IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sable
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1962IL095002
  • User Pedon ID: 1962IL095002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - IL SCL
  • Lab Pedon # - 62IL095002
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 20520
  • 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: 41.0693061
  • Std. Longitude: -90.2057992
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 13N
  • Range: 3E
  • Section: 31
  • Location Description: 1170FT W of T intersection on N side of dirt road
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL095—Knox
  • MLRA: 108—Illinois and Iowa Deep Loess and Drift
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IL095—Knox County, Illinois

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: BWR, RCB, JDA, JBF
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Cumulic Endoaquolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Sable
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/22/2010
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Muscatine
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1962
  • 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: 8/1/1962 (actual site observation date)
  • 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
    • 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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    A1—0 to 28 centimeters (0.0 to 11.0 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silty clay loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable; 6.0 roots; fine pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL18992
    A2—28 to 43 centimeters (11.0 to 16.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silty clay loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; 6.0 roots; fine pores; 50 percent gray (10YR 5/1) silt coats on all faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL18993
    A3—43 to 64 centimeters (16.9 to 25.2 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) silty clay loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; 3.0 roots; fine pores; 1 percent fine distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) iron depletions and 10 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) iron-manganese concretions and 25 percent gray (10YR 5/1) clay depletions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL18994
    Btg1—64 to 81 centimeters (25.2 to 31.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate coarse granular structure; firm; 3.0 roots; fine pores; dark gray (10YR 4/1) and grayish brown (10YR 5/2) clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine distinct 10Y 5/8 (10Y 5/8) masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) iron-manganese concretions and 25 percent fine distinct light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) iron depletions; 25 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, worm casts; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL18995
    Btg2—81 to 97 centimeters (31.9 to 38.2 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.6 roots; fine pores; grayish brown (10YR 5/2) clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent fine distinct light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) iron depletions and 25 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.1; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL18996
    Btg3—97 to 135 centimeters (38.2 to 53.1 inches); variegated grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) silty clay loam; weak coarse angular blocky structure; firm; 0.6 roots; fine pores; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron and 25 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.7; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL18997
    Cg—135 to 152 centimeters (53.1 to 59.8 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silt loam; 1 percent 5YR 4/8 (5YR 4/8) fine prominent and 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine prominent mottles; massive; friable; 0.6 roots; fine pores; 1 percent fine prominent 5Y 4/8 (5Y 4/8) masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent fine prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron and 25 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) and iron-manganese concretions and 25 percent medium distinct light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0. Lab sample # IL18998