IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Zook
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1996IA193021
  • User Pedon ID: S1996IA193021
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 97P0027
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 68503
  • 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: 42.2555542
  • Std. Longitude: -95.9083328
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 86N
  • Range: 44W
  • Section: 13
  • PLSS Details: 100 feet north and 1340 feet west of the southeast corner
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA193—Woodbury
  • MLRA: 107—Iowa and Missouri Deep Loess Hills
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IA193—Woodbury County, Iowa
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 42095-C8—Oto, Iowa
  • PEDON

  • Describers Name: PTC
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, mesic Cumulic Vertic Endoaquolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 21
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Zook
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/18/2007
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Zook
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Cumulic Vertic Endoa
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/23/1996
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


  • SITE

  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no
  • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/23/1996 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 109
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • 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

    Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); black (N 2/0), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dry; silty clay; 3.0 very fine roots throughout; 8.0 very fine low-continuity constricted tubular pores; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P00144
    A1—23 to 44 centimeters (9.1 to 17.3 inches); 60 percent black (10YR 2/1) and 40 percent black (N 2/0), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dry; silty clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 very fine roots throughout; 25.0 very fine moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P00145
    A2—44 to 64 centimeters (17.3 to 25.2 inches); 60 percent black (10YR 2/1) and 40 percent black (N 2/0), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dry; silty clay loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent spherical mottles; moderate fine and medium granular, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 very fine roots throughout; 25.0 very fine moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P00146
    A3—64 to 81 centimeters (25.2 to 31.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dry; silty clay loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent spherical mottles; moderate fine and medium granular, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 15.0 very fine low-continuity interstitial and 25.0 very fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 1 percent fine spherical iron concretions; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P00147
    A4—81 to 112 centimeters (31.9 to 44.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), very dark gray (5Y 3/1), dry; silty clay; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent spherical mottles; weak fine and medium prismatic parts to weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.9 very fine roots throughout; 15.0 very fine moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 1 percent fine spherical iron concretions; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P00148
    Bg1—112 to 147 centimeters (44.1 to 57.9 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), 50 percent gray (2.5Y 5/1) and 50 percent dark gray (2.5Y 4/1), dry; silty clay; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent spherical mottles; moderate medium prismatic structure; firm; 15.0 very fine moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 15 percent fine spherical iron concretions; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P00149
    Bg2—147 to 183 centimeters (57.9 to 72.0 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), 50 percent gray (5Y 5/1) and 50 percent gray (5Y 6/1), dry; silty clay; 1 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) fine distinct spherical and 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent spherical mottles; weak coarse prismatic structure; firm; 15.0 very fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 15 percent fine and medium spherical iron concretions; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P00150
    Cg1—183 to 200 centimeters (72.0 to 78.7 inches); very dark gray (5Y 3/1), dark gray (5Y 4/1), dry; silty clay; 15 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent spherical mottles; massive; firm; 15.0 very fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 15 percent fine and medium spherical iron concretions; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P00151
    Cg2—200 to 223 centimeters (78.7 to 87.8 inches); very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), dry; silty clay; 15 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent spherical mottles; massive; firm; 15.0 very fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 1 percent fine spherical iron concretions; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P00152
    Cg3—223 to 250 centimeters (87.8 to 98.4 inches); very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), gray (5Y 5/1), dry; silty clay; 15 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent spherical mottles; massive; firm; 15.0 very fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; fragments. Lab sample # 97P00153