IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Portia
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1998MO203048M
  • User Pedon ID: 1998MO203048M
  • User Site Association ID: 8614
  • Transect:
  • User Transect ID - shannon-73C1
  • Transect Stop Number - 3
  • Transect Interval - 200.0
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - MCL
  • Lab Pedon # - M9861348
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 28078
  • 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: 37.3852139
  • Std. Longitude: -91.5139694
  • 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-D5—Cedar Grove, Missouri

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: RLT,MS,SE,BM
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, siliceous, active, mesic Typic 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 - Portia
  • PSC - 28 to 78 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 12/10/2010
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Portia
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, siliceous, semiactive, mesic Typic Paleudalfs
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 28 to 78 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/4/1998
  • 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: 29 percent of Percent clay in the control section


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: residuum and/or slope alluvium derived from dolomite
  • Landscape: hills
  • Landform: hill
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: shoulder
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/4/1998 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 2
  • 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

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    strongly contrasting particle size class

    0—28

    28—203

    76—

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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

    5

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    329

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    360

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    A—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 7.0 fine to coarse roots; 7.0 fine vesicular pores; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU020788
    E—13 to 28 centimeters (5.1 to 11.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 7.0 fine to coarse roots; 7.0 fine vesicular pores; 10 percent distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist, silt coats on faces of peds and 15 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU020789
    Bt1—28 to 43 centimeters (11.0 to 16.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine and medium roots and 0.9 coarse roots; 7.0 fine and medium tubular pores; 5 percent distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, silt coats on faces of peds and 5 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 2 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU020790
    Bt2—43 to 64 centimeters (16.9 to 25.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) gravelly sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine and medium roots; 7.0 fine and medium tubular pores; 10 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 20 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU020791
    Bt3—64 to 76 centimeters (25.2 to 29.9 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) gravelly sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.9 fine and medium roots; 7.0 fine and medium tubular pores; 10 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MU020792
    2Bt4—76 to 102 centimeters (29.9 to 40.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) gravelly sandy clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.9 fine and medium roots; 3.0 fine tubular pores; 5 percent distinct dark red (2.5YR 3/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 15 percent distinct yellowish red (5YR 5/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU020793
    2Bt5—102 to 132 centimeters (40.2 to 52.0 inches); 75 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and 25 percent dark red (2.5YR 3/6) extremely gravelly clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.9 fine and medium roots; 0.9 fine tubular pores; 5 percent distinct dark red (2.5YR 3/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 15 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 25 percent distinct reddish gray (2.5YR 6/1), moist, clay films in root channels and/or pores and 25 percent distinct light reddish gray (2.5YR 7/1), moist, clay films in root channels and/or pores; 65 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU020794
    2Bt6—132 to 173 centimeters (52.0 to 68.1 inches); 60 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and 25 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) and 15 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) clay; weak fine angular blocky structure; firm; 0.9 fine and medium roots; 0.9 fine tubular pores; 10 percent distinct red (2.5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 15 percent distinct yellowish red (5YR 5/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 50 percent distinct white (5YR 8/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.1, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MU020795
    2Bt7—173 to 203 centimeters (68.1 to 79.9 inches); 65 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and 25 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) clay; moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; 0.9 fine roots; 0.9 fine tubular pores; 10 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 20 percent distinct red (2.5YR 4/6), moist, clay films and 50 percent distinct white (5YR 8/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter chert fragments. Lab sample # MU020796