IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Seymour
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1987IA185002
  • User Pedon ID: 87IA185002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 88P0587
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 60705
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 40.7694435
  • Std. Longitude: -93.4833298
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 69N
  • Range: 23W
  • Section: 34
  • PLSS Details: 1495 feet S and 1130 feet W of NE corner
  • Location Description: Jefferson TWP., Wayne County, Iowa.
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA185—Wayne

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: A. Chowdhery
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, mesic Aquollic Hapludalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Seymour
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Seymour
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Aquic Argiudoll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 10/1/1987
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • 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
  • 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
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    3

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    Ap1—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1) and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silty clay loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine faint mottles; weak fine granular structure; friable; 2.5 medium roots and 5.5 fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P02984. common medium roots; many fine roots; few fine faint 10YR54 mottles
    Ap2—15 to 23 centimeters (5.9 to 9.1 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 88P02985
    Bt1—23 to 38 centimeters (9.1 to 15.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silty clay; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) and 11 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine distinct mottles; moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 medium roots and 2.5 fine roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P02986. few medium roots; common fine roots; common 10YR31 mottles; common fine distinct 10YR54 mottles
    Bt2—38 to 53 centimeters (15.0 to 20.9 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) silty clay; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and 11 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) fine distinct and 30 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic, and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P02987. common very fine and fine roots; common fine distinct 2.5Y54 mottles; many distinct 10YR42 mottles
    Bt3—53 to 69 centimeters (20.9 to 27.2 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) and grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay; olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) and 11 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) fine distinct and 30 percent dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) faint mottles; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P02988. common very fine and fine roots; common fine distinct 2.5Y54 mottles; many faint 2.5Y42 mottles
    Bt4—69 to 86 centimeters (27.2 to 33.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and 11 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) fine distinct and 11 percent dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P02989. common very fine and fine roots; common fine distinct 2.5Y44 mottles; common distinct 2.5Y42 mottles
    Bt5—86 to 102 centimeters (33.9 to 40.2 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) and 11 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) fine and medium distinct and 11 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) fine distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic, and weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P02990. few very fine and fine roots; common fine and medium distinct 2.5Y54 mottles; common fine distinct 2.5Y52 mottles
    BC—102 to 127 centimeters (40.2 to 50.0 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) silty clay loam; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and 11 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) fine and medium distinct and 11 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) faint mottles; weak medium and coarse prismatic structure; friable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P02991. few very fine and fine roots; common fine and medium distinct 2.5Y54 mottles; common faint 2.5Y52 mottles
    C—127 to 152 centimeters (50.0 to 59.8 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) silt loam; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and 11 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1) and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine and medium prominent mottles; friable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog. few very fine and fine roots; common 10YR41 mottles; common fine and medium prominent 10YR56 mottles