IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Beemont
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1994MO125029M
  • User Pedon ID: 1994MO125029
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9412529
  • 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: 38.1052778
  • Std. Longitude: -91.6608333
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: T39N
  • Range: R7W
  • Section: 14
  • PLSS Details: 2050 feet E and 1650 feet S of the NW corner
  • Location Description: of Sec. 14, T. 39 N., R. 7 W.
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO125—Maries
  • MLRA: 116A—Ozark Highland
  • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Keith Davis Brad Berhorst Wyn Kelley
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed Typic Fragiudalfs
  • Pedon Type: representative pedon for component
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Beemont
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed Typic Fragiudalfs
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 18 to 41 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 12/2/1994
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


  • SITE

  • Parent Material: loess and/or residuum weathered from sedimentary rock
  • Landscape: plateau
  • Landform: hillside
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Position: middle third
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no
  • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 12/2/1994 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 15A
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous 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

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    fragipan

    argillic horizon

    0—18

    18—41

    41—71

    71—203

    —-

    —-

    —-

    —-

    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

    6

    76

    45.7

    293

    135

    991

    12.8

    13.9

    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) exterior silt loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable; 3.0 very fine to medium roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity vesicular pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU050721. Few chert pebbles.
    Bt1—18 to 28 centimeters (7.1 to 11.0 inches); 90 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) exterior silty clay loam; 10 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine distinct irregular mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.0 very fine and fine roots between peds; 1.0 very fine moderate-continuity vesicular pores; 10 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and 30 percent faint clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU050722. All gravels are chert.; continuous - phpvsfiid 148400; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 148401; continuous - phpvsfiid 148400; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 148401
    Bt2—28 to 41 centimeters (11.0 to 16.1 inches); 80 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) exterior gravelly silty clay loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct irregular and 19 percent brown (10YR 5/3) fine faint irregular mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 2.0 very fine and fine roots between peds; 0.8 very fine low-continuity vesicular pores; 10 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and 30 percent faint clay films on faces of peds; 20 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU050723. All gravels are chert.; continuous - phpvsfiid 148402; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 148403; continuous - phpvsfiid 148402; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 148403
    2Ex1—41 to 53 centimeters (16.1 to 20.9 inches); 50 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) exterior and 49 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) exterior extremely gravelly silt loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine prominent irregular mottles; weak thin platy parts to weak fine angular blocky structure; firm; 0.2 very fine roots between peds; 1.0 very fine low-continuity vesicular pores; 25 percent faint manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds and 40 percent prominent silt coats on rock fragments; 10 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 60 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU050724. All gravels and cobbles are chert.; continuous - phpvsfiid 148405; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 148404; continuous - phpvsfiid 148405; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 148404
    2Ex2—53 to 71 centimeters (20.9 to 28.0 inches); 50 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) exterior and 49 percent brown (10YR 5/3) exterior extremely gravelly silt loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine prominent irregular mottles; weak thin platy parts to weak fine angular blocky structure; extremely firm*; 25 percent faint manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds and 40 percent prominent silt coats on rock fragments; 15 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 65 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU050725. All gravels and cobbles are chert.; continuous - phpvsfiid 145051; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 148406; continuous - phpvsfiid 145051; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 148406
    3Bt3—71 to 94 centimeters (28.0 to 37.0 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) exterior very cobbly silty clay; moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; 25 percent faint manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds and 40 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 30 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU050726. All gravels and cobbles ae chert. Tongues of 2Ex2 horizon 2" wide extending 5" deep in horizon and averaging 6" apart.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 145052; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 145053; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 145052; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 145053
    3Bt4—94 to 132 centimeters (37.0 to 52.0 inches); 60 percent dark red (2.5YR 3/6) exterior and 40 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) exterior gravelly clay; moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; 50 percent prominent clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU050727. All gravels and cobbles are chert.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 145054; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 145054
    3Bt5—132 to 203 centimeters (52.0 to 79.9 inches); 60 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) exterior gravelly clay; 20 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) fine prominent irregular and 20 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) medium prominent irregular mottles; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate fine angular blocky structure; firm; 30 percent prominent clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog. Lab sample # MU050728. All gravels and cobbles are chert.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 145055; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 145055