IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Clarinda
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2008IA003002
  • User Pedon ID: S2008IA003002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 08N0634
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 19892
  • Print Date: 12/4/2024

    • 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: 41.0868683
  • Std. Longitude: -94.7394562
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 73N
  • Range: 34W
  • Section: 27
  • PLSS Details: SE1/4SE1/4
  • 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: RI, MS, AY, JM, DW
  • 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 #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Clarinda
  • Classificaton Date - 7/6/2010
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Clarinda
  • Classificaton Date - 8/12/2008
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/12/2008 (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 - overcast
  • Current Air Temp - 24
    • 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

    12

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    A1—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1), very dark brown (10YR 2/2), dry; clay loam; 32 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 1 percent by volume rounded unspecified fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 08N03878
    A2—23 to 41 centimeters (9.1 to 16.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; clay loam; 38 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 1 percent by volume rounded unspecified fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 08N03879
    Btg—41 to 64 centimeters (16.1 to 25.2 inches); dark gray (2.5Y 4/1) clay; 42 percent clay; moderate medium angular blocky structure; very firm; 15 percent distinct very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1) clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent by volume rounded unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 08N03880. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 432306; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 432306
    Btkssg—64 to 89 centimeters (25.2 to 35.0 inches); dark gray (2.5Y 4/1) clay; 50 percent clay; strong coarse angular blocky structure; very firm; 25 percent distinct black (2.5Y 2/1) clay films on all faces of peds; strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) iron-manganese concretions; 5 percent very pale brown (10YR 8/2) carbonate nodules; 1 percent by volume rounded unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 08N03881. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 432307; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 432307
    Bkssg1—89 to 122 centimeters (35.0 to 48.0 inches); very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1) clay; 45 percent clay; strong medium wedge structure; very firm; 10 percent distinct dark gray (2.5Y 4/1) clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent very pale brown (10YR 8/2) carbonate nodules; 1 percent by volume rounded unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 08N03882. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 432308; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 432308
    Bkssg2—122 to 170 centimeters (48.0 to 66.9 inches); 60 percent gray (2.5Y 5/1) and 40 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) clay; 42 percent clay; moderate coarse prismatic structure; very firm; dark gray (2.5Y 4/1) clay films; 20 percent very pale brown (10YR 8/2) carbonate masses and 2 percent very pale brown (10YR 8/2) carbonate nodules; 1 percent by volume rounded unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 08N03883
    Bkssg3—170 to 203 centimeters (66.9 to 79.9 inches); light olive gray (5Y 6/2) clay; 40 percent clay; moderate coarse prismatic structure; very firm; 30 percent prominent gray (5Y 5/1) clay films on all faces of peds; 2 percent very pale brown (10YR 8/2) carbonate nodules; 1 percent by volume rounded unspecified fragments. Lab sample # 08N03884