IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Exira
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1996IA047001
  • User Pedon ID: S1996IA047001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 96P0217
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 68295
  • 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: 42.0131416
  • Std. Longitude: -95.1087112
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 83N
  • Range: 37W
  • Section: 12
  • Location Description: Denison Township
  • State: Iowa
  • County: IA047—Crawford
  • MLRA: 107—Iowa and Missouri Deep Loess Hills
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IA047—Crawford County, Iowa
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 42095-A1—Arcadia, Iowa

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Sam R. Steckly, Soil Scientist, Onawa, Iowa
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Typic Hapludolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: representative pedon for component
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Exira
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/7/2004
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Exira
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Typic Hapludoll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 4/26/1996
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/26/1996 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 70
  • 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
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    cambic horizon

    43—142

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    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

    8

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    80

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    Ap1—0 to 17 centimeters (0.0 to 6.7 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior silty clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky parts to moderate medium platy parts to moderate fine granular structure; friable; 6.0 very fine to medium roots throughout; 6.0 very fine moderate-continuity interstitial and 3.0 very fine low-continuity constricted tubular pores; 60 percent faint very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist, organic stains on faces of peds and in pores; 1 percent medium irregular worm casts; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P01740. continuous - phpvsfiid 194612; continuous - phpvsfiid 194612
    Ap2—17 to 30 centimeters (6.7 to 11.8 inches); 80 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior and 20 percent dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior silty clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky parts to moderate fine granular structure; friable; 6.0 very fine to medium roots throughout; 3.0 very fine low-continuity constricted tubular and 6.0 very fine moderate-continuity interstitial pores; 60 percent faint very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist, organic stains on faces of peds and in pores; 1 percent medium irregular worm casts; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P01741. continuous - phpvsfiid 194613; continuous - phpvsfiid 194613
    AB—30 to 43 centimeters (11.8 to 16.9 inches); 30 percent dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior and 30 percent brown (10YR 4/3) interior and 40 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior silty clay loam; moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.9 very fine roots between peds; 6.0 very fine and fine high-continuity tubular and 0.9 medium high-continuity tubular pores; 30 percent faint very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist, organic stains on faces of peds and in pores; 1 percent medium irregular worm casts; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P01742. continuous - phpvsfiid 194614; continuous - phpvsfiid 194614
    Bw1—43 to 61 centimeters (16.9 to 24.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior silty clay loam; moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.9 very fine roots between peds; 6.0 very fine and fine high-continuity tubular and 0.9 medium high-continuity tubular pores; 3 percent faint brown (10YR 4/3), moist, coats on faces of peds and in pores and 60 percent faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, coats on faces of peds and in pores; 1 percent medium irregular worm casts; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P01743. continuous - phpvsfiid 194615; patchy - phpvsfiid 194616; continuous - phpvsfiid 194615; patchy - phpvsfiid 194616
    Bw2—61 to 79 centimeters (24.0 to 31.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior silty clay loam; 5 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine distinct mottles; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.9 very fine roots between peds; 6.0 very fine and fine high-continuity tubular pores; 10 percent faint brown (10YR 4/3), moist, coats on faces of peds and in pores and 30 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, coats on faces of peds; 1 percent medium irregular worm casts; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P01744. patchy - phpvsfiid 194617; patchy - phpvsfiid 194618; patchy - phpvsfiid 194617; patchy - phpvsfiid 194618
    Bw3—79 to 109 centimeters (31.1 to 42.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior silty clay loam; 5 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine distinct and 5 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.9 very fine roots between peds; 6.0 very fine and fine high-continuity tubular pores; 10 percent faint brown (10YR 4/3), moist, coats on faces of peds and in pores and 30 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, coats on faces of peds; 1 percent medium irregular worm casts; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P01745. patchy - phpvsfiid 194619; patchy - phpvsfiid 194620; patchy - phpvsfiid 194619; patchy - phpvsfiid 194620
    BC—109 to 142 centimeters (42.9 to 55.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior silty clay loam; 5 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine distinct and 5 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; weak coarse prismatic structure; friable; 0.9 very fine roots between peds; 6.0 very fine and fine high-continuity tubular pores; 20 percent faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, coats on faces of peds; 1 percent medium irregular worm casts; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P01746. patchy - phpvsfiid 194621; patchy - phpvsfiid 194621
    Cg1—142 to 167 centimeters (55.9 to 65.7 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior silt loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent and 25 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine and medium prominent mottles; massive; friable; 6.0 very fine and fine high-continuity tubular pores; 10 percent medium irregular masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent medium irregular worm casts; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P01747
    Cg2—167 to 191 centimeters (65.7 to 75.2 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior silt loam; 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine and medium prominent and 25 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) medium prominent mottles; massive; friable; 6.0 very fine and fine high-continuity tubular pores; 10 percent medium irregular masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent medium irregular worm casts; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P01748
    Cg3—191 to 213 centimeters (75.2 to 83.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior silt loam; 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine and medium prominent and 25 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) medium prominent mottles; massive; friable; 6.0 very fine and fine high-continuity tubular pores; 10 percent medium irregular masses of oxidized iron; fragments. Lab sample # 96P01749