IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): READLYN
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1960IA017004
  • User Pedon ID: S1960IA017004
  • User Site Association ID: NC-WAV_Readlyn_Pedons
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A1451
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 35059
  • Print Date: 4/19/2025

    • 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: 42.7200012
  • Std. Longitude: -92.2358322
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 91N
  • Range: 12W
  • Section: 2
  • PLSS Details: 489 feet north and 724 feet east of SW corner of NW 1/4 SW 1/4
  • 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: R. I. Turner
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Aquic Hapludolls
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 4
  • 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
  • Slope Position: on a 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 - 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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    A1p—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1) loam; massive parts to weak fine subangular blocky, and weak and moderate fine granular; firm; fine pores; fragments; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A11233
    A3—23 to 36 centimeters (9.1 to 14.2 inches); black (10YR 2/1) and very dark gray (10YR 3/1) and black (10YR 2/1) rubbed and very dark gray (10YR 3/1) rubbed loam; weak fine subangular blocky parts to moderate fine granular structure; friable; 3.0 fine tubular pores; 10 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, black stains; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A11234
    IIB1—36 to 48 centimeters (14.2 to 18.9 inches); 50 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and 50 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) rubbed loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine faint mottles; weak and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine tubular pores; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A11235. The very dark gray colors tend to be replaced with dark gray (10YR 4/1) colors with depth; a concentration of rounded stones up to 2-1/2 inches in diameter scattered throughout this horizon as a slight pebble band.
    IIB21—48 to 58 centimeters (18.9 to 22.8 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior and brown (10YR 4/3) exterior and brown (10YR 4/3) rubbed loam, clay loam; 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine faint mottles; weak and moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine tubular pores; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A11236
    IIB22—58 to 69 centimeters (22.8 to 27.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) exterior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) rubbed loam; 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 fine tubular pores; 10 percent gray (10YR 6/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A11237. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 196331; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 196331
    IIB23—69 to 81 centimeters (27.2 to 31.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) exterior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) rubbed loam; 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 fine tubular pores; 10 percent gray (10YR 6/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A11238. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 196332; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 196332
    IIB24—81 to 97 centimeters (31.9 to 38.2 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) exterior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior loam; 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 fine tubular pores; 10 percent gray (10YR 6/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A11239. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 196333; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 196333
    IIB3—97 to 109 centimeters (38.2 to 42.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) exterior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior loam; 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic parts to weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 fine tubular pores; 1 percent faint gray (10YR 6/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A11240. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 196334; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 196334
    IIC1—109 to 127 centimeters (42.9 to 50.0 inches); 50 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) and 50 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and loam; massive, and weak coarse prismatic parts to weak coarse subangular blocky; firm; 3.0 fine tubular pores; 1 percent white (10YR 8/1) carbonate concretions and 3 percent white (10YR 8/1) carbonate threads; fragments; slight effervescence; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A11241. Carbonate concretions up to 1/2 inch in diameter.
    C2—127 to 147 centimeters (50.0 to 57.9 inches); 50 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) and 50 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) loam; massive, and weak coarse prismatic parts to weak coarse subangular blocky; firm; 3.0 fine tubular pores; 3 percent white (10YR 8/1) carbonate threads; fragments; slight effervescence; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A11242
    C3—147 to 183 centimeters (57.9 to 72.0 inches); 50 percent gray (10YR 6/1) and 50 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) loam; massive parts to weak coarse subangular blocky; firm; 3.0 fine tubular pores; 1 percent white (10YR 8/1) carbonate threads; fragments; slight effervescence. Lab sample # 40A11243. Distinct vertical cleavage.