IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ashkum
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1958WI059002
  • User Pedon ID: 1958WI059002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A1519
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 35127
  • 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: 42.5647240
  • Std. Longitude: -87.9297256
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 1N
  • Range: 22E
  • Section: 8
  • PLSS Details: NW of NW
  • Location Description: Kenosha County, Wisconsin.
  • State: Wisconsin
  • County: WI059—Kenosha
  • MLRA: 110—Northern Illinois and Indiana Heavy Till Plain
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: WI601—Kenosha and Racine Counties, Wisconsin

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: A.J. Klingehoets
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, superactive, mesic Typic Endoaquolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: TUD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: soil survey inventory
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Ashkum
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/27/2010
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Ashkum
  • Classificaton Date - 1/7/1958
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 1/7/1958 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other grass/herbaceous cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    cambic horizon

    lithologic discontinuity

    0—33

    33—94

    48—

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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

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    Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); black (N 2/0) silty clay loam; moderate and strong medium granular structure; slightly hard, friable; many (6.0) roots; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A11901
    Ag—20 to 33 centimeters (7.9 to 13.0 inches); black (N 2/0) silty clay; moderate medium granular structure; slightly hard, friable; many (6.0) roots; 1 percent fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A11902
    Bg1—33 to 48 centimeters (13.0 to 18.9 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) silty clay; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate and strong fine subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately plastic; many (6.0) roots; clay films on all faces of peds and black (10YR 2/1) organic stains on surfaces along root channels; 21 percent fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A11903
    2Bg2—48 to 61 centimeters (18.9 to 24.0 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate and strong medium angular blocky structure; hard, firm, slightly plastic; many (6.0) roots; clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron and 21 percent medium prominent brown (7.5YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slight effervescence; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A11904
    2Bg3—61 to 94 centimeters (24.0 to 37.0 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately plastic; few (0.6) roots; clay films on vertical faces of peds; 10 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron and 21 percent medium prominent brown (7.5YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strong effervescence; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A11905
    2Cg1—94 to 119 centimeters (37.0 to 46.9 inches); 50 percent gray (5Y 5/1) and 50 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silty clay loam; massive; hard, firm, slightly plastic; 10 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron and 21 percent medium prominent brown (7.5YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron; 2 percent by volume shale, unspecified fragments and 3 percent by volume dolomite (dolostone) fragments; strong effervescence; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A11906
    2Cg2—119 to 147 centimeters (46.9 to 57.9 inches); 50 percent gray (5Y 5/1) and 50 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silt loam; massive; hard, firm, moderately plastic; 10 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron and 21 percent medium prominent brown (7.5YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron; 2 percent by volume dolomite (dolostone) fragments and 3 percent by volume shale, unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A11907. Differs from horizon above only in being a light silty clay loam which is more massive and is many feet thick.