IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
WATERFORD
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1995IA041004
User Pedon ID:
S1995IA041004
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
96P0059
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
68140
Print Date:
1/10/2025
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:
43.1336098
Std. Longitude:
-95.2897186
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
96N
Range:
38W
Section:
14
PLSS Details:
2440 feet north and 100 feet west of the SE corner
State:
Iowa
County:
IA041—Clay
MLRA:
107—Iowa and Missouri Deep Loess Hills
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
IA041—Clay County, Iowa
7.5 Minute USGS Quad:
43095-B3—Everly, Iowa
PEDON
Describers Name:
Joe Falkenberg Joe Johnson
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Type:
OSD pedon
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
Converted from PDP 3.x
Pedon #:
4
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
WATERFORD
Taxonomic Class -
Coarse-loamy, mixed Typic Hapludolls
PSC -
25 to 100 cm.
Classificaton Date -
5/23/1995
Moisture Class -
udic
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Erosion Class -
1
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Landscape:
upland
Landform:
interfluve
Geomorphic Component Hills:
interfluve
Hill Slope Profile:
summit
Slope Shape Across:
linear
Slope Shape Down:
convex
Runoff:
low
Drainage Class:
moderately well
Wet Soil Moisture Duration:
45
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
5/23/1995 (actual site observation date)
Air Photo ID:
21B
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:
wind and water erosion
Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind
Feature Depth L-H
Feature Thickness L-RV-H
cm
mollic epipedon
calcic horizon
0—30
30—132
—-
—-
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
2
—
—
—
—
45
762
—
—
8.3
—
—
9.4
—
—
—
—
3985
HUMBOLDT 3W
—
; fragments. Lab sample # 96P00633
Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) and very dark brown (10YR 2/2) loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 5.0 very fine to medium roots throughout; 2.0 very fine to medium moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P00623
A—18 to 28 centimeters (7.1 to 11.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) and dark brown (10YR 3/3) loam; weak fine granular, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 4.0 very fine to medium roots throughout; 2.0 very fine to medium moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P00624
Bw1—28 to 53 centimeters (11.0 to 20.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 1.0 very fine and fine low-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P00625
Bw2—53 to 94 centimeters (20.9 to 37.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 2.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 2.0 very fine and fine low-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P00626
Bw3—94 to 112 centimeters (37.0 to 44.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) sandy loam; 5 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine distinct irregular mottles; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 1.0 very fine and fine low-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P00627
Bw4—112 to 137 centimeters (44.1 to 53.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) fine sandy loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine faint irregular mottles; subangular blocky structure; friable; 1.0 fine roots throughout; 1.0 very fine and fine low-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P00628
Bw5—137 to 150 centimeters (53.9 to 59.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) loam; 2 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct irregular mottles; massive; friable; 1.0 fine roots throughout; 1.0 very fine and fine low-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P00629
2Cg1—150 to 157 centimeters (59.1 to 61.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silt loam; 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine and medium distinct irregular mottles; massive; friable; 1.0 fine roots throughout; 1.0 very fine and fine low-continuity interstitial pores; 1 percent medium spherical noncoherent cemented very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) dark nodules throughout and 30 percent medium and coarse spherical noncoherent cemented yellowish red (5YR 4/6) iron concretions throughout; fragments; slight effervescence; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P00630
2Cg2—157 to 183 centimeters (61.8 to 72.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silt loam; 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine and medium distinct irregular mottles; massive; friable; 1.0 fine low-continuity interstitial pores; 20 percent fine and medium spherical noncoherent cemented yellowish red (5YR 4/6) iron concretions throughout; 1 percent fine spherical noncoherent cemented very pale brown (10YR 8/2) carbonate nodules throughout; fragments; strong effervescence; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P00631
2Cg3—183 to 203 centimeters (72.0 to 79.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silt loam; 20 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct irregular mottles; massive; friable; 1 percent medium irregular noncoherent cemented very dark gray (10YR 3/1) dark nodules throughout and 10 percent fine and medium spherical noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) iron concretions throughout; fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # 96P00632