IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Reedscreek
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1992IA177003
  • User Pedon ID: S1992IA177003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 93P0169
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 65513
  • Print Date: 4/24/2025

    • 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: 40.6922226
  • Std. Longitude: -91.7661133
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 68N
  • Range: 8W
  • Section: 15
  • PLSS Details: 1640 feet south and 2470 feet west of the northeast corner
  • Location Description: 50 feet W of fence by flag from old hole
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA177—Van Buren
  • MLRA: 109—Iowa and Missouri Heavy Till Plain
  • Regional Office: NC—North Central
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NC-GAL—Gallatin, Missouri
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IA177—Van Buren County, Iowa

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: JAL, GAL
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Reedscreek
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy-skeletal, mixed, nonacid Typic Udifluvents
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 10/19/1992
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/19/1992 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: NHP47
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Setting and Climate
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    A—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and brown (10YR 4/3), grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; loam; 30 percent sand; 22 percent clay; weak very fine and fine granular structure; friable; 0.5 medium roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 1 percent by volume angular 250-425-600 millimeter mixed calcareous fragments and 2 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed noncalcareous fragments and 2 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter mixed calcareous fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P01347
    C1—15 to 30 centimeters (5.9 to 11.8 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silt loam; 22 percent sand; 18 percent clay; 3 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine prominent mottles; massive; friable; 0.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 1 percent by volume angular 250-425-600 millimeter mixed calcareous fragments and 2 percent by volume rounded 75-162-250 millimeter mixed noncalcareous fragments and 2 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter mixed calcareous fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; slightly alkaline, pH 7.7, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P01348
    C2—30 to 38 centimeters (11.8 to 15.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and brown (10YR 4/3) silt loam; 22 percent sand; 18 percent clay; massive; friable; 0.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 5 percent by volume rounded 75-162-250 millimeter mixed calcareous fragments and 15 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter mixed calcareous fragments and 15 percent by volume angular 250-425-600 millimeter mixed calcareous fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P01349
    C3—38 to 61 centimeters (15.0 to 24.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and brown (10YR 4/3) sandy loam; 35 percent sand; 12 percent clay; massive; friable; 0.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 5 percent by volume rounded 75-162-250 millimeter mixed calcareous fragments and 5 percent by volume angular 250-425-600 millimeter mixed calcareous fragments and 10 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter mixed calcareous fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; slightly alkaline, pH 7.7, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P01350
    C4—61 to 81 centimeters (24.0 to 31.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) sandy loam, loamy sand; 55 percent sand; 10 percent clay; massive; friable; 0.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 5 percent by volume angular 250-425-600 millimeter mixed calcareous fragments and 10 percent by volume rounded 75-162-250 millimeter mixed calcareous fragments and 20 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter mixed calcareous fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; slightly alkaline, pH 7.7, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P01351
    C5—81 to 99 centimeters (31.9 to 39.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) loamy sand; 55 percent sand; 10 percent clay; massive; very friable; 1 percent by volume angular 250-425-600 millimeter mixed calcareous fragments and 20 percent by volume rounded 75-162-250 millimeter mixed calcareous fragments and 20 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter mixed calcareous fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P01352
    C6—99 to 119 centimeters (39.0 to 46.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and brown (10YR 4/3) sandy loam, loamy sand; 68 percent sand; 5 percent clay; massive; very friable; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed calcareous fragments and 10 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed calcareous fragments and 30 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed calcareous fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P01353
    C7—119 to 168 centimeters (46.9 to 66.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and brown (10YR 4/3) sandy loam, loamy sand; 68 percent sand; 5 percent clay; massive; very friable; 10 percent by volume rounded 75-162-250 millimeter mixed calcareous fragments and 20 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter mixed calcareous fragments and 20 percent by volume angular 250-425-600 millimeter mixed calcareous fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, pH meter; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P01354
    168 centimeters (66.1 inches); fragments.