IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Cresken

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: 1978IA055064

User Pedon ID: S1978IA055064

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - ISU2015

Lab Pedon # - X28-883-1A

Print Date: 4/21/2025

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: 42.3818245

Std. Longitude: -91.5232391

Datum: WGS84

Township: 87N

Range: 6W

Section: 3

PLSS Details: 792 feet West and 686 feet South of the NE corner

Location Description: Delaware County, Iowa

Country: US—United States

State: Iowa

County: IA055—Delaware

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: IA055—Delaware County, Iowa

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 42091-D5—Masonville, Iowa

PEDON

Describers Name: Unknown

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Typic Hapludolls

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description

Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site

Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Cresken

PSC - 25 to 75 cm.

Classificaton Date - 1/17/2020

Classifier - Leland Camp

Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition

Moisture Subclass - typic

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Cresco

Taxon Kind - variant

Classificaton Date - 4/28/2010

Classifier - Unknown

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Erosion Class - 1

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

Certification Status: not certified

QC Status: level 1

QA Status: not reviewed

SITE

Parent Material: loamy sediments over till

Landscape: dissected till plain

Landform: interfluve

Drainage Class: moderately well

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 4/28/2010 (actual site observation date)

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover

Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other grass/herbaceous 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
%	m				degrees	mm	mm		C						mm
3	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1), dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; loam; 24 percent sand; 47 percent silt; 28 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; friable; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # ISU00835

A12—18 to 30 centimeters (7.1 to 11.8 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2), gray (10YR 5/1), dry; loam; 22 percent sand; 57 percent silt; 30 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; friable; black (10YR 2/1) coats on all faces of peds; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # ISU00836. continuous - phpvsfiid 1325077; continuous - phpvsfiid 1325077

A3—30 to 41 centimeters (11.8 to 16.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; loam; 21 percent sand; 49 percent silt; 31 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) coats on all faces of peds; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # ISU00837. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1325078; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1325078

B1—41 to 51 centimeters (16.1 to 20.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) loam; 26 percent sand; 44 percent silt; 30 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; dark brown (10YR 3/3) coats on all faces of peds; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # ISU00838. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1325079; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1325079

2Bt12—51 to 64 centimeters (20.1 to 25.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loam; 34 percent sand; 34 percent silt; 32 percent clay; 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine faint mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # ISU00839

2Bt21—64 to 76 centimeters (25.2 to 29.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) loam; 38 percent sand; 32 percent silt; 20 percent clay; 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine faint mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very firm; grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) coats on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine distinct yellowish red (5YR 5/8) iron-manganese masses; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # ISU00840. continuous - phpvsfiid 1325080; continuous - phpvsfiid 1325080

2Bt22—76 to 99 centimeters (29.9 to 39.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) loam; 38 percent sand; 32 percent silt; 30 percent clay; mottles; moderate fine prismatic parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very firm; grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) coats on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine distinct yellowish red (5YR 5/8) iron-manganese masses; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # ISU00841. continuous - phpvsfiid 1325081; continuous - phpvsfiid 1325081

2B3—99 to 114 centimeters (39.0 to 44.9 inches); variegated grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) loam; 41 percent sand; 32 percent silt; 27 percent clay; weak medium prismatic structure; very firm; 1 percent fine distinct yellowish red (5YR 5/8) iron-manganese masses; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # ISU00842

2C—114 to 152 centimeters (44.9 to 59.8 inches); variegated gray (10YR 6/1) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) loam; 43 percent sand; 32 percent silt; 25 percent clay; massive; very firm; 1 percent medium distinct red (2.5YR 4/6) iron-manganese masses and 1 percent fine distinct very dark brown (10YR 2/2) iron-manganese masses; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4. Lab sample # ISU00843