IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Joy
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
1939IL131001
User Pedon ID:
1939IL131001
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
IL SCL
Lab Pedon # -
39IL131001
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
20406
Print Date:
2/17/2025
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:
41.1828404
Std. Longitude:
-90.8890249
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
14N
Range:
4W
Section:
30
PLSS Details:
1320 feet N of center
Location Description:
SW corner of SW10, 40 rods S of T road junction
State:
Illinois
County:
IL131—Mercer
MLRA:
115—Central Mississippi Valley Wooded Slopes
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
IL131—Mercer County, Illinois
PEDON
Describers Name:
JBF
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Aquic Hapludolls
Pedon Record Orgin:
PedonPC
Pedon #:
1
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Joy
PSC -
56 to 106 cm.
Classificaton Date -
2/22/2010
Moisture Class -
udic
Moisture Subclass -
aquic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Joy
Classificaton Date -
11/1/1939
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Erosion Class -
1
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Parent Material:
loess
Drainage Class:
moderately well
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
11/1/1939 (actual site observation date)
Air Photo ID:
Surface Cover Properties:
Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 -
grass/herbaceous cover
Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 -
hayland
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Drained? -
no
Bedded Soil? -
no
Forest Plantation? -
no
Yield Study ID -
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
1.5
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A1—0 to 30 centimeters (0.0 to 11.8 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silt loam; 25 percent gray (10YR 5/1) fine mottles; strong medium granular structure; friable; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL15857, IL15859, IL15858. Horizon split for sampling: IL15857 0 to 5 cm, IL15858 5 to 18 cm, IL15859 18 to 30 cm.
A3—30 to 48 centimeters (11.8 to 18.9 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silt loam; 25 percent gray (10YR 5/1) mottles; strong medium granular structure; friable; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL15860, IL15861. Horizon split for sampling: IL15860 30 to 38 cm, IL15861 38 to 48 cm.
B1—48 to 56 centimeters (18.9 to 22.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silt loam; strong medium subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL15862
B21—56 to 64 centimeters (22.0 to 25.2 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) silt loam; 1 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) fine faint mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 10 percent dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, organoargillans on all faces of peds; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL15863. patchy - phpvsfiid 429726; patchy - phpvsfiid 429726
B22—64 to 81 centimeters (25.2 to 31.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silt loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent and 1 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) fine faint mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organoargillans on surfaces along pores and 10 percent dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, organoargillans on all faces of peds; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL15864, IL15865. Horizon split for sampling: IL15864 64 to 69 cm, IL15865 69 to 81 cm.; patchy - phpvsfiid 429727; patchy - phpvsfiid 429727
B23—81 to 91 centimeters (31.9 to 35.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silt loam; 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium prominent and 25 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) coarse distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organoargillans on surfaces along pores and 10 percent dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, organoargillans on all faces of peds; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL15866, IL15867. Horizon split for sampling: IL15866 81 to 86 cm, IL15867 86 to 91 cm.; patchy - phpvsfiid 429721; patchy - phpvsfiid 429721
B24—91 to 107 centimeters (35.8 to 42.1 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) silt loam; 25 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) coarse prominent mottles; weak coarse angular blocky structure; friable; dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent coarse dark greenish gray (10Y 3/1), moist, iron-manganese concretions; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL15868
B3—107 to 122 centimeters (42.1 to 48.0 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) silt loam; 25 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) coarse prominent mottles; weak coarse angular blocky structure; friable; dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, iron-manganese concretions; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL15869
C21—122 to 173 centimeters (48.0 to 68.1 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) silt loam; 25 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) coarse prominent mottles; massive; friable; very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organoargillans on surfaces along pores and carbonate coats on all faces of peds; 25 percent medium black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese concretions; fragments. Lab sample # IL15870, IL15871. Horizon split for sampling: IL15870 122 to 152 cm, IL15871 152 to 173 cm.
C22—173 to 188 centimeters (68.1 to 74.0 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) silt loam; 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium prominent mottles; massive; friable; very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organoargillans on surfaces along pores; 10 percent medium black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese concretions; fragments. Lab sample # IL15872