IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Otley
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984IA0870011
  • User Pedon ID: 84IA0870011
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0409
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 56125
  • Print Date: 6/2/2024

    • 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: 40.9452782
  • Std. Longitude: -91.4911118
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 71N
  • Range: 6W
  • Section: 13
  • PLSS Details: 1150 feet W and 297 feet N of SE corner
  • Location Description: G. McCabe farm.
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA087—Henry

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J. Lucassen
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, smectitic, mesic Typic Argiudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Otley
  • PSC - 43 to 93 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Otley
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, 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
  • 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—43

    43—152

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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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    45

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    1Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior silty clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P01997; moist when described;. few fine roots
    1A—20 to 36 centimeters (7.9 to 14.2 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior silty clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P01998; moist when described;. few fine roots
    1AB—36 to 43 centimeters (14.2 to 16.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior silty clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 15 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P01999; moist when described;. few organic coats surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots
    1Bt1—43 to 61 centimeters (16.9 to 24.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior silty clay loam; 1 percent brown (10YR 5/3) fine faint and 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct and 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 37 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02000; moist when described;. few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots; few fine faint 10YR53 mottles; few fine distinct 10YR56 mottles; few fine distinct 10YR58 mottles
    1Bt2—61 to 79 centimeters (24.0 to 31.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior silty clay loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine prominent and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 37 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02001; moist when described;. few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots; common fine distinct 10YR56 mottles; common fine distinct 10YR58 mottles; few fine prominent 7.5YR58 mottles
    1Bt3—79 to 99 centimeters (31.1 to 39.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine prominent and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine prominent and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 55 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02002; wet when described;. few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; many clay films surface features on faces of peds; common fine prominent 10YR54 mottles; common fine prominent 10YR56 mottles; common fine prominent 10YR58 mottles
    1Bt4—99 to 122 centimeters (39.0 to 48.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) medium prominent and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 37 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary.; wet when described;. Not sampled.; few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common medium prominent 10YR54 mottles; common medium prominent 10YR56 mottles
    1Bt5—122 to 152 centimeters (48.0 to 59.8 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) interior silty clay loam; 30 percent brown (10YR 4/3) medium distinct and 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 37 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog.; wet when described;. Not sampled.; few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; many medium distinct 10YR43 mottles; many medium distinct 10YR54 mottles