IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Coland
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984IA105002
  • User Pedon ID: S1984IA105002
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1984IA105002
  • User Site Association ID: NC-WAV_Coland_Pedons
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - ISU2015
  • Lab Pedon # - X53-135-2
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 74764
  • Print Date: 3/2/2025

    • 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: 42.0121520
  • Std. Longitude: -91.1544339
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 83N
  • Range: 3W
  • Section: 11
  • PLSS Details: 2460 feet north and 890 feet west of the SE corner
  • Location Description: Original site location was "2460 feet northand 1890 feet east of the SE corner of section 11, T83N, R3W". This measures into a (1226) Lawler loam, 0-2% polygon. I guess-ti-mated and moved to "2460 feet northand 890 feet west of the SE corner of section 11, T83N, R3W" Note on pedon description: 40 paces south of E-W fence, 80 paces west of N-S fence
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA105—Jones
  • 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: IA105—Jones County, Iowa

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Unknown
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Aquolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: not classified to current taxon name
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Pedon PC 6.0B
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Coland
  • Classificaton Date - 9/4/1984
  • Classifier - Unknown
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Coland
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Aquolls
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 9/4/1984
  • Classifier - Unknown
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: not certified
  • QC Status: not reviewed
  • QA Status: not reviewed


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: fine-loamy alluvium
  • Landscape: river valley
  • Landform: flood plain
  • Geomorphic Component Flats: talf
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • 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: 9/4/1984 (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
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    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); black (N 2/0) silty clay loam; 28 percent clay; weak fine angular blocky parts to cloddy structure; friable; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # ISU01415
    A1—18 to 46 centimeters (7.1 to 18.1 inches); black (N 2/0) silty clay loam; 31 percent clay; moderate fine granular structure; friable; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, unspecified; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # ISU01416
    A2—46 to 61 centimeters (18.1 to 24.0 inches); black (N 2/0) silty clay loam; 33 percent clay; moderate medium angular blocky, and moderate fine angular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, unspecified; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # ISU01417
    A3—61 to 74 centimeters (24.0 to 29.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silty clay loam; 32 percent clay; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate fine angular blocky, and weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, unspecified; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # ISU01418
    AC—74 to 97 centimeters (29.1 to 38.2 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) silty clay loam; 31 percent clay; moderate coarse prismatic structure; firm; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # ISU01419
    Cg1—97 to 124 centimeters (38.2 to 48.8 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) silty clay loam; 28 percent clay; light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) fine distinct and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; massive; firm; 15 percent fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 15 percent fine distinct light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) iron depletions; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # ISU01420
    Cg2—124 to 152 centimeters (48.8 to 59.8 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; 26 percent clay; massive; firm; 5/1 5/1, moist, coats on surfaces along root channels; 2 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, unspecified. Lab sample # ISU01421