IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sharpsburg
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1985IA1730031
  • User Pedon ID: 85IA1730031
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 86P0460
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 58265
  • 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: 40.7766685
  • Std. Longitude: -94.7272186
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 69N
  • Range: 34W
  • Section: 14
  • PLSS Details: 300 feet E and 200 feet S of center
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA173—Taylor

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: MSW and RDL
  • 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 - Sharpsburg
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Sharpsburg
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Typic Argiudoll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 11/1/1985
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • 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 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior and very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior silty clay loam; cloddy, and weak fine granular structure; friable; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02725. .
    1A—15 to 25 centimeters (5.9 to 9.8 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior and black (10YR 2/1) interior silty clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak fine angular blocky structure; friable; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02726
    1Bt1—25 to 41 centimeters (9.8 to 16.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02727. 10YR 3/2) coats.
    1Bt2—41 to 51 centimeters (16.1 to 20.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior silty clay loam; 1 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) fine faint mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 37 percent faint very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, coats and 37 percent prominent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, coats; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02728. Few fine dark oxides. 51 to 61 cm sample number 86P2729.; common coats surface features; common coats surface features; few fine faint 2.5Y52 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220529; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220530; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220529; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220530
    1Bt3—61 to 71 centimeters (24.0 to 28.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior silty clay loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine faint and 11 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) medium distinct mottles; moderate fine prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 37 percent prominent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02730. Common fine dark oxides. 71 to 84 cm sample number 86P2731; common clay films surface features; few fine faint 10YR56 mottles; common medium distinct 2.5Y52 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220531; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220531
    1Bt4—84 to 109 centimeters (33.1 to 42.9 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) interior silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic structure; firm; 37 percent faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02732. Common fine dark oxides.; common clay films surface features on vertical faces of peds; continuous - phpvsfiid 220532; continuous - phpvsfiid 220532
    1BC—109 to 137 centimeters (42.9 to 53.9 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) interior silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic structure; friable; 15 percent faint grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Common fine dark oxides.; few clay films surface features on vertical faces of peds; continuous - phpvsfiid 220533; continuous - phpvsfiid 220533
    1C—137 to 152 centimeters (53.9 to 59.8 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; massive; friable; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog. Common fine dark oxides.