IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Castana
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1995IA193024
  • User Pedon ID: 95IA193024
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 96P0046
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 68127
  • Print Date: 4/27/2025

    • 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: 42.2205009
  • Std. Longitude: -96.0144424
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 86N
  • Range: 44W
  • Section: 31
  • PLSS Details: 700 feet N of SE corner SW1/4 NW1/4
  • Location Description: Little Sioux Twp.
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA193—Woodbury
  • MLRA: 107—Iowa and Missouri Deep Loess Hills
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IA193—Woodbury County, Iowa
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 42096-B1—Hornick, Iowa

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: PTC GWM
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Entic Hapludolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Castana
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Entic Hapludolls
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 10/20/1995
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: hill
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: footslope
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/20/1995 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 119
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • 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

    15

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    —

    —

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    90

    660

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    9.4

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    ; fragments; strong effervescence.
    Ap1—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; 13 percent sand; 68 percent silt; 20 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 10.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 4.0 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.1, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P00489
    Ap2—8 to 18 centimeters (3.1 to 7.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; 14 percent sand; 66 percent silt; 20 percent clay; weak fine granular parts to weak fine platy structure; friable; 10.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 4.0 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P00490
    A1—18 to 25 centimeters (7.1 to 9.8 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; 9 percent sand; 71 percent silt; 20 percent clay; weak fine platy structure; friable; 10.0 very fine roots throughout; 4.0 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P00491
    A2—25 to 48 centimeters (9.8 to 18.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; 9 percent sand; 73 percent silt; 19 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; friable; 10.0 very fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P00492
    AC—48 to 61 centimeters (18.9 to 24.0 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; 9 percent sand; 72 percent silt; 19 percent clay; weak very fine granular structure; friable; 10.0 very fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P00493
    C1—61 to 91 centimeters (24.0 to 35.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3); 11 percent sand; 71 percent silt; 19 percent clay; weak very fine granular structure; friable; 10.0 very fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P00494
    C2—91 to 119 centimeters (35.8 to 46.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3); 10 percent sand; 72 percent silt; 18 percent clay; massive; friable; 10.0 very fine roots throughout; 5.0 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; 5 percent fine irregular very pale brown (10YR 8/2) carbonate masses throughout and 5 percent fine and medium spherical very pale brown (10YR 8/2) carbonate concretions throughout; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P00495
    C3—119 to 145 centimeters (46.9 to 57.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3); 11 percent sand; 71 percent silt; 18 percent clay; massive; friable; 3.0 very fine roots throughout; 5.0 very fine interstitial pores; 5 percent fine irregular very pale brown (10YR 8/2) carbonate masses throughout and 5 percent fine and medium spherical very pale brown (10YR 8/2) carbonate concretions throughout; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P00496
    C4—145 to 178 centimeters (57.1 to 70.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3); 12 percent sand; 70 percent silt; 18 percent clay; massive; friable; 3.0 very fine roots throughout; 5.0 very fine interstitial pores; 5 percent fine irregular very pale brown (10YR 8/2) carbonate masses throughout and 5 percent fine and medium spherical very pale brown (10YR 8/2) carbonate concretions throughout; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P00497
    C5—178 to 203 centimeters (70.1 to 79.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3); 13 percent sand; 70 percent silt; 17 percent clay; massive; friable; 3.0 very fine roots throughout; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P00498
    C6—203 to 267 centimeters (79.9 to 105.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4); massive; friable; 3.0 very fine roots throughout; fragments; strong effervescence; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P00499
    C7—267 to 323 centimeters (105.1 to 127.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4); massive; friable; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; fragments; strong effervescence; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P00500
    C8—323 to 343 centimeters (127.2 to 135.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4); massive; friable; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # 96P00501