IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Adair
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1985IA0030054
  • User Pedon ID: 85IA0030054
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 86P0320
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 58125
  • Print Date: 5/30/2024

    • 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: 40.9469452
  • Std. Longitude: -94.6636124
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 71N
  • Range: 33W
  • Section: 17
  • PLSS Details: 560 feet W and 1410 feet N of SE corner
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA003—Adams

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: LEB and MSW
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, mesic Aquic Argiudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Adair
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Adair
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Aquic Argiudoll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 11/1/1985
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/1/1985 (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
    • 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
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    1Ap—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P01892. 10% (10YR 4/3) pockets.
    1Bt1—13 to 30 centimeters (5.1 to 11.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior clay loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine faint mottles; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P01893. few fine faint 7.5YR46 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220249; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220249
    1Bt2—30 to 41 centimeters (11.8 to 16.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior clay; 11 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4) fine distinct and 11 percent brown (7.5YR 5/2) fine faint mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P01894. common fine distinct 5YR44 mottles; common fine faint 7.5YR52 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220250; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220250
    1Bt2—41 to 51 centimeters (16.1 to 20.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior clay; 11 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4) fine distinct and 11 percent brown (7.5YR 5/2) fine faint mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P01895. common fine distinct 5YR44 mottles; common fine faint 7.5YR52 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220251; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220251
    1Bt3—51 to 66 centimeters (20.1 to 26.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior clay; 11 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4) fine distinct mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very firm; dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P01896. common fine distinct 5YR44 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220252; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220252
    1Bt4—66 to 79 centimeters (26.0 to 31.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior and grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior clay; weak coarse prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P01897. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220253; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220253
    1Bt4—79 to 89 centimeters (31.1 to 35.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior and grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior clay; weak coarse prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P01898. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220254; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220254
    1BC—89 to 130 centimeters (35.0 to 51.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior clay loam; weak coarse prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 15 percent faint light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist, clay films; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog. few clay films surface features; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220255; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220255
    1C—130 to 152 centimeters (51.2 to 59.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior clay loam; massive; firm; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog.