IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Piasa
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1960IL135006
  • User Pedon ID: 1960IL135006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - IL SCL
  • Lab Pedon # - 60IL135006
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 20504
  • 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: 39.1186846
  • Std. Longitude: -89.6513007
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 8N
  • Range: 5W
  • Section: 21
  • PLSS Details: 2448 feet W & 443 feet N of SE corner
  • Location Description: 192 FT E & 443 FT N of SW corner of SE 1/4 of Sec.21
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL135—Montgomery
  • MLRA: 114—Southern Illinois and Indiana Thin Loess and Till Plain
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IL135—Montgomery County, Illinois

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: LPW, RTO
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, mesic Typic Natralbolls
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Pedon #: 6
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Piasa
  • PSC - 33 to 83 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/22/2010
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Piasa
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1960
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loess
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1960 (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
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    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) silt loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL18750
    A2—18 to 25 centimeters (7.1 to 9.8 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) silt loam; moderate fine platy structure; friable; 10 percent fine distinct black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese coatings; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # IL18751
    B1—25 to 33 centimeters (9.8 to 13.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silty clay loam; 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine faint and 25 percent black (10YR 2/1) fine distinct mottles; moderate very coarse columnar, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 50 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organoargillans on all faces of peds and 50 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, silt coats on all faces of peds; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL18752. continuous - phpvsfiid 429918; continuous - phpvsfiid 429918
    B21—33 to 51 centimeters (13.0 to 20.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silty clay loam; 1 percent black (10YR 2/1) fine distinct and 10 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine faint mottles; moderate very coarse columnar, and moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, silt coats on tops of soil columns and 25 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organoargillans on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, iron-manganese concretions; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL18753. continuous - phpvsfiid 429911; continuous - phpvsfiid 429912; continuous - phpvsfiid 429911; continuous - phpvsfiid 429912
    B22—51 to 64 centimeters (20.1 to 25.2 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silty clay loam; 1 percent black (10YR 2/1) fine distinct and 25 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) medium faint mottles; moderate very coarse columnar, and weak medium prismatic, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, silt coats on tops of soil columns and 10 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organoargillans on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, iron-manganese concretions; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL18754. patchy - phpvsfiid 429922; continuous - phpvsfiid 429923; patchy - phpvsfiid 429922; continuous - phpvsfiid 429923
    B23—64 to 76 centimeters (25.2 to 29.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silty clay loam; 1 percent black (10YR 2/1) fine faint and 25 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine faint mottles; moderate very coarse columnar, and weak medium prismatic, and moderate coarse angular blocky structure; firm; grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, silt coats on tops of soil columns and 10 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, organoargillans on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, iron-manganese concretions; 10 percent coarse carbonate concretions; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL18755. patchy - phpvsfiid 429920; patchy - phpvsfiid 429920
    B3—76 to 102 centimeters (29.9 to 40.2 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) silty clay loam; 1 percent black (10YR 2/1) fine distinct and 25 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium distinct mottles; weak very coarse columnar, and weak coarse angular blocky structure; firm; 10 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, organoargillans on all faces of peds and 10 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, organoargillans on surfaces along root channels and 10 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, silt coats on tops of soil columns; 10 percent coarse carbonate concretions; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL18756. patchy - phpvsfiid 429915; patchy - phpvsfiid 429915
    C1—102 to 119 centimeters (40.2 to 46.9 inches); 60 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) silt loam; 1 percent black (10YR 2/1) fine distinct and 40 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium distinct mottles; massive; firm; 10 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, organoargillans on surfaces along root channels and 10 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, organoargillans on all faces of peds; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL18757
    C1IIA—119 to 137 centimeters (46.9 to 53.9 inches); 60 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) silt loam; 1 percent black (10YR 2/1) fine distinct and 40 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) medium distinct mottles; massive; firm; 10 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, organoargillans on surfaces along root channels and 10 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, organoargillans on all faces of peds; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL18758
    IIA—137 to 152 centimeters (53.9 to 59.8 inches); 75 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silt loam; 1 percent greenish black (10Y 2/1) fine distinct and 25 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) coarse distinct mottles; massive; friable; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL18759
    IIB21—203 to 229 centimeters (79.9 to 90.2 inches); 75 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) loam; 1 percent black (10YR 2/1) fine distinct and 25 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) coarse distinct mottles; firm; fragments. Lab sample # IL18760
    IIB23—262 to 287 centimeters (103.1 to 113.0 inches); 75 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) loam; 1 percent black (10YR 2/1) fine distinct and 25 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) coarse distinct mottles; firm; fragments. Lab sample # IL18761