IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): KENYON
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1960IA017003
  • User Pedon ID: S1960IA017003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A1412
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 35020
  • Print Date: 11/26/2024

    • 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: 42.8972206
  • Std. Longitude: -92.4338913
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 93N
  • Range: 13W
  • Section: 6
  • PLSS Details: 508 feet south and 514 feet east of the northwest corner SW1/4
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA017—Bremer
  • 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: IA017—Bremer County, Iowa

    • PEDON

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


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: till
  • Landscape: till plain
  • Landform: ridge
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • 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 - 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
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    A1p1—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) loam; subangular blocky parts to weak fine granular structure; friable; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A10850
    A1p2—13 to 23 centimeters (5.1 to 9.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) loam; subangular blocky parts to weak fine granular structure; fragments; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A10851. Common fine faint very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) mixing.
    A3—23 to 33 centimeters (9.1 to 13.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) rubbed loam; weak fine subangular blocky parts to moderate fine granular structure; friable; 3.0 fine tubular pores; 1 percent fine brown (10YR 4/3) worm casts throughout; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A10852. Common fine faint very dark brown (10YR 2/2) and dark brown (10YR 4/3) mixings.
    B1—33 to 46 centimeters (13.0 to 18.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) rubbed loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 21.0 fine tubular pores; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A10853
    B21—46 to 61 centimeters (18.1 to 24.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) rubbed loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 21.0 fine tubular pores; 75 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A10854. Cobbles concentrated in upper 3 inches of horizon.
    B22—61 to 76 centimeters (24.0 to 29.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and brown (10YR 5/3) exterior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) rubbed loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine faint mottles; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 fine tubular pores; 10 percent distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, clay films in root channels and/or pores; 1 percent noncoherent cemented iron-manganese concretions; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A10855
    B23—76 to 94 centimeters (29.9 to 37.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine faint and 3 percent brown (10YR 5/3) fine distinct mottles; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 10 percent distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent iron-manganese concretions; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A10856. Clay on ped surface arranged in vertical streaks.
    B31—94 to 114 centimeters (37.0 to 44.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) loam, clay loam; 3 percent brown (10YR 5/3) fine distinct mottles; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; firm; 1 percent distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent iron-manganese concretions; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A10857. Clay on ped faces arranged in vertical streaks.
    B32—114 to 140 centimeters (44.9 to 55.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay loam, loam; 3 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) fine prominent mottles; weak coarse prismatic structure; firm; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A10858. A few dark gray (10YR 4/1) clay streaks on prism faces.
    C1—140 to 165 centimeters (55.1 to 65.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) loam, clay loam; 3 percent gray (10YR 6/1) medium prominent irregular mottles; massive parts to weak medium subangular blocky; firm; 1 percent faint dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A10859. Distinct vertical cleavage; few areas in horizon 6 to 12 inches in diameter are dominantly light gray (10YR 6/1); clay in root channels in streaked.
    C2—165 to 188 centimeters (65.0 to 74.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loam; 3 percent gray (10YR 6/1) medium prominent mottles; weak medium subangular blocky, and massive; firm; 1 percent noncoherent cemented iron-manganese concretions; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A10860
    C3—188 to 213 centimeters (74.0 to 83.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) loam; massive; firm; fragments; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A10861. Common medium prominent elongated (3 to 4 inches) streaks of light gray (10YR 6/1) with random orientation.
    C4—213 to 229 centimeters (83.9 to 90.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) loam; massive; firm; fragments; slight effervescence. Lab sample # 40A10862. Common medium prominent elongated (3 to 4 inches) streaks of light gray (10YR 6/1) with random orientation.