IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Kenyon
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1999IA017003
  • User Pedon ID: S1999IA017003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 00P0151
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 11659
  • Print Date: 2/17/2025

    • 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: 42.9029427
  • Std. Longitude: -92.5136642
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 93N
  • Range: 14W
  • Section: 4
  • PLSS Details: NW1/4NW1/4
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA017—Bremer
  • MLRA: 104—Eastern Iowa and Minnesota Till Prairies
  • Regional Office: NC—North Central
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NC-WAV—Waverly, Iowa
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IA017—Bremer County, Iowa

    • PEDON

  • 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 #: 3
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Kenyon
  • Classificaton Date - 10/4/1999
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: depression
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/4/1999 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 1
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: 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
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    A1—0 to 25 centimeters (0.0 to 9.8 inches); black (10YR 2/1) loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 1.0 fine moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary.
    A2—25 to 53 centimeters (9.8 to 20.9 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) loam; moderate fine and medium granular structure; friable; 2.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 1.0 fine moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary.
    BA—53 to 64 centimeters (20.9 to 25.2 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 1.0 fine moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; gradual wavy boundary.
    2Bw1—64 to 91 centimeters (25.2 to 35.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay loam; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 1.0 fine roots throughout; 1.0 fine low-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 3 percent fine irregular noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1) masses of dark accumulation throughout; 2 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; gradual wavy boundary.
    2Bw2—91 to 152 centimeters (35.8 to 59.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) loam; 10 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) fine distinct mottles; moderate fine prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 1.0 fine roots throughout; 1.0 fine low-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 10 percent prominent black (10YR 2/1) organic stains on vertical faces of peds; 3 percent fine irregular noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1) masses of dark accumulation throughout; 5 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P01141. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 212888; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 212888
    2BC—152 to 193 centimeters (59.8 to 76.0 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 00P01142. Not described in original description. Added at time of sampling.
    2C—193 to 203 centimeters (76.0 to 79.9 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) loam; 15 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) fine distinct mottles; massive; firm; 5 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments. Lab sample # 00P01143