR56 mottles; few fine prominent 10YR54 mottles
    1Bt3—69 to 86 centimeters (27.2 to 33.9 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior silty clay; 1 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine prominent and 11 percent brown (10YR 5/3) fine prominent and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 fine roots; 37 percent distinct , moist, clay films; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P02009. few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common clay films surface features; few fine roots; common fine prominent 10YR53 mottles; common fine prominent 10YR54 mottles; few fine prominent 7.5YR44 mottles
    1Bt4—86 to 104 centimeters (33.9 to 40.9 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior silty clay; 1 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine prominent and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine prominent and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 fine roots; 37 percent distinct , moist, clay films; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P02010. few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common clay films surface features; few fine roots; common fine prominent 10YR54 mottles; common fine prominent 10YR56 mottles; few fine prominent 7.5YR44 mottles
    1BC—104 to 152 centimeters (40.9 to 59.8 inches); gray (N 5/0) interior silty clay; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine prominent and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very firm; 37 percent distinct , moist, clay films; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, hellige-truog. few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common clay films surface features; common fine prominent 10YR54 mottles; common fine prominent 10YR56 mottles