IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Adair
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1983IA003003
  • User Pedon ID: 83IA003003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 84P0382
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 54626
  • Print Date: 5/30/2024

    • 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: 41.0766678
  • Std. Longitude: -94.6627808
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 73N
  • Range: 33W
  • Section: 32
  • PLSS Details: 153 meters W and 525 meters N of SE corner
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA003—Adams

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: M. Sherwood
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, mesic Aquic Argiudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Adair
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, mixed, mesic Aquic Argiudolls
  • Classificaton Date - 3/1/1983
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: upland slope
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 3/1/1983 (actual site observation date)
  • 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
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    1Ap—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, dry; clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; friable; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 84P02018
    1Ap—10 to 18 centimeters (3.9 to 7.1 inches); clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P02019
    2Bt1—18 to 33 centimeters (7.1 to 13.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior clay; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine faint mottles; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P02020. few fine faint 7.5YR56 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 216840; continuous - phpvsfiid 216840
    2Bt2—33 to 46 centimeters (13.0 to 18.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 15 percent , moist, organic stains in root channels and/or pores; 1 percent iron concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 84P02021. few iron concretions concentrations; few organic coats surface features in root channels and/or pores; continuous - phpvsfiid 216841; continuous - phpvsfiid 216841
    2Bt3—46 to 58 centimeters (18.1 to 22.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior clay; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 84P02022. few fine iron concretions concentrations; common fine distinct 7.5YR56 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 216843; continuous - phpvsfiid 216843
    2Bt4—58 to 76 centimeters (22.8 to 29.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior clay; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine dark concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 84P02023. few fine dark concretions concentrations; common fine distinct 7.5YR56 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 216844; continuous - phpvsfiid 216844
    2Bt5—76 to 97 centimeters (29.9 to 38.2 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; brown (10YR 4/3), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; 11 percent medium dark concretions; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 84P02024. Colors are mottled.; common medium dark concretions concentrations; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 216845; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 216845
    2Bt5—97 to 130 centimeters (38.2 to 51.2 inches); clay loam; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, hellige-truog. Not sampled.
    2BC—130 to 152 centimeters (51.2 to 59.8 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior unknown texture; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 11 percent medium dark concretions; 11 percent lime masses; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, hellige-truog. Not sampled. Colors are mottled.; common medium dark concretions concentrations; common soft masses of lime concentrations