IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Burchard
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1997IA047014L
  • User Pedon ID: S1997IA047014
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 98P0109
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 10381
  • Print Date: 4/27/2025

    • 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: 42.1412239
  • Std. Longitude: -95.2710266
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 85N
  • Range: 38W
  • Section: 28
  • PLSS Details: 1000 feet north and 1050 feet west of the southeast corner
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA047—Crawford
  • MLRA: 107—Iowa and Missouri Deep Loess Hills
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IA047—Crawford County, Iowa
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 42095-B3—Kiron, Iowa

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: SRS
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Typic Argiudolls
  • 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 #: 14
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Burchard
  • Classificaton Date - 9/7/2004
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Burchard
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Argiudoll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 11/3/1997
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: hill
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/3/1997 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 27
  • 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

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    A—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; clay loam; 34 percent clay; moderate fine granular structure; friable; 10.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 10.0 very fine and fine high-continuity tubular pores; 60 percent faint very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist, organic stains on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.1, hellige-truog; clear boundary. Lab sample # 98P00708. continuous - phpvsfiid 201513; continuous - phpvsfiid 201513
    AB—20 to 36 centimeters (7.9 to 14.2 inches); 60 percent brown (10YR 4/3) and 40 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) clay loam; 36 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 10.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 10.0 very fine and fine high-continuity tubular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 6.9, hellige-truog; clear boundary. Lab sample # 98P00709
    Bt—36 to 53 centimeters (14.2 to 20.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) clay loam; 36 percent clay; moderate medium and coarse prismatic parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 10.0 very fine roots throughout; 10.0 very fine and fine high-continuity tubular pores; 40 percent faint brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # 98P00710. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 201514; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 201514
    Btk—53 to 66 centimeters (20.9 to 26.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) clay loam; 35 percent clay; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine faint and 5 percent weak red (2.5YR 5/2) fine and medium distinct mottles; moderate medium and coarse prismatic parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 10.0 very fine roots throughout; 10.0 very fine and fine high-continuity tubular pores; 20 percent faint dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent fine spherical carbonate concretions and 1 percent fine irregular carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1, hellige-truog; clear boundary. Lab sample # 98P00711. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 201515; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 201515
    Bk1—66 to 97 centimeters (26.0 to 38.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) clay loam; 35 percent clay; 5 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine faint and 5 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) fine and medium distinct mottles; moderate medium and coarse prismatic parts to moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 4.0 very fine roots throughout; 5.0 very fine and fine high-continuity tubular pores; 1 percent fine irregular carbonate concretions and 5 percent fine and medium irregular carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1, hellige-truog; clear boundary. Lab sample # 98P00712
    Bk2—97 to 119 centimeters (38.2 to 46.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) clay loam; 35 percent clay; 5 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine faint and 5 percent weak red (2.5YR 5/2) fine and medium distinct mottles; moderate medium and coarse prismatic parts to moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.9 very fine roots throughout; 5.0 very fine and fine high-continuity tubular pores; 1 percent fine irregular carbonate concretions and 5 percent fine and medium irregular carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, hellige-truog; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 98P00713
    C1—119 to 142 centimeters (46.9 to 55.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) clay loam; 35 percent clay; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 5.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 1 percent fine irregular very dark brown (7.5YR 2/2) masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent fine and medium irregular carbonate concretions and 5 percent fine and medium irregular carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear boundary. Lab sample # 98P00714
    C2—142 to 160 centimeters (55.9 to 63.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) clay loam; 36 percent clay; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 5.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 1 percent fine irregular very dark brown (7.5YR 2/2) masses of oxidized iron; 5 percent fine and medium irregular carbonate masses and 1 percent fine and medium irregular carbonate concretions; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear boundary. Lab sample # 98P00715
    C3—160 to 178 centimeters (63.0 to 70.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) clay loam; 36 percent clay; weak coarse prismatic structure; firm; 5.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 5 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent fine and medium irregular carbonate concretions and 5 percent fine and medium irregular carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear boundary. Lab sample # 98P00716
    C4—178 to 193 centimeters (70.1 to 76.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and gray (2.5Y 6/1) clay loam; 36 percent clay; massive; firm; 5.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 5 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; 5 percent fine and medium irregular carbonate masses and 1 percent fine and medium irregular carbonate concretions; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear boundary. Lab sample # 98P00717
    C5—193 to 203 centimeters (76.0 to 79.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and gray (2.5Y 6/1) clay loam; 36 percent clay; massive; firm; 5.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 5 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent fine and medium irregular carbonate concretions and 5 percent fine and medium irregular carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 98P00718