IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): FALKNER
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1961MS139001
  • User Pedon ID: S1961MS139001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A4312
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 40475
  • Print Date: 11/12/2024

    • 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: 34.6403999
  • Std. Longitude: -89.0195007
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 5S
  • Range: 3E
  • Section: 19
  • PLSS Details: 2-1/2 miles south of Blue Mountain on State Highway 15 about 1,000 feet east of highway. NE1/4 NE1/4
  • State: Mississippi
  • County: MS139—Tippah
  • Regional Office: 7—Auburn, AL
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MS139—Tippah County, Mississippi

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: W. E. Bright and R. C. Carter
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - FALKNER
  • Classificaton Date - 5/19/1961
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/19/1961 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other tree 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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    O1—0 to 1 centimeters (0.0 to 0.4 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 40A32924. Oak leaves.
    A1—1 to 2 centimeters (0.4 to 0.8 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) silt loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 3.0 fine and medium roots; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A32925
    A2—2 to 14 centimeters (0.8 to 5.5 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silt loam; weak fine and medium granular structure; friable; 3.0 fine and medium roots; 1 percent fine manganese concretions; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A32926
    B21t—14 to 37 centimeters (5.5 to 14.6 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silty clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 1 percent fine black (10YR 2/1) dark concretions; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A32927
    B22t—37 to 47 centimeters (14.6 to 18.5 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silty clay loam; 21 percent gray (10YR 6/1) fine faint and 21 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine distinct mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A32928
    B23t—47 to 62 centimeters (18.5 to 24.4 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) silty clay loam; 21 percent gray (10YR 6/1) fine faint and 21 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine distinct mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 1 percent fine noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1) dark concretions; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A32929
    B24tg—62 to 67 centimeters (24.4 to 26.4 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) silty clay loam; 21 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine distinct mottles; moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots; light gray (10YR 7/1) coats on faces of peds; 3 percent fine noncoherent cemented brown (10YR 5/3) dark concretions; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A32930
    2C1G—67 to 85 centimeters (26.4 to 33.5 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) clay; 21 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine distinct mottles; massive; moderately sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 1 percent fine iron concretions; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A32931
    2C2G—85 to 113 centimeters (33.5 to 44.5 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) clay; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine distinct mottles; massive; moderately sticky, very plastic; 3.0 fine and medium roots; 1 percent coarse weakly coherent cemented iron concretions; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A32932
    2C3—113 to 153 centimeters (44.5 to 60.2 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) clay; grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) mottles; very fine and fine angular blocky structure; strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) iron stains; fragments. Lab sample # 40A32933