IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Cresco

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S1999IA089001

User Pedon ID: S1999IA089001

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 00P0154

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 11662

Print Date: 1/25/2025

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: 43.2491684

Std. Longitude: -92.3515701

Datum: WGS84

Township: 97N

Range: 13W

Section: 2

PLSS Details: SE1/4NW1/4

State: Iowa

County: IA089—Howard

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: IA089—Howard County, Iowa

PEDON

Describers Name: RJV

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x

Pedon #: 1

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Cresco

Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed Typic Argiudolls

Classificaton Date - 10/4/1999

Moisture Class - udic

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Erosion Class - 2

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Landscape: upland

Landform: interfluve

Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve

Slope Shape Across: linear

Slope Shape Down: convex

Drainage Class: well

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 10/4/1999 (actual site observation date)

Air Photo ID: 60

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
%	m				degrees	mm	mm		C						mm
3	—	—	—	—	215	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Ap—0 to 25 centimeters (0.0 to 9.8 inches); black (10YR 2/1), dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; loam; moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 5.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 2.0 fine and medium moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary.

BA—25 to 33 centimeters (9.8 to 13.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) and very dark brown (10YR 2/2) loam; weak very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine roots throughout; 1.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary.

B—33 to 46 centimeters (13.0 to 18.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine roots throughout; 1.0 fine moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary.

2Bt1—46 to 53 centimeters (18.1 to 20.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) clay loam; 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent mottles; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 2.0 very fine and fine roots between peds; 1.0 medium and coarse low-continuity continuous tubular pores; 2 percent faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films throughout; 1 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 3 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; gradual wavy boundary. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 212788; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 212788

2Bt2—53 to 81 centimeters (20.9 to 31.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay loam; 2 percent black (N 2/0) fine prominent and 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; weak fine prismatic parts to moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 1.0 fine roots in cracks; 1.0 medium and coarse low-continuity continuous tubular pores; 1 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films throughout; 10 percent cylindrical very dark brown (10YR 2/2) worm casts; 3 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; gradual wavy boundary. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 212789; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 212789

2Bt3—81 to 112 centimeters (31.9 to 44.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay loam; 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine distinct mottles; weak fine prismatic parts to moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 1.0 fine roots in cracks; 1.0 medium and coarse low-continuity continuous tubular pores; 1 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films throughout; 10 percent cylindrical very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) worm casts; 3 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P01149. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 212790; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 212790

2BCk—112 to 168 centimeters (44.1 to 66.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and gray (5Y 6/1) clay loam; weak fine and medium prismatic structure; very firm; 1.0 fine roots between peds; 15 percent fine and medium irregular white (5Y 8/1) carbonate masses throughout; 3 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P01150

2BCdk1—168 to 188 centimeters (66.1 to 74.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and grayish brown (10YR 5/2) clay loam; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; extremely firm; 2 percent fine irregular white (5Y 8/1) carbonate masses throughout; 3 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P01151

2BCdk2—188 to 213 centimeters (74.0 to 83.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) and very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1) and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) clay; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; extremely firm; 2 percent fine irregular white (5Y 8/1) carbonate masses throughout; 3 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified. Lab sample # 00P01152