IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Blake
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1989MO183014
  • User Pedon ID: 1989MO183014
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 90P0431
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 62364
  • Print Date: 5/19/2024

    • 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: 38.8624992
  • Std. Longitude: -90.1677780
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: West Alton, MO
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO183—St. Charles

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty over sandy or sandy-skeletal, mixed, superactive, mesic Fluvaquentic Haplaquolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 14
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Blake
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Leta
  • Taxonomic Class - Clayey over loamy, montmorillonitic, mesic Fluvent
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 12/1/1989
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: alluvium
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 12/1/1989 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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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    Ap1—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) silty clay; moderate fine granular structure; firm; 2.5 fine roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P02380. common fine roots
    Ap2—8 to 20 centimeters (3.1 to 7.9 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) silty clay; 1 percent brown (10YR 4/3) fine distinct mottles; moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 2.5 fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P02381. common fine roots; few fine distinct 10YR43 mottles
    Bw1—20 to 30 centimeters (7.9 to 11.8 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) silty clay; 1 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) fine faint and 11 percent brown (10YR 4/3) fine distinct mottles; weak very fine prismatic, and moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P02382. few fine roots; few fine faint 10YR42 mottles; common fine distinct 10YR43 mottles
    Bw2—30 to 58 centimeters (11.8 to 22.8 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silty clay loam; 11 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) and 30 percent brown (10YR 4/3) medium faint mottles; weak very fine prismatic, and moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 15 percent , moist, iron stains and 15 percent , moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P02383. few iron stains surface features; few manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features; few fine roots; common 10YR32 mottles; many medium faint 10YR43 mottles
    2C1—58 to 79 centimeters (22.8 to 31.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and brown (10YR 4/3) and grayish brown (10YR 5/2) very fine sandy loam; 11 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) mottles; very friable; 0.5 fine roots; 15 percent , moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains and 37 percent , moist, iron stains; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P02384. common iron stains surface features; few manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features; few fine roots; common 10YR42 mottles
    2C2—79 to 91 centimeters (31.1 to 35.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and brown (10YR 5/3) very fine sandy loam; moderate very fine platy structure; very friable; 37 percent , moist, iron stains and 55 percent , moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P02385. common iron stains surface features; many manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features
    2C3—91 to 150 centimeters (35.8 to 59.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and brown (10YR 5/3) fine sandy loam; moderate very fine platy structure; very friable; 37 percent , moist, iron stains and 55 percent , moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P02386. common iron stains surface features; many manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features
    3C4—150 to 175 centimeters (59.1 to 68.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) loamy fine sand; loose; 15 percent , moist, iron stains and 37 percent , moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains; fragments. Lab sample # 90P02387. few iron stains surface features; common manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features