IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): CRESCO
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1956IA089009
  • User Pedon ID: S1956IA089009
  • User Site Association ID: NC-WAV_Cresco_Pedons
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A1398
  • Print Date: 4/21/2025

    • 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: 43.3491669
  • Std. Longitude: -92.3497238
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 99N
  • Range: 13W
  • Section: 35
  • PLSS Details: 15 feet north and 835 feet west of southeast corner NW 1/4
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA089—Howard
  • MLRA: 104—Eastern Iowa and Minnesota Till Prairies
  • Regional Office: NC—North Central
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NC-WAV—Waverly, Iowa
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IA089—Howard County, Iowa

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: L. E. Tyler
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Argiudolls
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 9
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - CRESCO
  • PSC - 41 to 84 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/16/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Cresco
  • Classificaton Date - 10/16/1956
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: ridge
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/16/1956 (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
    • Setting and Climate
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    A1p—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silt loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable; fragments; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # 40A10706. Evidence of much worm activity.
    A12—18 to 30 centimeters (7.1 to 11.8 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and black (10YR 2/1) crushed silt loam; weak very fine subangular blocky, and weak very fine granular structure; friable; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A10707. Much worm activity.
    AB—30 to 41 centimeters (11.8 to 16.1 inches); 50 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) and 50 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) crushed and dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) crushed silt loam; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A10708. Part of pebble band in this horizon.
    B21—41 to 51 centimeters (16.1 to 20.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed clay loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine faint mottles; moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; firm; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A10709
    B22—51 to 64 centimeters (20.1 to 25.2 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) crushed clay loam; 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine distinct mottles; moderate and strong very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; firm; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A10710
    IIB23—64 to 84 centimeters (25.2 to 33.1 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) exterior and gray (5Y 5/1) interior and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior clay loam; 3 percent brown (10YR 5/3) fine faint and 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic parts to strong medium subangular blocky structure; firm; fragments; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # 40A10711. Large vertical faces present but difficult to pick out with knife—quite noticeable when working with the spade.
    IIB31—84 to 109 centimeters (33.1 to 42.9 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) exterior and gray (5Y 5/1) interior and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) crushed clay loam; 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine distinct mottles; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate and strong coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; fragments; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A10712. This horizon and those above it leached.
    IIB32—109 to 124 centimeters (42.9 to 48.8 inches); 50 percent gray (5Y 6/1) and 50 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and gray (5Y 6/1) exterior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) crushed clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic parts to weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; fragments; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # 40A10713. This horizon and those below unleached.
    IIC1—124 to 152 centimeters (48.8 to 59.8 inches); 50 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) and 50 percent gray (N 6/0) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) crushed clay loam; massive; firm; fragments; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # 40A10714. Some large vertical cleavage faces present.
    IIC2—152 to 178 centimeters (59.8 to 70.1 inches); 65 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) and 35 percent gray (N 6/0) and brown (10YR 5/3) crushed and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) crushed clay loam; massive; firm; fragments. Lab sample # 40A10715