IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Flanagan
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
1956IL099002
User Pedon ID:
1956IL099002
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
IL SCL
Lab Pedon # -
56IL099002
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
20458
Print Date:
1/29/2025
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:
41.6284575
Std. Longitude:
-88.7708465
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
36N
Range:
4E
Section:
4
PLSS Details:
873 feet S of NE corner
Location Description:
873 FT S of NE corner of Section 4 on W side of dirt road
State:
Illinois
County:
IL099—La Salle
MLRA:
108—Illinois and Iowa Deep Loess and Drift
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
IL099—La Salle County, Illinois
PEDON
Describers Name:
RTO, RES
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine, smectitic, mesic Aquic Argiudolls
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Record Orgin:
PedonPC
Pedon #:
2
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Flanagan
PSC -
53 to 74 cm.
Classificaton Date -
2/22/2010
Soil Taxonomic Edition -
eleventh edition
Moisture Class -
udic
Moisture Subclass -
aquic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Flanagan
Classificaton Date -
10/1/1956
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Erosion Class -
1
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Parent Material:
loess over till
Drainage Class:
somewhat poorly
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
10/1/1956 (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 -
Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind
Feature Depth L-H
Feature Thickness L-RV-H
cm
mollic epipedon
argillic horizon
0—53
53—74
—53—
—21—
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 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silt loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; 6.0 fine roots; fragments; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL17891
A2—18 to 36 centimeters (7.1 to 14.2 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silt loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable; faint gray (10YR 6/1), dry, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL17892
AB—36 to 43 centimeters (14.2 to 16.9 inches); 10YR 2.5/1 (10YR 2.5/1) silty clay loam; moderate medium granular structure; firm; faint gray (10YR 6/1), dry, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL17893
BA—43 to 53 centimeters (16.9 to 20.9 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) silty clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL17894
Bt—53 to 74 centimeters (20.9 to 29.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 10 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL17895
BC—74 to 84 centimeters (29.1 to 33.1 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) silty clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 10 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 1 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, manganese masses and 10 percent fine prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # IL17896
C1—84 to 102 centimeters (33.1 to 40.2 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) silt loam; massive; friable; very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, carbonate coats on all faces of peds; 25 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # IL17897
C2—102 to 117 centimeters (40.2 to 46.1 inches); light olive gray (5Y 6/2) silt loam; massive; friable; 10 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # IL17898
C3—117 to 132 centimeters (46.1 to 52.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loam; massive; friable; 25 percent medium prominent gray (5Y 6/1) iron depletions; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6. Lab sample # IL17899