IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Shelby
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984IA0030042
  • User Pedon ID: 84IA0030042
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0501
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 56767
  • Print Date: 5/19/2024

    • 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: 40.9425125
  • Std. Longitude: -94.7352524
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 71N
  • Range: 34W
  • Section: 23
  • PLSS Details: 402 feet S and 936 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: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Shelby
  • PSC - 10 to 60 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 - 3
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: upland slope
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Position: upper 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—10

    10—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

    11

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    315

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    1Ap—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior and 30 percent brown (10YR 4/3) and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed clay loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 2.5 fine roots; very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.3, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02480. common fine roots
    1Bt1—10 to 25 centimeters (3.9 to 9.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 2.5 fine roots; faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains in root channels and/or pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02481. common fine roots; continuous - phpvsfiid 218775; continuous - phpvsfiid 218775
    1Bt2—25 to 41 centimeters (9.8 to 16.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine and medium roots; faint brown (10YR 4/3), moist, coats on faces of peds and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, coats in root channels and/or pores; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.9, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02482. few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few fine and medium roots; continuous - phpvsfiid 218777; continuous - phpvsfiid 218777
    1Bt3—41 to 56 centimeters (16.1 to 22.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior clay loam; 1 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine faint and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium distinct mottles; weak fine prismatic, and weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine and medium roots; prominent brown (10YR 5/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02483. few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few fine and medium roots; few fine faint 10YR52 mottles; common medium distinct 7.5YR58 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 218779; continuous - phpvsfiid 218779
    1Bt4—56 to 66 centimeters (22.0 to 26.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) clay loam; weak medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.1, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02484. common fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few fine roots; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 218780; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 218780
    1Bt4—66 to 76 centimeters (26.0 to 29.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) clay loam; weak medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 11 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.1, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02485. common fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few fine roots
    1BC—76 to 94 centimeters (29.9 to 37.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) clay loam; weak medium prismatic structure; very firm; 0.5 fine roots; 1 percent medium iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02486. few medium iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few fine roots
    1C1—94 to 104 centimeters (37.0 to 40.9 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) clay loam; massive; very firm; 0.5 fine roots; 1 percent medium iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Not sampled.; few medium iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few fine roots
    1C2—104 to 152 centimeters (40.9 to 59.8 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) interior and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) clay loam; massive; very firm; 11 percent medium iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog. Not sampled.; common medium iron-manganese concretions concentrations