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

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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

    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