IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Tama
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1987IA127002
  • User Pedon ID: 87IA127002
  • User Site Association ID: 11-WAV_Tama_Pedons
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 88P0595
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 60713
  • Print Date: 5/20/2024

    • 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: 42.0416679
  • Std. Longitude: -93.1083298
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA127—Marshall
  • MLRA: 108—Illinois and Iowa Deep Loess and Drift
  • Regional Office: NC—North Central
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NC-WAV—Waverly, Iowa
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IA127—Marshall County, Iowa

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Typic Hapludalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Tama
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Tama
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Typic Argiudoll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1987
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 3
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loess
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1987 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

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    90

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    Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silty clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P03065
    Bt1—15 to 33 centimeters (5.9 to 13.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silty clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, coats; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P03066. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 223295; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 223295
    Bt2—33 to 48 centimeters (13.0 to 18.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silty clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, coats; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P03067. continuous - phpvsfiid 223296; continuous - phpvsfiid 223296
    Bt3—48 to 74 centimeters (18.9 to 29.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silty clay loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine distinct mottles; weak fine prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, coats; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P03068. few fine distinct 7.5YR58 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 223297; continuous - phpvsfiid 223297
    Bt4—74 to 91 centimeters (29.1 to 35.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silty clay loam; strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and 11 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, coats; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P03069. common fine distinct 10YR52 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 223298; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 223298
    BC—91 to 112 centimeters (35.8 to 44.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct and 1 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) medium distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic structure; friable; 15 percent light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, coats; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P03070. few coats surface features; few fine distinct 7.5YR56 mottles; few medium distinct 10YR52 mottles
    C1—112 to 137 centimeters (44.1 to 53.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and 11 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) medium distinct mottles; massive; friable; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P03071. common medium distinct 10YR52 mottles
    C2—137 to 152 centimeters (53.9 to 59.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silt loam; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; massive; friable; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 88P03072. common medium distinct 7.5YR56 mottles