IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): FALKNER
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1961MS139002
  • User Pedon ID: S1961MS139002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A4316
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 40479
  • 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: 34.6576233
  • Std. Longitude: -88.9789429
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 5S
  • Range: 3E
  • Section: 10
  • PLSS Details: 3 miles east of Blue Mountain, 300 feet south of local road. SW1/4 SW1/4
  • 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 #: 2
  • 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 # 40A32956. Hardwood 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 roots and 0.5 coarse roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A32957
    A2—2 to 16 centimeters (0.8 to 6.3 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silt loam; 21 percent fine faint mottles; weak fine and medium granular, and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 medium and coarse roots and 3.0 fine roots; 1 percent fine black (10YR 2/1) dark concretions; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A32958
    B21t—16 to 31 centimeters (6.3 to 12.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine to coarse roots; 1 percent fine black (10YR 2/1) dark concretions; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A32959
    B22t—31 to 47 centimeters (12.2 to 18.5 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) silty clay loam; 21 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine distinct and 21 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine prominent mottles; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine to coarse roots; 1 percent fine black (10YR 2/1) dark concretions; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A32960
    B23tg—47 to 59 centimeters (18.5 to 23.2 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) silty clay loam; 21 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine distinct and 21 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine to coarse roots; 1 percent fine black (10YR 2/1) dark concretions and 3 percent fine noncoherent cemented red (10R 4/6) dark concretions; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A32961
    2B24tg—59 to 72 centimeters (23.2 to 28.3 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) clay; 21 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) fine and medium prominent mottles; moderate medium angular blocky structure; moderately sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine to coarse roots; 1 percent fine noncoherent cemented red (10R 4/6) dark concretions; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A32962
    2C1G—72 to 105 centimeters (28.3 to 41.3 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) clay; 21 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine and medium distinct mottles; massive; moderately sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 1 percent fine weakly coherent cemented black (10YR 2/1) dark concretions; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A32963
    2C2G—105 to 156 centimeters (41.3 to 61.4 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay; 21 percent fine and medium distinct mottles; massive; moderately sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 1 percent fine black (10YR 2/1) dark concretions and 1 percent fine brown (10YR 4/3) dark concretions and 1 percent fine red (10R 4/6) dark concretions; fragments. Lab sample # 40A32964