IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ticonic
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1991IA133031T
  • User Pedon ID: S1991IA133002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 92P0242
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 64481
  • Print Date: 2/17/2025

    • 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: 42.0033340
  • Std. Longitude: -96.2266693
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 85N
  • Range: 47W
  • Section: 17
  • PLSS Details: 2060 feet north and 1650 feet east of southwest corner
  • Location Description: 2060 feet north and 1650 feet east of southwest corner of sec. 17, T. 85 N., R. 47 W.
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA133—Monona
  • MLRA: 107—Iowa and Missouri Deep Loess Hills
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 42096-A2—Onawa SW, Iowa

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Wayne Dankert
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Sandy over loamy, mixed, superactive, calcareous, mesic Typic Udifluvents
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: TUD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Ticonic
  • Classificaton Date - 8/5/2008
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Ticonic
  • Taxonomic Class - Sandy over loamy, mixed (calcareous), mesic Typic
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 9/22/1991
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: river valley
  • Landform: flood plain
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Flooding: occasional flooding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/22/1991 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 47
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 1
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID Data Collector Total Clay CaCO3 Clay Total Silt Fine Silt Co. Silt Total Sand Total Sand Method VC Sand Co. Sand Med. Sand Fine Sand VF Sand VF Sand Method Texture Class - Field Lab Rubbed Fiber Unrubbed Fiber pH H2O
    cm cm % % % % % % % % % % % % %

    Ap

    C1

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    C3

    2C4

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    3C6

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    41

    58

    71

    97

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    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 2
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID pH CaCl2 pH NaF pH Ox Delta pH LL PL PI Atter. Samp. Cond. COLE Pot. Acidity Ca + Mg - Meh 2 K Ca + Mg - Sat. Paste KCl Extract. Acidity Base Sat. - Meh 2 CEC-7 CEC-8.2
    cm cm % % % cm/cm meq/100g cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg mmol(+)/l cmol(+)/kg % cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg

    Ap

    C1

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    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 3
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID ECEC Phosphate P NO3-N EC EC Method EC 1:5 by volume CaCO3 Equiv. Equiv. Gypsum Na SAR Gypsum Req. Humic Color Fulvic Color Humic + Fulvic Color Al PI Pyro. Hue PyrO. Value Pyro. Chroma
    cm cm cmol(+)/kg mg/kg mg/kg dS/m dS/m % % mmol(+)/l % L-pcu/g L-pcu/g L-pcu/g %

    Ap

    C1

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    2C4

    2C5

    3C6

    4C7

    0

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    71

    97

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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

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    Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dry; fine sand; single grain; loose; 2.0 very fine roots throughout; 0.7 fine discontinuous tubular pores; fragments; very slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P01598
    C1—20 to 41 centimeters (7.9 to 16.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) and pale brown (10YR 6/3) stratified fine sand to sand; single grain; loose; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 0.7 very fine discontinuous tubular pores; fragments; very slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P01599
    C2—41 to 58 centimeters (16.1 to 22.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) stratified fine sand to sand; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine distinct mottles; single grain; loose; 0.7 very fine roots throughout; 0.7 fine discontinuous tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P01600
    C3—58 to 71 centimeters (22.8 to 28.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) stratified loamy fine sand to fine sandy loam; 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine distinct and 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine distinct mottles; massive; very friable; 0.7 very fine roots throughout; 0.7 very fine discontinuous tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary.
    2C4—71 to 97 centimeters (28.0 to 38.2 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) stratified loam to fine sandy loam; 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine distinct and 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine distinct and 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; massive; friable; 0.7 fine discontinuous tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P01602
    2C5—97 to 132 centimeters (38.2 to 52.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) stratified silt loam to fine sandy loam to loamy fine sand; 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine distinct and 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine distinct and 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; massive; friable; 0.7 fine discontinuous tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary.
    3C6—132 to 183 centimeters (52.0 to 72.0 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) stratified loamy fine sand to fine sandy loam to fine sand; 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine distinct and 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine distinct mottles; massive; very friable; 0.7 fine discontinuous tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P01604
    4C7—183 to 203 centimeters (72.0 to 79.9 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) and grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) stratified silty clay to silty clay loam; 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine distinct and 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine distinct and 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; massive; firm; 0.7 fine discontinuous tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog.