IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sharpsburg
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2007IA001002
  • User Pedon ID: S07IA001002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 07N0796
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 19333
  • Print Date: 2/17/2025

    • 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: 41.2786407
  • Std. Longitude: -94.4524994
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 75N
  • Range: 31W
  • Section: 20
  • PLSS Details: 2200 feet north and 275 feet east of the southwest corner
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA001—Adair
  • MLRA: 108—Illinois and Iowa Deep Loess and Drift
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IA001—Adair County, Iowa
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 41094-C4—Greenfield, Iowa

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Michael T. Sucik and J.R. Richardson
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: representative pedon for component
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Sharpsburg
  • PSC - 56 to 103 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 11/29/2007
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Sharpsburg Silty clay loam
  • Classificaton Date - 11/23/2007
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/23/2007 (entry creation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 46
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other grass/herbaceous 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

    2

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    418

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    Ap—0 to 21 centimeters (0.0 to 8.3 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; silty clay loam; 31 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky parts to weak fine granular structure; friable; 5.0 fine roots throughout; 1.0 fine tubular pores; 99 percent distinct black (10YR 2/1), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 07N04848; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 379569; continuous - phpvsfiid 379569
    A—21 to 43 centimeters (8.3 to 16.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; silty clay loam; 32 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky parts to moderate fine granular structure; friable; 5.0 very fine roots throughout; 2.0 fine tubular pores; 90 percent distinct very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist, organic stains on top faces of peds; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 07N04849; observed in pit, small. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 379570; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 379570
    AB—43 to 56 centimeters (16.9 to 22.0 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; silty clay loam; 32 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 4.0 very fine roots throughout; 3.0 fine tubular pores; 80 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains on vertical faces of peds; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 07N04850; observed in pit, small. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 379571; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 379571
    Bt1—56 to 103 centimeters (22.0 to 40.6 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silty clay loam; 36 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 5.0 very fine roots throughout; 5.0 fine and medium tubular pores; 5 percent distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains on vertical faces of peds and 40 percent distinct brown (10YR 4/3) clay films on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent fine prominent yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron on faces of peds; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 07N04851; observed in pit, small. patchy - phpvsfiid 379573; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 379572; patchy - phpvsfiid 379573; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 379572
    Bt2—103 to 142 centimeters (40.6 to 55.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silty clay loam; 35 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 10.0 very fine roots throughout; 5.0 fine and medium tubular pores; 5 percent distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains on vertical faces of peds and 40 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 20 percent fine distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron on faces of peds and 40 percent medium faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron on faces of peds; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 07N04852; observed in pit, small. patchy - phpvsfiid 379575; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 379574; patchy - phpvsfiid 379575; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 379574
    Btg—142 to 163 centimeters (55.9 to 64.2 inches); 50 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and 50 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) silty clay loam; 32 percent clay; weak medium prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.0 very fine roots throughout; 1.0 fine and medium tubular pores; 2 percent distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains on vertical faces of peds and 5 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 07N04853; observed in pit, small. patchy - phpvsfiid 379576; patchy - phpvsfiid 379577; patchy - phpvsfiid 379576; patchy - phpvsfiid 379577
    BCg—163 to 203 centimeters (64.2 to 79.9 inches); 65 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and 35 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) silty clay loam; 29 percent clay; weak medium angular blocky, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 1.0 medium tubular pores; fragments. Lab sample # 07N04854; observed in pit, small