IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Alred
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1995MO203088M
  • User Pedon ID: 1995MO203088M
  • Transect:
  • Transect Interval - 200.0
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9561388
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 31749
  • Print Date: 6/1/2024

    • 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: 37.1458833
  • Std. Longitude: -91.0772056
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Missouri
  • County: MO203—Shannon
  • MLRA: 116A—Ozark Highland
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MO203—Shannon County, Missouri
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 37091-B1—Exchange, Missouri

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: RLT, MS, DMM
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy-skeletal over clayey, siliceous, semiactive, mesic Mollic Paleudalfs
  • 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 - Alred
  • PSC - 15 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/31/2012
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Alred
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy-skeletal over clayey, siliceous, semiactive, mesic Typic Paleudalfs
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 15 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/28/1995
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - typic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 3
  • Field Measured Properties: 28 Cation exchange capacity to clay ratio and 19 Strongly contrasting textural stratification (depth in inches)


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: residuum weathered from dolomite and/or slope alluvium derived from cherty limestone
  • Landscape: hills
  • Landform: hill
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.36 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/28/1995 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 16
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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

    bedrock, paralithic

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    165 -

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

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    strongly contrasting particle size class

    paralithic contact

    0—15

    15—152

    48—

    165—

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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

    27

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    226

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    215

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    A—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) extremely gravelly silt loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 7.0 very fine and fine roots and 3.0 medium and coarse roots; 7.0 fine interstitial and tubular pores; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated 75-162-250 millimeter chert fragments and 70 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU054678
    Bt1—15 to 28 centimeters (5.9 to 11.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) very gravelly silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 3.0 fine to coarse roots; 7.0 fine tubular pores; 15 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains on faces of peds and 35 percent faint brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films throughout and 75 percent faint pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist, silt coats throughout; 40 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU054679
    Bt2—28 to 48 centimeters (11.0 to 18.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) very gravelly silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine and medium roots and 0.9 coarse roots; 7.0 fine tubular pores; 15 percent faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 15 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 35 percent distinct yellowish red (5YR 5/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 35 percent distinct light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), moist, silt coats throughout; 35 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU054680
    2Bt3—48 to 74 centimeters (18.9 to 29.1 inches); red (2.5YR 5/6) clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 3.0 fine to coarse roots; 3.0 fine tubular pores; 75 percent faint red (2.5YR 5/6), moist, clay films throughout; 1 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU054681
    2Bt4—74 to 102 centimeters (29.1 to 40.2 inches); red (2.5YR 5/6) gravelly clay; moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; very firm; 0.9 fine to coarse roots; 0.9 fine vesicular pores; 15 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 15 percent distinct light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), moist, silt coats on faces of peds and 75 percent faint red (2.5YR 4/6), moist, clay films throughout; 20 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU054682
    2Bt5—102 to 142 centimeters (40.2 to 55.9 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) clay; moderate medium angular blocky structure; very firm; 0.9 fine to coarse roots; 0.9 fine vesicular pores; 15 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 15 percent distinct light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), moist, silt coats on faces of peds and 15 percent distinct black (N 2/0), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds and 75 percent faint red (2.5YR 4/6), moist, clay films throughout; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated 75-162-250 millimeter chert fragments and 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU054683
    2Bt6—142 to 165 centimeters (55.9 to 65.0 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) gravelly clay; moderate medium angular blocky structure; very firm; 0.9 fine to coarse roots; 0.9 fine vesicular pores; 15 percent distinct black (N 2/0), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds and 75 percent faint red (2.5YR 4/6), moist, clay films throughout; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter dolomite (dolostone) fragments and 15 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU054684
    2Cr—165 centimeters (65.0 inches); bedrock; fragments.