IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Weir
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
1961IL077001
User Pedon ID:
1961IL077001
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
IL SCL
Lab Pedon # -
61IL077001
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
20510
Print Date:
4/19/2025
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:
37.6990003
Std. Longitude:
-89.2401472
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
9S
Range:
1W
Section:
32
Location Description:
Agronomy research center Carbondale,area 8,Block III,plot D,F,4th row E
State:
Illinois
County:
IL077—Jackson
MLRA:
114—Southern Illinois and Indiana Thin Loess and Till Plain
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
IL077—Jackson County, Illinois
PEDON
Describers Name:
WME, JBF
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine, smectitic, mesic Typic Endoaqualfs
Pedon Record Orgin:
PedonPC
Pedon #:
1
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Weir
PSC -
43 to 93 cm.
Classificaton Date -
2/22/2010
Moisture Class -
aquic
Moisture Subclass -
typic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Weir
Classificaton Date -
8/1/1961
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Erosion Class -
1
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Parent Material:
loess
Drainage Class:
poorly
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
8/1/1961 (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
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Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silt loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 3.0 fine pores; 25 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, and black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese concretions; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL18771
A2—23 to 38 centimeters (9.1 to 15.0 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) silt loam; 10 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) medium distinct mottles; weak fine platy structure; friable; 3.0 fine pores; 25 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, and black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese concretions; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL18772
A2-B2—38 to 43 centimeters (15.0 to 16.9 inches); variegated light gray (10YR 7/2) and brown (10YR 5/3) silt loam; 10 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) medium faint mottles; strong medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine pores; 25 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, and black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese concretions; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL18773
B21—43 to 69 centimeters (16.9 to 27.2 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silty clay loam; 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) medium distinct mottles; strong medium prismatic, and strong medium angular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 fine pores; grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 25 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, and black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese concretions; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL18774
B22—69 to 91 centimeters (27.2 to 35.8 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silty clay loam; 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium distinct and 25 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) medium distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic, and moderate fine angular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 fine pores; grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 25 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, and black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese concretions; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL18775
B31—91 to 112 centimeters (35.8 to 44.1 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silty clay loam; 25 percent brown (10YR 5/3) medium distinct and 25 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium distinct mottles; weak medium angular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 fine pores; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 25 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, and black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese concretions; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL18776
B32—112 to 124 centimeters (44.1 to 48.8 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silt loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium distinct and 25 percent brown (10YR 5/3) medium distinct mottles; weak coarse angular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 fine pores; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 25 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, and black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese concretions; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL18777
C11—124 to 140 centimeters (48.8 to 55.1 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) silt loam; 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) coarse prominent and 10 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) coarse prominent mottles; massive; firm; 0.6 fine pores; 25 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, and black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese concretions; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL18778
C12—140 to 183 centimeters (55.1 to 72.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silt loam; 25 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) medium prominent mottles; massive; friable; 0.6 fine pores; 25 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, and black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese concretions; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL18779