IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ashkum
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1957IL105001
  • User Pedon ID: 1957IL105001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1957IL105001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A1985
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 36143
  • Print Date: 11/11/2024

    • 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: 40.7836444
  • Std. Longitude: -88.8756250
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 27N
  • Range: 3E
  • Section: 21
  • PLSS Details: SE 160, SE 40, SW 10, 858 feet west of black top road in second low area from corner
  • Location Description: on north side of dirt road in roadside sod of Andropogan furcatus (Big Bluestem)
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL105—Livingston
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IL105—Livingston County, Illinois

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J.E. Paschke, D.C. Hallbick, N.E. Barnes, and G.O. Walker, Soil Conservation Service; H.L. Wascher and J.D. Alexander, Univ. of IL
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, superactive, mesic Typic Endoaquolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: representative pedon for component
  • Pedon Purpose: soil survey inventory
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Ashkum
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/14/2009
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Drummer
  • Classificaton Date - 10/14/1957
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: yes


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/14/1957 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    ANGE

    Andropogon gerardii

    big bluestem

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    cambic horizon

    lithologic discontinuity

    0—51

    41—89

    104—

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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

    1

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    270

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    A1—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silty clay; moderate and strong fine subangular blocky parts to moderate fine granular structure; firm; 21.0 roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A15788
    A2—20 to 41 centimeters (7.9 to 16.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silty clay loam; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 21.0 roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A15789
    AB—41 to 51 centimeters (16.1 to 20.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to strong fine subangular blocky structure; firm; faint clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A15790. continuous - phpvsfiid 393320; continuous - phpvsfiid 393320
    Bw1—51 to 66 centimeters (20.1 to 26.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silty clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; faint dark gray (N 4/0), moist, clay films and faint dark gray (N 4/0), moist, organic stains; fine prominent dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) masses of reduced iron and 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions and 21 percent fine distinct olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A15791. continuous - phpvsfiid 393321; continuous - phpvsfiid 393322; continuous - phpvsfiid 393321; continuous - phpvsfiid 393322
    Bw2—66 to 89 centimeters (26.0 to 35.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) and grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay; weak medium and coarse prismatic parts to weak medium angular blocky structure; firm; faint dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist, clay films and faint very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), moist, organic stains; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A15792. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 393323; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 393324; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 393323; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 393324
    C1—89 to 104 centimeters (35.0 to 40.9 inches); dark gray (2.5Y 4/1) and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) silty clay loam; massive; firm; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A15793
    2C2—104 to 117 centimeters (40.9 to 46.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silty clay; massive; firm; gray (N 5/) iron-manganese masses and 21 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A15794
    2C3—117 to 152 centimeters (46.1 to 59.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silty clay; massive; very firm; prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of reduced iron and 21 percent medium prominent gray (N 5/) masses of oxidized iron; fragments. Lab sample # 40A15795