IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Viraton
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
1991MO167137M
User Pedon ID:
1991MO167137
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
MCL
Lab Pedon # -
M9116721
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:
37.7753111
Std. Longitude:
-93.2016694
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
T35N
Range:
R21W
Section:
13
PLSS Details:
300 feet W and 700 feet N of the SE corner
Location Description:
300 feet west and 700 feet north of the southeast corner of Section 13, T. 35 N., R 21 W., wirepasture
Map Unit:
73009—Viraton silt loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes
State:
Missouri
County:
MO167—Polk
MLRA:
116B—Springfield Plain
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
MO167—Polk County, Missouri
PEDON
Describers Name:
Richard L. Henderson, Richard McBee and John Bowers
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine-loamy, siliceous Typic Fragiudalfs
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Type:
within range of map unit
Pedon Purpose:
laboratory sampling site
Pedon Record Orgin:
Converted from PDP 3.x
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Viraton
PSC -
15 to 48 cm.
Classificaton Date -
4/18/2012
Moisture Class -
udic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Viraton
Taxon Kind -
series
PSC -
15 to 48 cm.
Classificaton Date -
2/25/1991
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Erosion Class -
1
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Parent Material:
loess and/or slope alluvium derived from cherty limestone and/or residuum weathered from cherty limestone
Landscape:
plateau
Landform:
ridge
Geomorphic Component Hills:
side slope
Hill Slope Profile:
shoulder
Slope Shape Across:
linear
Slope Shape Down:
linear
Runoff:
medium
Drainage Class:
moderately well
Bedrock:
dolomite (dolostone)
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
2/25/1991 (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
Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind
Feature Depth L-H
Feature Thickness L-RV-H
cm
ochric epipedon
argillic horizon
fragipan
0—15
15—152
48—114
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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
7
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—
315
—
157
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A—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silt loam; weak very fine granular structure; 6.0 very fine and fine roots; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU043046
E—5 to 15 centimeters (2.0 to 5.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silt loam; weak very fine granular structure; 6.0 very fine and fine roots; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU043047
Bt1—15 to 33 centimeters (5.9 to 13.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silty clay loam; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; 3.0 medium and coarse roots; 35 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU043048
Bt2—33 to 48 centimeters (13.0 to 18.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) silty clay loam; moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; 3.0 medium and coarse roots; 60 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU043049
2Btx1—48 to 71 centimeters (18.9 to 28.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) very gravelly silt loam; massive; brittle; 0.5 very fine roots; 15 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine grayish brown (10YR 5/2) iron depletions and 25 percent fine yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) masses of oxidized iron; 5 percent by volume rounded 75-162-250 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 45 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU043050
2Btx2—71 to 114 centimeters (28.0 to 44.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) and gray (10YR 6/1) very gravelly clay loam; massive; brittle; 15 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds and 30 percent manganese or iron-manganese stains on rock fragments; 15 percent fine yellowish red (5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 35 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU043051
3Bt3—114 to 132 centimeters (44.9 to 52.0 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) and red (2.5YR 5/8) very gravelly clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; 35 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 15 percent fine yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 30 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # MU043052. There were a few vertical cracks about 1 cm wide filled with fragipan material.
3Bt4—132 to 152 centimeters (52.0 to 59.8 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) gravelly clay; moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; 35 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # MU043053