IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): MUSCATINE

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S1960IA011001

User Pedon ID: S1960IA011001

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 40A1438

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 35046

Print Date: 12/4/2024

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: 42.1824989

Std. Longitude: -92.2947235

Datum: WGS84

Township: 85N

Range: 12W

Section: 7

PLSS Details: 476 feet north and 90 feet east of the southwest corner of SE1/4SW1/4

Country: US—United States

State: Iowa

County: IA011—Benton

MLRA: 108—Illinois and Iowa Deep Loess and Drift

Regional Office: NC—North Central

MLRA Soil Survey Area: NC-WAV—Waverly, Iowa

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IA011—Benton County, Iowa

PEDON

Describers Name: R. I. Turner

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Aquic Hapludolls

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x

Pedon #: 1

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - MUSCATINE

PSC - 25 to 100 cm.

Classificaton Date - 1/26/2010

Moisture Class - udic

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Muscatine

Classificaton Date - 10/13/1960

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Parent Material: loess

Landscape: upland

Landform: ridge

Slope Shape Down: convex

Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 10/13/1960 (actual site observation date)

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover

Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - close-grown crop

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	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

A1—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); black (N 2/0) and black (10YR 2/1) silty clay loam; subangular blocky parts to moderate fine granular structure; firm; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A11096

A12—18 to 28 centimeters (7.1 to 11.0 inches); black (N 2/0) silty clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky parts to moderate very fine and fine granular structure; friable; 21 percent worm casts; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A11097

A3—28 to 46 centimeters (11.0 to 18.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1) and very dark gray (10YR 3/1) silty clay loam; moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky, and moderate fine granular structure; firm; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A11098

B1—46 to 56 centimeters (18.1 to 22.0 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) silty clay loam; 1 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) fine faint mottles; moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine tubular pores; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A11099. Few small dark oxide concretions.

B21—56 to 74 centimeters (22.0 to 29.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) and dark gray (10YR 4/1) silty clay loam; 3 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) fine faint mottles; moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 fine tubular pores; 10 percent clay films on vertical faces of peds; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A11100. Common small dark hard oxide concretions.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 186248; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 186248

B22—74 to 89 centimeters (29.1 to 35.0 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) silty clay loam; 1 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1) fine faint and 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct and 3 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) fine distinct and 3 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) fine distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 fine tubular pores; 10 percent clay films; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A11101. Common small hard oxide concretions.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 196313; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 196313

B23—89 to 104 centimeters (35.0 to 40.9 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) and grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) and dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) exterior and grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior silty clay loam; 1 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1) fine distinct and 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic parts to weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 fine tubular pores; 10 percent distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A11102. Common small dark hard oxide concretions.

B3—104 to 117 centimeters (40.9 to 46.1 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) exterior and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic parts to weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 21.0 fine tubular pores; 10 percent clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A11103. Many medium dark soft oxide concretions.

C1—117 to 132 centimeters (46.1 to 52.0 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silt loam; massive; friable; 21.0 fine tubular pores; grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, on vertical faces of peds and 10 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A11104. Distinct vertical cleavage; many medium dark soft oxide concretions.

C2—132 to 147 centimeters (52.0 to 57.9 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silt loam; massive; friable; 21.0 fine tubular pores; grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, on vertical faces of peds and 10 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A11105. Distinct vertical cleavage; many medium dark soft oxide concretions.

C3—147 to 168 centimeters (57.9 to 66.1 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silt loam; massive; friable; 21.0 fine tubular pores; 10 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A11106. Some vertical cleavage; common medium soft dark oxide concretions.

C4—168 to 183 centimeters (66.1 to 72.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silt loam; massive; friable; 21.0 fine tubular pores; 10 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A11107. Some vertical cleavage; common medium soft dark oxide concretions.

C5—183 to 198 centimeters (72.0 to 78.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; massive; 21.0 fine tubular pores; 1 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # 40A11108. Common medium soft dark oxide concretions.

IID1—198 to 213 centimeters (78.0 to 83.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) sandy loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine faint mottles; massive; friable; fragments; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A11109. A concentration of stones in upper 2 inches of this horizon.

IID2—213 to 249 centimeters (83.9 to 98.0 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) stony sand, silt; massive; very friable; fragments. Lab sample # 40A11110. There are several 1/2-inch thick bands of sandy loam slightly cemented and strong brown in color within this layer.