IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Valton
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1989WI081001
  • User Pedon ID: S1989WI081001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 90P0563
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 62496
  • Print Date: 11/27/2024
  • 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: 43.8363876
  • Std. Longitude: -90.8763885
  • Datum: WGS84
  • GPS - Positional Error: 10.00
  • Township: 16N
  • Range: 4W
  • Section: 29
  • PLSS Details: 370 feet north and 870 feet east of the center
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Wisconsin
  • County: WI081—Monroe
  • MLRA: 105—Upper Mississippi River Bedrock Controlled Uplands and Valleys
  • Regional Office: NC—North Central
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NC-ONA—Onalaska, Wisconsin
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: WI081—Monroe County, Wisconsin
  • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Dave Omernik
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Typic Paleudalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Valton
  • PSC - 23 to 73 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/4/2006
  • Classifier - Unknown
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Valton
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Mollic Paleudalfs
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 23 to 73 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1989
  • Classifier - Unknown
  • Moisture SUBClass - typic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: not certified
  • QC Status: not reviewed
  • QA Status: not reviewed


  • SITE

  • Parent Material: Peoria silty loess
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: shoulder
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: high
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no
  • RaCA Information:
  • Plot/Site Set Up By - Unknown
  • Plot or Site Recorder - Unknown
  • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1989 (actual site observation date)
  • Data Collector: Unknown
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
  • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    lithologic discontinuity

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—23

    23—152

    —-

    —-

    —-

    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

    11

    395

    45

    899

    155

    8

    22

    -5

    12

    22

    2

    558

    00475164

    MATHER 3 NW, WI US

    NOAA

    Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) and dark brown (10YR 3/3), light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; silt loam; weak very coarse cloddy, and weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; common (2.5) very fine and fine roots throughout; 2.5 very fine and fine vesicular and tubular pores; 11 percent medium and coarse spherical worm casts; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P03246. subangular chert; common medium and coarse worm casts concentrations; common very fine and fine roots throughout
    Bt1—23 to 33 centimeters (9.1 to 13.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silt loam; moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; firm; common (2.5) very fine and fine roots throughout; 2.5 very fine and fine vesicular and tubular pores; 15 percent brown (10YR 5/3), moist, skeletans and 37 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 1 percent medium and coarse spherical worm casts; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P03247. angular chert; few medium and coarse worm casts concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; few skeletans (sand or silt) surface features; common very fine and fine roots throughout; continuous - phpvsfiid 1307318; patchy - phpvsfiid 1307319; continuous - phpvsfiid 1307318; patchy - phpvsfiid 1307319
    Bt2—33 to 48 centimeters (13.0 to 18.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silt loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; common (2.5) very fine and fine roots throughout; 2.5 very fine and fine vesicular and tubular pores; 15 percent faint brown (10YR 5/3), moist, skeletans and 55 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 1 percent medium and coarse spherical worm casts; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P03248. angular chert; few medium and coarse worm casts concentrations; many clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; few skeletans (sand or silt) surface features; common very fine and fine roots throughout; continuous - phpvsfiid 1307320; patchy - phpvsfiid 1307321; continuous - phpvsfiid 1307320; patchy - phpvsfiid 1307321
    Bt3—48 to 64 centimeters (18.9 to 25.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silty clay loam; moderate medium prismatic, and strong fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; common (2.5) very fine and fine roots between peds; 2.5 very fine and fine vesicular and tubular pores; 15 percent faint brown (10YR 5/3), moist, skeletans and 15 percent prominent 7.5YR 2/0 (7.5YR 2/0), moist, oxide coats on vertical faces of peds and 55 percent prominent brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 1 percent medium and coarse spherical worm casts; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P03249. angular chert; few medium and coarse worm casts concentrations; many clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; few skeletans (sand or silt) surface features; few oxide coats surface features on vertical faces of peds; common very fine and fine roots between peds; continuous - phpvsfiid 1307322; patchy - phpvsfiid 1307323; continuous - phpvsfiid 1307322; patchy - phpvsfiid 1307323
    2Bt4—64 to 79 centimeters (25.2 to 31.1 inches); 15 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) and 85 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4) clay; moderate medium angular blocky structure; very firm; common (2.5) very fine and fine roots between peds; 2.5 very fine and fine vesicular and tubular pores; 15 percent prominent 7.5YR 2/0 (7.5YR 2/0), moist, oxide coats and 15 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, skeletans on vertical faces of peds and 55 percent distinct dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P03250. subangular chert; many clay films surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; few skeletans (sand or silt) surface features on vertical faces of peds; few oxide coats surface features; common very fine and fine roots between peds; continuous - phpvsfiid 1307326; patchy - phpvsfiid 1307327; continuous - phpvsfiid 1307326; patchy - phpvsfiid 1307327
    2Bt5—79 to 109 centimeters (31.1 to 42.9 inches); 20 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) and 80 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) clay; weak medium prismatic structure; very firm; few (0.5) very fine and fine roots in cracks; 2.5 very fine vesicular and tubular pores; 15 percent faint dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds and 15 percent prominent 7.5YR 2/0 (7.5YR 2/0), moist, oxide coats; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method and 12 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P03251. subangular chert; few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few clay films surface features on vertical faces of peds; few oxide coats surface features; few very fine and fine roots in cracks; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1307328; patchy - phpvsfiid 1307329; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1307328; patchy - phpvsfiid 1307329
    2Bt6—109 to 130 centimeters (42.9 to 51.2 inches); 50 percent 5YR 4/8 (5YR 4/8) and 50 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) clay loam; weak coarse prismatic structure; firm; few (0.5) very fine and fine roots in cracks; 2.5 very fine vesicular and tubular pores; 15 percent prominent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method and 12 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P03252. subangular chert; few clay films surface features on vertical faces of peds; few very fine and fine roots in cracks; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1307330; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1307330
    2Bt7—130 to 152 centimeters (51.2 to 59.8 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) gravelly clay; weak very coarse prismatic structure; very firm; 15 percent faint dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4), moist, clay films; 4 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method and 16 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method. Lab sample # 90P03253. subangular chert; few clay films surface features; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1307331; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1307331