IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Granby
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1985IA105006
  • User Pedon ID: S1985IA105006
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1985IA105006
  • User Site Association ID: 11-WAV_Granby_pedons
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - ISU2015
  • Lab Pedon # - X53-42-1
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 74792
  • Print Date: 11/11/2024

    • 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: 42.0275630
  • Std. Longitude: -91.1335580
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 83N
  • Range: 3W
  • Section: 1
  • PLSS Details: 2300 feet south and 520 feet west of the northeast corner
  • 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: Mark Minger
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Sandy, mixed, mesic Typic Endoaquolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: TUD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Pedon PC 6.0B
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Granby
  • Classificaton Date - 11/13/1985
  • Classifier - Mark Minger
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Granby
  • Taxonomic Class - Sandy, mixed, mesic Aquolls
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 11/13/1985
  • Classifier - Mark Minger
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: yes
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 1


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: sandy outwash
  • Landform: outwash plain
  • 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: 11/13/1985 (actual site observation date)
  • Data Collector: Unknown
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - row crop
  • 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

    ZEMA

    Zea mays

    corn

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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 25 centimeters (0.0 to 9.8 inches); black (10YR 2/1), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dry; sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky parts to moderate fine granular structure; very friable; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # ISU01657
    Bg1—25 to 38 centimeters (9.8 to 15.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) sand; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very friable; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # ISU01658
    Bg2—38 to 51 centimeters (15.0 to 20.1 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) sand; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very friable; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # ISU01659
    Bg3—51 to 81 centimeters (20.1 to 31.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) sand; olive yellow (2.5Y 6/6) fine distinct and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) medium distinct mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very friable; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # ISU01660. thin lenses of med and fine sand at 29-32"
    Bg4—81 to 102 centimeters (31.9 to 40.2 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and brown (7.5YR 4/4) sand; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very friable; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # ISU01661. thin lenses of 7.5yr5/8 and 4/4; Fe band; mostly medium and fine sand
    BC—102 to 127 centimeters (40.2 to 50.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) and dark gray (10YR 4/1) sand; light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) fine distinct mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very friable; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # ISU01662. mottled; mostly medium and fine sand
    Cg—127 to 152 centimeters (50.0 to 59.8 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) sand; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) fine faint mottles; single grain; loose; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9, pH meter. Lab sample # ISU01663. mostly medium and fine sand