IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Olin
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1973IA043008
  • User Pedon ID: S1973IA043008
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1973IA043008
  • User Site Association ID: NC-WAV_Olin_Pedons
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - ISU2015
  • Lab Pedon # - X22-408B-1
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 75050
  • Print Date: 4/24/2025

    • 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: 42.7254920
  • Std. Longitude: -91.5896018
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 91N
  • Range: 6W
  • Section: 6
  • PLSS Details: 2315 feet south and 930 feet west of the NE corner
  • Location Description: 255 feet north and 930 feet west of southeast corner NE1/4
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA043—Clayton
  • MLRA: 104—Eastern Iowa and Minnesota Till Prairies
  • Regional Office: 11—Indianapolis, IN
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NC-WAV—Waverly, Iowa
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IA043—Clayton County, Iowa

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Unknown
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Typic Hapludolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: TUD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Pedon PC 6.0B
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Olin
  • Classificaton Date - 8/30/1973
  • Classifier - Unknown
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Olin
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Hapludolls
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/30/1973
  • Classifier - Unknown
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: not certified
  • QC Status: level 3
  • QA Status: not reviewed


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: eolian deposits over till
  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: ridge
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no
  • RaCA Information:
  • Plot/Site Set Up By - Unknown
  • Plot or Site Recorder - Unknown

    • VEGETATION

  • Vegplot Text Note(s): A scan of the original data (i.e. field sheet(s), edits, manuscripts, notes, and other associated data) is available in the scans archive.

    • SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/30/1973 (actual site observation date)
  • Data Collector: Unknown
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hayland
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    MESA

    Medicago sativa

    alfalfa

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    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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    3

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    0

    889

    —

    155

    8

    22

    -5

    12

    22

    2

    558

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    00132603

    ELKADER 6 SSW, IA US

    NOAA
    Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) fine sandy loam; 60 percent sand; 16 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; very friable; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # ISU00529
    A—20 to 33 centimeters (7.9 to 13.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) fine sandy loam; 55 percent sand; 19 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist, coats; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # ISU00530. heavy sil
    AB—33 to 51 centimeters (13.0 to 20.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) and brown (10YR 4/3) and dark brown (10YR 3/3) rubbed fine sandy loam; 62 percent sand; 15 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, coats; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # ISU00531. few 10YR4/3 mixings
    Bt1—51 to 71 centimeters (20.1 to 28.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) loam; 48 percent sand; 21 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, coats; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # ISU00532. lt. loam
    2Bt2—71 to 91 centimeters (28.0 to 35.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) loam; 41 percent sand; 26 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # ISU00533. stone line at 29"
    2Bt3—91 to 117 centimeters (35.8 to 46.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) loam; 43 percent sand; 25 percent clay; brown (10YR 5/3) fine faint and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, coats; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, unspecified; clear smooth boundary.
    2BC—117 to 137 centimeters (46.1 to 53.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loam; 46 percent sand; 23 percent clay; strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine faint and brown (10YR 5/3) fine faint mottles; weak medium prismatic structure; firm; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. heavy l
    2C—137 to 152 centimeters (53.9 to 59.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) loam; 48 percent sand; 23 percent clay; brown (10YR 5/3) fine distinct mottles; massive; firm; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, unspecified. heavy l; c1d dark oxides