IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Adco
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1987MO121026
  • User Pedon ID: 1987MO121026
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 87P0771
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 60066
  • Print Date: 5/20/2024

    • 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: 39.7794456
  • Std. Longitude: -92.4644470
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 57N
  • Range: 14W
  • Section: 4
  • PLSS Details: 500 feet S and 4650 feet E of the NW corner
  • Location Description: 187 yards W of fence & 31 yards N of road.
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO121—Macon
  • MLRA: 115—Central Mississippi Valley Wooded Slopes

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: JCR CEL
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, mesic Aeric Vertic Albaqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 26
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Adco
  • PSC - 31 to 81 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/15/2007
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - aeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Mexico
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Udollic Ochraqualf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1987
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture SUBClass - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loess derived from mixed and/or loess derived from mixed
  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: plain
  • Hill Slope Profile: shoulder
  • Slope Position: upper third
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Flooding: frequent flooding
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1987 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—20

    31—116

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    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

    1

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    269

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    180

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    1Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), gray (10YR 5/1), dry; silt loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P04181; moist when described;. few very fine roots throughout
    1BE—20 to 31 centimeters (7.9 to 12.2 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; silty clay loam; 11 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) fine prominent mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P04182; moist when described;. 27 to 28% clay estimate.; few very fine roots throughout; common fine prominent 5YR46 mottles
    1Btg1—31 to 41 centimeters (12.2 to 16.1 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) silty clay; 11 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) fine prominent and 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 55 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P04183; moist when described;. Not sure what pd under mottles means. 45% clay estimate.; many clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots throughout; many medium prominent 7.5YR56 mottles; common fine prominent 2.5YR46 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 232316; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 232316
    1Btg2—41 to 58 centimeters (16.1 to 22.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior silty clay; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; weak medium angular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 37 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P04184; moist when described;. 50 percent clay estimate.; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots throughout; common medium prominent 10YR56 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 232317; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 232317
    1Btg3—58 to 78 centimeters (22.8 to 30.7 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) coarse prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 37 percent distinct , moist, clay films throughout; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P04185; moist when described;. 44 percent clay estimate.; common clay films surface features throughout; few very fine roots throughout; common coarse prominent 7.5YR56 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 232318; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 232318
    1Btg4—78 to 116 centimeters (30.7 to 45.7 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) silty clay loam; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) medium prominent mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.1 very fine roots throughout; 37 percent distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P04186. 37 percent clay estimate.; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; very few very fine roots throughout; common medium prominent 7.5YR46 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 232319; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 232319
    2C—116 to 152 centimeters (45.7 to 59.8 inches); dark gray (5Y 4/1) silty clay loam; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) medium prominent mottles; massive; firm; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 87P04187; moist when described;. 34 percent clay estimate in the sicl as a layer. Value of 6 out of the range for the Btg4. 2.5Y in the lower Bt and C is out of range for Mexico.; common medium prominent 7.5YR46 mottles