IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Clarion
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984IA0630021
  • User Pedon ID: 84IA0630021
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0466
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 56182
  • 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: 43.2999992
  • Std. Longitude: -94.8333359
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 98N
  • Range: 34W
  • Section: 14
  • PLSS Details: From NE corner of barn 481 feet E SW 1/4
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA063—Emmet

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Typic Hapludolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Clarion
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Clarion
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Hapludoll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 12/1/1984
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 3
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: upland slope
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 12/1/1984 (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

    cambic horizon

    0—15

    15—117

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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

    10

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    315

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    1Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; loam; weak medium granular structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.1, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02274. Streaks and pockets of 10YR 4/4.; few fine roots
    1Bw1—15 to 30 centimeters (5.9 to 11.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 55 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains in root channels and/or pores; 30 percent worm casts; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02275. Upper 8 cm appears to hve been mixed by tillage.; many worm casts concentrations; many organic coats surface features in root channels and/or pores; few fine roots
    1Bw2—30 to 46 centimeters (11.8 to 18.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior and brown (10YR 4/3) exterior loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 15 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains in root channels and/or pores; 1 percent worm casts; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 85P02276. few worm casts concentrations; few organic coats surface features in root channels and/or pores; few fine roots
    1Bw2—46 to 61 centimeters (18.1 to 24.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior and brown (10YR 4/3) exterior loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 1 percent iron concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02277. few iron concretions concentrations; few fine roots
    1Bw3—61 to 76 centimeters (24.0 to 29.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior loam; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 fine roots; 2.5 fine tubular pores; 1 percent fine iron concretions; 11 percent medium lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n. Lab sample # 85P02278. common medium soft masses of lime concentrations; few fine iron concretions concentrations; common fine roots
    1Bw3—76 to 91 centimeters (29.9 to 35.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior loam; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 fine roots; 2.5 fine tubular pores; 1 percent fine iron concretions; 11 percent medium lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02279. common medium soft masses of lime concentrations; few fine iron concretions concentrations; common fine roots
    1BC—91 to 117 centimeters (35.8 to 46.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior loam; weak medium prismatic structure; friable; 11 percent fine and medium iron concretions; 11 percent fine lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Not sampled. Few very fine black oxides.; common fine soft masses of lime concentrations; common fine and medium iron concretions concentrations
    2C—117 to 152 centimeters (46.1 to 59.8 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior loam; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine distinct mottles; massive; 11 percent lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n. Not sampled.; common soft masses of lime concentrations; common fine distinct 7.5YR58 mottles