IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Viraton
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1994MO153043M
  • User Pedon ID: 1994MO153043
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9415313
  • 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: 36.5965250
  • Std. Longitude: -92.5984972
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: T22N
  • Range: R15W
  • Section: 10
  • PLSS Details: 875 feet N and 2575 feet W of the SE corner
  • Location Description: 875 feet north and 2575 feet west of the southeast corner of Sec. 10, T. 22 N., R. 15 W.
  • Map Unit: 73015—Viraton silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes73015—Viraton silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO153—Ozark
  • MLRA: 116A—Ozark Highland
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NC-SPM—Springfield, Missouri
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MO153—Ozark County, Missouri
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 36092-E5—Isabella, Missouri

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Buddy Festervand, Gene Campbell, Tony Dohmen
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, siliceous, active, mesic Oxyaquic Fragiudalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: TUD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Viraton
  • PSC - 18 to 64 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/18/2012
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - oxyaquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Viraton
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 18 to 64 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/18/1994
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loess over pedisediment over residuum weathered from limestone and dolomite
  • Landscape: hills
  • Landform: ridge
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: crest
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Position: upper third
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Geology: Cotter-jeff City formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 2/18/1994 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 4-4
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    fragipan

    noncoherent

    64 - 99

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    fragipan

    0—18

    18—203

    64—99

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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

    2

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    302

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    45

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    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), light gray (10YR 7/2), dry; silt loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; many (10.0) fine roots throughout; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-20-75 millimeter chert fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU008873
    Bt1—18 to 41 centimeters (7.1 to 16.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) gravelly silt loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; common (3.0) fine roots throughout; 10 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds and 20 percent brown (10YR 4/3) organic stains; 15 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-20-75 millimeter chert fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU008874
    Bt2—41 to 64 centimeters (16.1 to 25.2 inches); 80 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and 10 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; common (3.0) fine roots throughout; 10 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-20-75 millimeter chert fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU008875
    2Btx—64 to 99 centimeters (25.2 to 39.0 inches); 30 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and 30 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and 35 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and 5 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) very gravelly silty clay loam; weak very coarse prismatic parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; brittle; few (0.5) fine roots between peds; 30 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay films on all faces of peds; 35 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-20-75 millimeter chert fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU008876
    3Bt1—99 to 114 centimeters (39.0 to 44.9 inches); 60 percent red (10R 4/8) and 20 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and 10 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) and 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) gravelly clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; few (0.5) fine roots between peds; 60 percent prominent clay films on all faces of peds; 30 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-20-75 millimeter chert fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU008877
    3Bt2—114 to 150 centimeters (44.9 to 59.1 inches); 50 percent red (10R 4/8) and 20 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and 20 percent light gray (10YR 7/2) and 10 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) gravelly silty clay; strong medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 60 percent prominent clay films on all faces of peds; 30 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-20-75 millimeter chert fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU008878
    3Bt3—150 to 203 centimeters (59.1 to 79.9 inches); 50 percent red (10R 4/8) and 20 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and 20 percent light gray (10YR 7/2) and 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) gravelly clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 60 percent prominent clay films on all faces of peds; 20 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-20-75 millimeter chert fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, hellige-truog. Lab sample # MU008879