IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sharpsburg
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1985IA1730032
  • User Pedon ID: 85IA1730032
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 86P0461
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 58266
  • 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: 40.7763901
  • Std. Longitude: -94.7272186
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 69N
  • Range: 34W
  • Section: 14
  • PLSS Details: 300 feet E and 280 feet S of center
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA173—Taylor

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: MW and RL
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Typic Argiudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Sharpsburg
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Typic Argiudolls
  • Classificaton Date - 11/1/1985
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • 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 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior and dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior and 10 percent brown (10YR 4/3) interior silty clay loam; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02733
    1Bt1—13 to 28 centimeters (5.1 to 11.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior silty clay loam; moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 15 percent faint dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, organic stains and 55 percent faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02734. many clay films surface features; few organic coats surface features; continuous - phpvsfiid 220534; continuous - phpvsfiid 220535; continuous - phpvsfiid 220534; continuous - phpvsfiid 220535
    1Bt2—28 to 43 centimeters (11.0 to 16.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) medium distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 55 percent faint very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, clay films; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02735. Few fine dark oxides.; many clay films surface features; common medium distinct 2.5Y52 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 220536; continuous - phpvsfiid 220536
    1Bt3—43 to 61 centimeters (16.9 to 24.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) medium distinct mottles; weak fine prismatic, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 37 percent faint grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02736. Common fine dark oxides.; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common medium distinct 2.5Y52 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220537; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220537
    1BC—61 to 71 centimeters (24.0 to 28.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic structure; firm; 15 percent distinct grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02737. Common fine dark oxides. 71 to 81 cm sample number 86P2738.; few clay films surface features on vertical faces of peds; continuous - phpvsfiid 220538; continuous - phpvsfiid 220538
    1C1—81 to 102 centimeters (31.9 to 40.2 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior and strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) interior silty clay loam; friable; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02739. Some horizontal cleavage. Common fine dark oxides.
    1C2—102 to 152 centimeters (40.2 to 59.8 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior and strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) interior silty clay loam; friable; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog. Common fine dark oxides. Some vertical layering.