IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ida
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1995IA047005
  • User Pedon ID: 1995IA047005L
  • User Site Association ID: NC-ATL_Ida_Pedons
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 96P0052
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 68133
  • 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: 42.1826401
  • Std. Longitude: -95.6615677
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 85N
  • Range: 41W
  • Section: 7
  • PLSS Details: SW corner of SE 1/4
  • Location Description: Soldier Township
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA047—Crawford
  • MLRA: 107—Iowa and Missouri Deep Loess Hills
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IA047—Crawford County, Iowa
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 42095-B6—Danbury, Iowa

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Sam R. Steckly and Patrick T. Cowsert
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, calcareous, mesic Typic Udorthents
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: TUD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Ida
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, calcareous, mesic Typic Udorthents
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 10/20/1995
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 3
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: hills
  • Landform: hill
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/20/1995 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 11
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • 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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    5

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    711

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    9.4

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    Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) and 10 percent brown (10YR 5/3), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; silt loam; 22 percent clay; 1 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine faint mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 1.0 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 tubular pores; dark brown (10YR 3/3) organic stains; 1 percent fine and medium irregular carbonate concretions; fragments; strong effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P00554
    AC—15 to 30 centimeters (5.9 to 11.8 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silt loam; 22 percent clay; 1 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine faint mottles; massive; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 1.0 fine tubular pores; dark brown (10YR 3/3) organic stains; 5 percent fine and medium irregular carbonate concretions; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P00555
    C1—30 to 46 centimeters (11.8 to 18.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; 22 percent clay; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine faint and 1 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine faint mottles; massive; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 1.0 fine tubular pores; 1 percent fine irregular noncoherent cemented very dark brown (7.5YR 2/2) manganese masses; 5 percent fine and medium irregular carbonate concretions; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P00556
    C2—46 to 64 centimeters (18.1 to 25.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; 23 percent clay; 1 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine faint and 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine faint mottles; massive; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 1.0 fine tubular pores; 1 percent fine irregular noncoherent cemented very dark brown (7.5YR 2/2) manganese masses; 1 percent fine irregular carbonate concretions; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P00557
    C3—64 to 79 centimeters (25.2 to 31.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; 23 percent clay; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct and 5 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) coarse distinct and 5 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) coarse faint mottles; massive; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 1.0 fine tubular pores; 1 percent fine irregular noncoherent cemented very dark brown (7.5YR 2/2) manganese masses; 1 percent fine irregular carbonate concretions; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P00558
    C4—79 to 117 centimeters (31.1 to 46.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; 24 percent clay; 5 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) coarse distinct and 5 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) coarse distinct mottles; massive; friable; 1.0 fine tubular pores; 1 percent fine irregular noncoherent cemented very dark brown (7.5YR 2/2) manganese masses; 1 percent fine irregular carbonate concretions; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P00559
    C5—117 to 150 centimeters (46.1 to 59.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; 21 percent clay; 5 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) coarse distinct and 5 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) coarse distinct mottles; massive; friable; 1.0 fine tubular pores; 1 percent fine irregular noncoherent cemented dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) manganese masses; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P00560
    C6—150 to 180 centimeters (59.1 to 70.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; 21 percent clay; 5 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) coarse distinct and 5 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) coarse distinct mottles; massive; friable; 1.0 fine tubular pores; 1 percent fine irregular noncoherent cemented dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) manganese masses; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P00561
    C7—180 to 203 centimeters (70.9 to 79.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; 20 percent clay; 5 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) coarse distinct and 5 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) coarse distinct mottles; massive; friable; 1 percent fine irregular noncoherent cemented dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) manganese masses; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 96P00562