IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): FOSTORIA
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1995IA041006
  • User Pedon ID: S1995IA041006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Pedon # - 96P0061
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 68142
  • Print Date: 11/12/2024

    • 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: 43.2036095
  • Std. Longitude: -95.3444443
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 97N
  • Range: 38W
  • Section: 29
  • PLSS Details: 125 feet north and 125 feet west of the southeast 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: jdj jaf
  • 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 #: 6
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - FOSTORIA
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed Aquic Hapludolls
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 10/2/1995
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: hillside
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/2/1995 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 20T
  • 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
    • 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

    1

    —

    —

    433

    —

    270

    762

    —

    —

    8.3

    —

    —

    9.4

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    —

    —

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    3985

    HUMBOLDT 3W

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    Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); black (N 2/0), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dry; loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 5.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 1.0 very fine and fine pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P00644
    A1—20 to 33 centimeters (7.9 to 13.0 inches); black (10YR 2/1), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dry; loam; weak fine and medium granular structure; friable; 4.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 5.0 very fine and fine pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P00645
    A2—33 to 46 centimeters (13.0 to 18.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; loam; weak very fine subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; friable; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 5.0 very fine and fine pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P00646
    Bw1—46 to 61 centimeters (18.1 to 24.0 inches); 50 percent dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) and 50 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) loam; 5 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine distinct mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.0 very fine roots throughout; 6.0 very fine and fine pores; 2 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) coats on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P00647
    Bw2—61 to 79 centimeters (24.0 to 31.1 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) loam; 2 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) fine distinct and 5 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine distinct mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 2.0 very fine and fine pores; 10 percent distinct light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) coats on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P00648. patchy - phpvsfiid 182209; patchy - phpvsfiid 182209
    2Bw3—79 to 102 centimeters (31.1 to 40.2 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) silt loam; 10 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) fine distinct mottles; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.0 very fine roots throughout; 4.0 very fine and fine pores; 2 percent fine and medium irregular weakly coherent cemented very pale brown (10YR 8/2) carbonate concretions throughout and 1 percent fine and medium irregular noncoherent cemented very pale brown (10YR 8/2) carbonate nodules throughout; fragments; strong effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P00649
    2Bgk1—102 to 112 centimeters (40.2 to 44.1 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silt loam; 20 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) fine distinct mottles; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.0 very fine and fine pores; 4 percent fine and medium spherical weakly coherent cemented very pale brown (10YR 8/2) carbonate concretions throughout; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P00650
    2Bgk2—112 to 137 centimeters (44.1 to 53.9 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) silt loam; 15 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent and 25 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine and medium prominent mottles; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 4.0 very fine and fine pores; 2 percent fine and medium irregular weakly coherent cemented very pale brown (10YR 8/2) carbonate concretions throughout and 1 percent fine and medium irregular weakly coherent cemented very pale brown (10YR 8/2) carbonate nodules throughout; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P00651
    2Bg—137 to 155 centimeters (53.9 to 61.0 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) silt loam; 8 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; weak very fine prismatic parts to weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.0 very fine and fine pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P00652
    2BCg—155 to 173 centimeters (61.0 to 68.1 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) silt loam; 25 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) fine and medium prominent mottles; weak fine prismatic structure; friable; 2.0 very fine and fine pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P00653
    3C—173 to 203 centimeters (68.1 to 79.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) loam; 5 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) and 20 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) mottles; massive; firm; 2.0 very fine and fine pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 96P00654