IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sharpsburg
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1994IA181002
  • User Pedon ID: S1994IA181002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 94P0800
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 66971
  • Print Date: 11/26/2024

    • 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: 41.1925278
  • Std. Longitude: -93.6560593
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 74N
  • Range: 24W
  • Section: 19
  • Location Description: New Virginia Quad. T22W recorded on description changed to T24W
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA181—Warren
  • MLRA: 108—Illinois and Iowa Deep Loess and Drift
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IA181—Warren County, Iowa
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 41093-B6—New Virginia, Iowa

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: TEF, LEB
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Sharpsburg
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic Typic Argiustolls
  • PSC - 23 to 73 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/15/1994
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: ridge
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Position: upper third
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/15/1994 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 72
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hayland
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—34

    23—117

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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

    4

    100

    100

    320

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    315

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    Ap1—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches);, very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist; silt loam; moderate fine and medium granular structure; friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 fine roots; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 94P06291
    Ap2—5 to 10 centimeters (2.0 to 3.9 inches);, very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist; silty clay loam; 27 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 fine roots; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 94P06292
    Ap3—10 to 23 centimeters (3.9 to 9.1 inches);, very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist; silty clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 fine roots; 0.5 fine discontinuous tubular pores; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 94P06293
    AB—23 to 34 centimeters (9.1 to 13.4 inches);, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; silty clay loam; weak fine prismatic parts to moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, very plastic; 3.0 fine roots; 3.0 very fine and fine discontinuous tubular pores; distinct very dark brown (10YR 2/2) organic stains on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 94P06294
    BA—34 to 62 centimeters (13.4 to 24.4 inches);, brown (10YR 4/3), moist; silty clay loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to strong fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, very plastic; 3.0 fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine discontinuous tubular pores; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) organic stains and dark brown (10YR 3/3); fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 94P06295. continuous - phpvsfiid 175969; continuous - phpvsfiid 175969
    Bt1—62 to 82 centimeters (24.4 to 32.3 inches);, brown (10YR 4/3), moist; silty clay loam; 5 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) fine prominent and 20 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; friable, very sticky, very plastic; 3.0 fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine discontinuous tubular pores; distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) organic stains and dark brown (10YR 3/3) clay films; 5 percent fine spherical dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2) iron-manganese masses; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 94P06296. continuous - phpvsfiid 191963; continuous - phpvsfiid 191963
    Bt2—82 to 110 centimeters (32.3 to 43.3 inches);, 50 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) and 50 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist; silty clay loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; friable, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine discontinuous tubular pores; brown (10YR 4/3) clay films on faces of peds and in pores and distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1) coats in root channels and/or pores; 10 percent fine spherical dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2) iron-manganese masses; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 94P06297. continuous - phpvsfiid 175958; continuous - phpvsfiid 175958
    Bt3—110 to 117 centimeters (43.3 to 46.1 inches);, grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist; silty clay loam; 10 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine and medium prominent and 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine and medium prominent mottles; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; friable, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine discontinuous tubular pores; brown (10YR 4/3) clay films on faces of peds and in pores and distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1) coats in root channels and/or pores; 10 percent fine spherical dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2) iron-manganese masses; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 94P06298. continuous - phpvsfiid 175960; continuous - phpvsfiid 175960
    BC—117 to 142 centimeters (46.1 to 55.9 inches);, grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist; silty clay loam; 30 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine and medium mottles; weak medium prismatic parts to weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine discontinuous tubular pores; 5 percent distinct brown (10YR 4/3) clay films on faces of peds and in pores and 5 percent distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1) coats in root channels and/or pores; 10 percent fine spherical dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2) iron-manganese masses; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 94P06299
    C1—142 to 175 centimeters (55.9 to 68.9 inches);, light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist; silty clay loam; 29 percent clay; 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine and medium mottles; massive; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 10 percent fine spherical dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2) iron-manganese masses; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 94P06300
    C2—175 to 200 centimeters (68.9 to 78.7 inches);, 50 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and 50 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; silty clay loam; 27 percent clay; massive; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 10 percent fine spherical dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2) iron-manganese masses; fragments. Lab sample # 94P06301