IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Shelby
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984IA1590021
  • User Pedon ID: 84IA1590021
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0518
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 56784
  • 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: 40.8250008
  • Std. Longitude: -94.0638885
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 70N
  • Range: 28W
  • Section: 35
  • PLSS Details: 1850 feet E and 2555 feet S of NW corner
  • Location Description: ISU Shelby-Grundy farm
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA159—Ringgold

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: MW and LB
  • 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 #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Shelby
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Shelby
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Hapludoll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 11/1/1984
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • 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

    cambic horizon

    0—18

    18—81

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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

    16

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    315

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    1Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) and dark brown (10YR 3/3) crushed clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02582. 30 % 10YR 4/3 pockets.; few fine roots
    1Bt1—18 to 30 centimeters (7.1 to 11.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, coats in root channels and/or pores; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02583. few fine roots; continuous - phpvsfiid 218839; continuous - phpvsfiid 218839
    1Bt2—30 to 43 centimeters (11.8 to 16.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; brown (10YR 5/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02584. few very fine and fine roots; continuous - phpvsfiid 218841; continuous - phpvsfiid 218841
    1Bt3—43 to 56 centimeters (16.9 to 22.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; brown (10YR 5/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02585. few very fine and fine roots; continuous - phpvsfiid 218842; continuous - phpvsfiid 218842
    1BC—56 to 69 centimeters (22.0 to 27.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior clay loam; 1 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) medium distinct and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic structure; firm; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; 11 percent fine carbonate nodules; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02586. few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common fine lime nodules concentrations; few very fine and fine roots; common medium distinct 7.5YR56 mottles; few medium distinct 2.5Y52 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 218843; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 218843
    1BC—69 to 81 centimeters (27.2 to 31.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior clay loam; 1 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) medium distinct and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic structure; firm; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; 11 percent fine carbonate nodules; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02587. few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common fine lime nodules concentrations; few very fine and fine roots; common medium distinct 7.5YR56 mottles; few medium distinct 2.5Y52 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 218844; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 218844
    1C1—81 to 130 centimeters (31.9 to 51.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior clay loam; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium distinct and 11 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) medium distinct mottles; massive; very firm; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; brown (10YR 5/3), moist, coats on vertical faces of peds; 11 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; 11 percent fine carbonate nodules; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02588. common fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common fine lime nodules concentrations; few very fine and fine roots; common medium distinct 7.5YR56 mottles; common medium distinct 2.5Y52 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 218845; continuous - phpvsfiid 218845
    1C2—130 to 152 centimeters (51.2 to 59.8 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) clay loam; massive; very firm; 11 percent coarse iron-manganese concretions; 11 percent fine carbonate nodules; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog. Not sampled.; common coarse iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common fine lime nodules concentrations