IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Otley
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1985IA0870031
  • User Pedon ID: 85IA0870031
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 86P0365
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 58170
  • Print Date: 6/1/2024

    • 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: -91.4897232
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 71N
  • Range: 6W
  • Section: 13
  • PLSS Details: 750 feet W and 380 feet N of SE corner
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA087—Henry

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J. A. Lucassen
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, mesic Typic Argiudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Otley
  • 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 - 10/1/1985
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/1/1985 (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 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; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02166. few fine roots
    1A—20 to 36 centimeters (7.9 to 14.2 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior silty clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02167. few fine roots
    1BA—36 to 53 centimeters (14.2 to 20.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior silty clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; , moist, clay films and 15 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02168. few organic coats surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220314; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220314
    1Bt1—53 to 69 centimeters (20.9 to 27.2 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior silty clay loam; 1 percent brown (10YR 5/3) fine faint mottles; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; , moist, clay films and 15 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02169. few organic coats surface features; few fine roots; few fine faint 10YR53 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 231417; continuous - phpvsfiid 231417
    1Bt2—69 to 89 centimeters (27.2 to 35.0 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 mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; , moist, clay films; 1 percent fine dark concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02170. few fine dark concretions concentrations; few fine roots; few fine faint 10YR53 mottles; few fine distinct 10YR56 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 231418; continuous - phpvsfiid 231418
    1Bt3—89 to 109 centimeters (35.0 to 42.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior silty clay loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine faint and 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; , moist, clay films; 1 percent fine dark concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02171. few fine dark concretions concentrations; few fine roots; few fine faint 10YR54 mottles; few fine distinct 10YR56 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 231419; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 231419
    1Bt4—109 to 127 centimeters (42.9 to 50.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior silty clay loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine faint and 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; , moist, clay films; 1 percent fine dark concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. few fine dark concretions concentrations; few fine roots; few fine faint 10YR54 mottles; few fine distinct 10YR56 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 231420; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 231420
    1Bt5—127 to 152 centimeters (50.0 to 59.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine distinct and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; , moist, clay films; 1 percent fine dark concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog. few fine dark concretions concentrations; few fine roots; common fine distinct 10YR54 mottles; common fine distinct 10YR56 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 231421; patchy - phpvsfiid 231421