IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Beemont
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1994MO125032M
  • User Pedon ID: 1994MO125032
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9412532
  • 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: 38.2800000
  • Std. Longitude: -91.6488889
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: T41N
  • Range: R7W
  • Section: 24
  • PLSS Details: 1300 feet W and 2500 feet N of the SE corner
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO125—Maries
  • MLRA: 116B—Springfield Plain
  • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Keith Davis Brad Berhorst Wyn Kelley
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, ferruginous Aquultic Hapludalfs
  • 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, ferruginous Aquultic Hapludalfs
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 53 to 103 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 12/5/1994
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


  • SITE

  • Parent Material: slope alluvium and/or solid rock derived 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
  • Runoff: high
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Wet Soil Moisture Duration: 40
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no
  • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 12/5/1994 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 5B
  • 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

    albic horizon

    argillic horizon

    0—30

    13—30

    53—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

    11

    107

    76.2

    299

    315

    991

    12.8

    13.9

    A—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) rubbed silt loam; moderate fine granular structure; very friable; 10.0 very fine to medium roots throughout; 3.0 very fine moderate-continuity vesicular pores; 1 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU050745. All gravels are chert.
    E—13 to 30 centimeters (5.1 to 11.8 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) rubbed silt loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 10.0 very fine to coarse roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity vesicular pores; 10 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU050746. All gravels are chert.
    BE—30 to 53 centimeters (11.8 to 20.9 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior silt loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 7.0 very fine to medium roots throughout; 5.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity vesicular pores; 50 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU050747. This horizon is more moist than the rest of the profile..probably due to water perching on the underlying Btx horizon. All gravels are chert.
    2Btx1—53 to 71 centimeters (20.9 to 28.0 inches); 80 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) interior gravelly clay loam; 20 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium distinct irregular mottles; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; very firm, moderate; 4.0 very fine to medium roots throughout; 1.0 very fine and fine low-continuity vesicular pores; 20 percent prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 60 percent prominent pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 60 percent prominent very pale brown (10YR 7/3), moist, silt coats on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU050748. Vertical streaks act as preferential flow paths.; continuous - phpvsfiid 145081; continuous - phpvsfiid 145082; continuous - phpvsfiid 145083; continuous - phpvsfiid 145081; continuous - phpvsfiid 145082; continuous - phpvsfiid 145083
    2Btx2—71 to 91 centimeters (28.0 to 35.8 inches); 60 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior clay; moderate coarse prismatic parts to weak coarse platy structure; very firm, weak; 4.0 fine and medium roots between peds; 0.8 very fine low-continuity vesicular pores; 15 percent distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 15 percent prominent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent coarse irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron between peds and 30 percent coarse irregular noncoherent cemented brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) masses of oxidized iron between peds; 10 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU050749. All gravels are chert.; continuous - phpvsfiid 145084; continuous - phpvsfiid 145085; continuous - phpvsfiid 145084; continuous - phpvsfiid 145085
    3Bt1—91 to 114 centimeters (35.8 to 44.9 inches); 95 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) interior clay; moderate fine prismatic parts to moderate fine angular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 fine roots between peds; 0.5 very fine low-continuity vesicular pores; 90 percent prominent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent fine irregular noncoherent cemented red (2.5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron between peds; 10 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU050750. All gravels are chert.; continuous - phpvsfiid 148407; continuous - phpvsfiid 148407
    3Bt2—114 to 137 centimeters (44.9 to 53.9 inches); 60 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior very gravelly clay; moderate fine prismatic parts to moderate fine angular blocky structure; firm; 0.8 fine roots around fragments; 0.1 very fine low-continuity vesicular pores; 10 percent prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 10 percent prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, clay films on sand and gravel; 10 percent coarse irregular noncoherent cemented light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) masses of oxidized iron between peds and 30 percent coarse irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish red (5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron between peds; 40 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU050751. 10YR5/1 colors in vertical streaks. All gravels are chert.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 148408; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 148409; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 148408; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 148409
    3Bt3—137 to 203 centimeters (53.9 to 79.9 inches); 85 percent white (10YR 8/1) interior very gravelly clay; 10 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) medium prominent irregular mottles; moderate fine prismatic parts to weak thin platy structure; very firm; 0.8 fine roots around fragments; 3 percent prominent reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on sand and gravel and 20 percent prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, clay films on sand and gravel; 5 percent fine irregular noncoherent cemented red (2.5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron between peds; 15 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 40 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # MU050752. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 148410; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 148411; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 148410; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 148411