IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): READLYN
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1960IA017002
  • User Pedon ID: S1960IA017002
  • User Site Association ID: Readlyn_Pedons
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A1450
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 35058
  • 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: 42.6444435
  • Std. Longitude: -92.1233368
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 91N
  • Range: 11W
  • Section: 34
  • PLSS Details: 878 feet north and 605 feet west from SE corner
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA017—Bremer
  • MLRA: 104—Eastern Iowa and Minnesota Till Prairies
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IA017—Bremer County, Iowa

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: D. F. Slusher and J. D. Highland
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Aquic Hapludolls
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - READLYN
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/16/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Readlyn
  • Classificaton Date - 10/11/1960
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: till plain
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/11/1960 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - other
  • 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
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    A1p—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1) loam; massive parts to weak very fine and fine subangular blocky; firm; 21 percent worm casts; fragments; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A11224. A few clear uncoated quartz grains (fine-sand size) on ped surfaces.
    A3—20 to 30 centimeters (7.9 to 11.8 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) loam; 3 percent black (10YR 2/1) fine faint and 3 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) fine faint mottles; weak fine subangular blocky, and platy parts to moderate fine granular structure; friable; 3 percent fine very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) worm casts and 1 percent fine dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) worm casts; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A11225. A few clear uncoated quartz grains (fine-sand size) on ped surfaces.
    B1—30 to 43 centimeters (11.8 to 16.9 inches); 50 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) and 50 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) rubbed and dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) rubbed loam; 1 percent very dark brown (10YR 2/2) fine distinct and 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine distinct mottles; weak fine subangular blocky, and moderate fine granular structure; friable; 1 percent fine very dark brown (10YR 2/2) worm casts and 1 percent fine yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) worm casts; 5 percent by volume rounded 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A11226. Stones located in lower part of horizon.
    IIB21—43 to 61 centimeters (16.9 to 24.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) rubbed loam; 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine faint mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine tubular pores; 5 percent by volume rounded 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A11227. Stones located in upper part of horizon.
    IIB22—61 to 76 centimeters (24.0 to 29.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) exterior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior and grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) rubbed loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine distinct and 3 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 fine tubular pores; 10 percent faint very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A11228. Clay films as distinct streaks along channels.; patchy - phpvsfiid 186281; patchy - phpvsfiid 186281
    IIB23—76 to 94 centimeters (29.9 to 37.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior and grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) exterior loam, clay loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine distinct and 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine distinct mottles; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 fine tubular pores; grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, on vertical faces of peds; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A11229. Few distinct very dark gray vertical clay streaks on ped faces.
    IIB3—94 to 112 centimeters (37.0 to 44.1 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) exterior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) interior and grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior loam; 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine distinct and 21 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine distinct and 21 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) fine distinct mottles; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 fine tubular pores; 10 percent faint clay films on faces of peds; fragments; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A11230. patchy - phpvsfiid 186283; patchy - phpvsfiid 186283
    IIC1—112 to 127 centimeters (44.1 to 50.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) loam; massive; firm; 3 percent light gray (10YR 7/1) lime masses; fragments; slight effervescence; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A11231. Some vertical cleavage.
    IIC2—127 to 152 centimeters (50.0 to 59.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and gray (10YR 5/1) loam; 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine distinct mottles; massive; firm; 3 percent fine light gray (10YR 7/1) lime masses; fragments; slight effervescence. Lab sample # 40A11232