IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Clarinda
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2008IA003001
  • User Pedon ID: S2008IA003001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 08N0633
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 19891
  • Print Date: 12/11/2024

    • 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: 41.0231705
  • Std. Longitude: -94.7316666
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 72N
  • Range: 34W
  • Section: 23
  • PLSS Details: SW1/4SW1/4
  • Location Description: Adams County CRP farm
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA003—Adams
  • MLRA: 108—Illinois and Iowa Deep Loess and Drift
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IA003—Adams County, Iowa

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: RL, DW, RS, JM
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mesic Vertic Argiaquolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Clarinda
  • Classificaton Date - 7/6/2010
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Clarinda
  • Classificaton Date - 8/11/2008
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: concave
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/11/2008 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - pastureland, tame
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Current Weather - sunny
  • Current Air Temp - 29
    • 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

    10

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    375

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    113

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    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; clay loam, silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 5 percent by volume 2-6-10 millimeter mixed fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 08N03870
    Btg1—18 to 31 centimeters (7.1 to 12.2 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) silty clay; strong medium subangular blocky, and strong fine subangular blocky structure; firm; clay films; 15 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; 3 percent by volume 2-11-22 millimeter mixed fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 08N03871
    Btssg1—31 to 41 centimeters (12.2 to 16.1 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) silty clay; strong coarse angular blocky structure; firm; slickensides (geogenic) and 75 percent faint clay films; 1 percent medium faint black (10YR 2/1) manganese masses and 15 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; 3 percent by volume 2-11-22 millimeter mixed fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 08N03872
    Btssg2—41 to 53 centimeters (16.1 to 20.9 inches); 50 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) and 50 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silty clay, clay; strong coarse angular blocky structure; firm; 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; 3 percent by volume 2-11-20 millimeter mixed fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 08N03873
    2Btssg3—53 to 84 centimeters (20.9 to 33.1 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) silty clay, clay; strong coarse angular blocky structure; firm; 5 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent by volume 3-4-5 millimeter mixed fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 08N03874
    2Btssg4—84 to 130 centimeters (33.1 to 51.2 inches); gray (5Y 6/1) silty clay, clay; strong coarse prismatic parts to strong coarse angular blocky structure; firm; 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; 3 percent very pale brown (10YR 8/2) carbonate nodules; 1 percent by volume 3-4-5 millimeter mixed fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 08N03875
    2Btssg5—130 to 165 centimeters (51.2 to 65.0 inches); gray (5Y 6/1) clay; strong coarse prismatic parts to strong coarse angular blocky structure; firm; 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent very pale brown (10YR 8/2) carbonate nodules; 1 percent by volume 3-4-5 millimeter mixed fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 08N03876
    2Bssg—165 to 203 centimeters (65.0 to 79.9 inches); gray (5Y 6/1) clay loam; strong coarse prismatic parts to strong coarse angular blocky structure; firm; 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent very pale brown (10YR 8/2) carbonate nodules; 1 percent by volume 3-4-5 millimeter mixed fragments. Lab sample # 08N03877