IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Viraton
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1995MO067066M
  • User Pedon ID: 1995MO067066
  • User Site Association ID: 7755
  • Transect:
  • User Transect ID - 28
  • Transect Stop Number - 5
  • Transect Interval - 50.0
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9506715
  • 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: 36.9995168
  • Std. Longitude: -92.6946187
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: T27N
  • Range: R16W
  • Section: 29
  • PLSS Details: 2000 feet N and 500 feet W of the SE corner
  • Location Description: 2000 feet north and 500 feet west of the SE corner of section 26 T27N R16W on natural gas pipe line route.
  • Map Unit: 73198—Gressy-Viraton complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO067—Douglas
  • MLRA: 116A—Ozark Highland
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MO067—Douglas County, Missouri

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: WLS and GWS
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, siliceous Typic Fragiudalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • 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 - 25 to 56 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/18/2012
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Viraton
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, siliceous, active, mesic Oxyaquic Fragiudalfs
  • Taxon Kind - taxadjunct
  • PSC - 25 to 56 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/16/1995
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loess and/or pedisediment and/or residuum
  • Landscape: hills
  • Landform: hill
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Position: upper third
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: low
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/16/1995 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 2249-223
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - other
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Pedon Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    fragipan

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    —

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

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    fragipan

    argillic horizon

    0—30

    30—56

    56—140

    140—203

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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

    3

    —

    —

    399

    —

    20

    1092

    —

    —

    12.8

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    5227

    Mansfield

    TAPS
    Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; silt loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable; 6.0 fine to coarse roots; 10 percent by volume angular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU052834
    E—20 to 30 centimeters (7.9 to 11.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 4.0 fine to coarse roots; 10 percent by volume angular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU052835
    BE—30 to 56 centimeters (11.8 to 22.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 2.0 fine to coarse roots; 20 percent faint clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent by volume angular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU052836. patchy - phpvsfiid 127904; patchy - phpvsfiid 127904
    2Ex—56 to 64 centimeters (22.0 to 25.2 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3) very gravelly silt loam; weak coarse prismatic structure; very firm; brittle; 0.5 fine and medium roots between peds; 55 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU052837. 60 per cent brittle,
    2Btx1—64 to 89 centimeters (25.2 to 35.0 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4) extremely gravelly silt loam; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; very firm; brittle; 0.5 fine roots in cracks; distinct clay films on faces of peds and 20 percent prominent light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, silt coats on faces of peds and 30 percent prominent light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, silt coats on rock fragments; 10 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 70 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU052838. 60 per cent brittle,; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 127905; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 127906; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 127907; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 127905; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 127906; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 127907
    2Btx2—89 to 140 centimeters (35.0 to 55.1 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) extremely gravelly silt loam; weak coarse prismatic structure; very firm; brittle; faint clay films on faces of peds and 40 percent prominent light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, silt coats on rock fragments; 15 percent by volume angular 75-162-250 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 65 percent by volume angular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU052839. 60 per cent brittle,; patchy - phpvsfiid 127908; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 127909; patchy - phpvsfiid 127908; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 127909
    3Bt1—140 to 173 centimeters (55.1 to 68.1 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) very gravelly clay; moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; firm; distinct clay films on faces of peds and 5 percent prominent light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, silt coats on faces of peds; 15 percent by volume angular 75-162-250 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments and 20 percent by volume angular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU052840. continuous - phpvsfiid 127910; patchy - phpvsfiid 127911; continuous - phpvsfiid 127910; patchy - phpvsfiid 127911
    3Bt2—173 to 203 centimeters (68.1 to 79.9 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) clay; 10 percent light reddish brown (5YR 6/4) fine prominent mottles; weak very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; firm; distinct clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent by volume angular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # MU052841. continuous - phpvsfiid 127912; continuous - phpvsfiid 127912