IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Shelby
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984IA0030041
  • User Pedon ID: 84IA0030041
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0500
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 56766
  • Print Date: 5/31/2024

    • 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: 40.9427910
  • Std. Longitude: -94.7355270
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 71N
  • Range: 34W
  • Section: 23
  • PLSS Details: 192 feet S and 901 feet E of NW corner
  • Location Description: L. Schrader farm.
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA003—Adams
  • MLRA: 108—Illinois and Iowa Deep Loess and Drift

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: MW & RL
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Typic Argiudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Shelby
  • PSC - 30 to 80 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Shelby
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Argiudoll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 11/1/1984
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: upland slope
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Position: lower third
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/1/1984 (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
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—30

    30—102

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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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    315

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    1Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior and very dark gray (10YR 3/1) and very dark gray (10YR 3/1) crushed clay loam; cloddy, and weak fine granular structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots; black (10YR 2/1), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02472. few very fine roots
    1A—15 to 30 centimeters (5.9 to 11.8 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior and 10 percent brown (10YR 4/3) interior and very dark gray (10YR 3/1) crushed clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots; 15 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02473. few organic coats surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots; patchy - phpvsfiid 218276; patchy - phpvsfiid 218276
    1Bt1—30 to 46 centimeters (11.8 to 18.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots; very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains on faces of peds and faint dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02474. few very fine roots; continuous - phpvsfiid 218278; continuous - phpvsfiid 218278
    1Bt2—46 to 61 centimeters (18.1 to 24.0 inches); clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots; faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) clay films on faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02475. few very fine roots; continuous - phpvsfiid 218766; continuous - phpvsfiid 218766
    1Bt3—61 to 71 centimeters (24.0 to 28.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior clay loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium distinct mottles; weak fine prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots; faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02476. few very fine roots; common medium distinct 10YR58 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 218767; continuous - phpvsfiid 218767
    1Bt3—71 to 81 centimeters (28.0 to 31.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior clay loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium distinct mottles; weak fine prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots; faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02477. few very fine roots; common medium distinct 10YR58 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 218768; continuous - phpvsfiid 218768
    1Bt4—81 to 91 centimeters (31.9 to 35.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior clay loam; 11 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02478. few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few very fine and fine roots; common medium distinct 7.5YR44 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 218769; continuous - phpvsfiid 218769
    1Bt4—91 to 102 centimeters (35.8 to 40.2 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior clay loam; 11 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02479. few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few very fine and fine roots; common medium distinct 7.5YR44 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 218770; continuous - phpvsfiid 218770
    1Bt5—102 to 122 centimeters (40.2 to 48.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior clay loam; 1 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) medium distinct and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; faint gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Not sampled.; common fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few very fine and fine roots; common medium distinct 7.5YR58 mottles; few medium distinct 7.5YR44 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 218771; continuous - phpvsfiid 218771
    1BC—122 to 147 centimeters (48.0 to 57.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior clay loam; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium distinct and 11 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) fine distinct mottles; weak coarse prismatic structure; very firm; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 15 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, coats in root channels and/or pores; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog. Not sampled.; few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few coats surface features in root channels and/or pores; few very fine and fine roots; common medium distinct 7.5YR58 mottles; common fine distinct 2.5Y62 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 218772; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 218773; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 218772; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 218773