IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Gepp
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1997MO203017M
  • User Pedon ID: 1997MO203017M
  • User Site Association ID: 8617
  • Transect:
  • User Transect ID - shannon-74D1
  • Transect Stop Number - 8
  • Transect Interval - 200.0
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9761317
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 27796
  • 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: 37.3395389
  • Std. Longitude: -91.2922778
  • 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-C3—The Sinks, Missouri

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: BM, MS, SB, LT
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Very-fine, mixed, semiactive, mesic Mollic Paleudalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: map unit inclusion
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Gepp
  • PSC - 48 to 98 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/1/2011
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Gepp
  • Taxonomic Class - Very-fine, mixed, semiactive, mesic Typic Paleudalfs
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 48 to 98 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/8/1997
  • 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: 71 percent of Percent clay in the control section and 12 Percent rock fragments in the control section (vol)


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: residuum weathered from dolomite and/or slope alluvium
  • Landscape: hills
  • Landform: hill
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: shoulder
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Bedrock: dolomite (dolostone)
  • Surface Fragments: 0.39 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 1/8/1997 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 9
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    strongly contrasting particle size class

    0—25

    48—152

    48—

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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

    13

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    262

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    220

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    A—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) very gravelly silt loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 7.0 fine and medium roots; 7.0 fine interstitial and tubular pores; 45 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # MU018846
    E—18 to 48 centimeters (7.1 to 18.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) very gravelly silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 7.0 fine and medium roots and 3.0 coarse roots; 3.0 medium tubular and 7.0 fine tubular pores; 15 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated 75-162-250 millimeter chert fragments and 35 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # MU018847
    2Bt1—48 to 69 centimeters (18.9 to 27.2 inches); 50 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) and 50 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 fine and medium roots and 0.9 coarse roots; 0.9 medium and coarse tubular and 3.0 fine tubular pores; 15 percent prominent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains in root channels and/or pores and 35 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 75 percent faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 15 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2); 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU018848
    2Bt2—69 to 112 centimeters (27.2 to 44.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay; 35 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) fine faint mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 fine and medium roots and 0.9 coarse roots; 0.9 medium and coarse tubular and 3.0 fine tubular pores; 15 percent prominent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains in root channels and/or pores and 15 percent prominent red (2.5YR 5/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 35 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU018849
    2Bt3—112 to 152 centimeters (44.1 to 59.8 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) clay; 14 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine faint and 35 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.9 fine and medium roots; 3.0 fine tubular pores; 15 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains in root channels and/or pores and 35 percent prominent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog. Lab sample # MU018850