IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Mt. Sterling
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1995IA177001
  • User Pedon ID: S1995IA177001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 95P0832
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 67839
  • Print Date: 11/24/2024

    • 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: 40.6241684
  • Std. Longitude: -91.9547195
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 67N
  • Range: 10W
  • Section: 1
  • PLSS Details: 200 feet north and 1800 feet west of the southeast corner
  • Location Description: About 1 mile west and 1 mile north of Mount Sterling.
  • 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

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, nonacid, mesic Aeric Fluvaquents
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Mt. Sterling
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed, nonacid, mesic Aeric Fluvaquents
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1995
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: alluvium
  • Landform: flood plain
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1995 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • 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

    2.5

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    198

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    864

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    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) and grayish brown (10YR 5/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and light gray (10YR 7/2), dry; silt loam; weak very fine and fine granular structure; friable; 3.0 fine roots; 30 percent distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds; 10 percent fine distinct brown (10YR 4/3), moist, iron-manganese masses; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P05300
    Cg1—18 to 46 centimeters (7.1 to 18.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) and dark gray (10YR 4/1) and grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silt loam; massive; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 30 percent fine distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, iron-manganese masses; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P05301
    Cg2—56 to 61 centimeters (22.0 to 24.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and dark gray (10YR 4/1) and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) silt loam; massive; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 30 percent fine distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, iron-manganese masses; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P05302
    2Ab1—61 to 81 centimeters (24.0 to 31.9 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) silty clay loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 10 percent fine faint very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, iron-manganese masses and 10 percent fine prominent brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, iron-manganese masses; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P05303
    2Ab2—81 to 112 centimeters (31.9 to 44.1 inches); black (N 2/0) silty clay; weak fine and medium prismatic, and moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 10 percent fine prominent brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, iron-manganese masses; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P05304
    2Ab3—112 to 137 centimeters (44.1 to 53.9 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) and very dark gray (10YR 3/1) silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 10 percent fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, iron-manganese masses; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P05305
    2Cg1—137 to 165 centimeters (53.9 to 65.0 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) silty clay; massive; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 30 percent fine prominent brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, iron-manganese masses and 30 percent fine distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, iron-manganese masses; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8. Lab sample # 95P05306
    2Cg2—165 to 203 centimeters (65.0 to 79.9 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) silty clay; massive; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 30 percent fine prominent brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, iron-manganese masses and 30 percent fine distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, iron-manganese masses; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8. Lab sample # 95P05307