IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Shelby
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984IA1730013
  • User Pedon ID: 84IA1730013
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0566
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 56832
  • 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: 40.8194427
  • Std. Longitude: -94.8616638
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 70N
  • Range: 35W
  • Section: 35
  • PLSS Details: 372 feet S and 1310 feet W of NE corner
  • Location Description: J. Hansen farm.
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA173—Taylor

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: RL & LB
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Shelby
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed Typic Argiudolls
  • PSC - 15 to 61 cm.
  • 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: nose slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • 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

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—15

    15—61

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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

    12

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    180

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    1Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior and 15 percent brown (10YR 4/3) clay loam; cloddy, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 fine roots; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02889. common fine roots
    1Bt1—15 to 30 centimeters (5.9 to 11.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior clay loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine faint mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains on faces of peds and brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02890. few fine roots; few fine faint 10YR56 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 219042; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 219042
    1Bt2—30 to 43 centimeters (11.8 to 16.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior clay loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine faint mottles; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots; brown (10YR 5/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02891. few very fine roots; few fine faint 10YR56 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 219043; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 219043
    1Bt3—43 to 61 centimeters (16.9 to 24.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior clay loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine faint mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots; brown (10YR 5/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron concretions; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02892. few fine iron concretions concentrations; few very fine roots; common fine faint 10YR56 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 219044; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 219044
    1C1—61 to 76 centimeters (24.0 to 29.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) clay loam; massive; firm; 0.5 very fine roots; brown (10YR 5/3), moist, clay films in root channels and/or pores; 1 percent fine dark concretions; 11 percent fine carbonate nodules; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02893. few fine dark concretions concentrations; common fine lime nodules concentrations; few very fine roots; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 219045; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 219045
    1C1—76 to 91 centimeters (29.9 to 35.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) clay loam; massive; firm; 0.5 very fine roots; brown (10YR 5/3), moist, clay films in root channels and/or pores; 1 percent fine dark concretions; 11 percent fine carbonate nodules; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02894. few fine dark concretions concentrations; common fine lime nodules concentrations; few very fine roots; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 230880; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 230880
    1C2—91 to 122 centimeters (35.8 to 48.0 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior clay loam; 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; massive; very firm; 0.5 very fine roots; , moist, iron stains on faces of peds; 11 percent fine carbonate nodules; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Not sampled. 7.5YR 5/6, 5/8 and 3/1 colors at 100cm.; common fine lime nodules concentrations; few very fine roots; many medium distinct 10YR56 mottles
    1C3—122 to 152 centimeters (48.0 to 59.8 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior clay loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; massive; very firm; 7.5YR 3/0 (7.5YR 3/0), moist, iron stains on faces of peds; 11 percent medium carbonate nodules; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog. Not sampled.; common medium lime nodules concentrations; common medium distinct 10YR56 mottles