IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sable
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1962IL095005
  • User Pedon ID: 1962IL095005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - IL SCL
  • Lab Pedon # - 62IL095005
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 20523
  • 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: 578FT W of T intersection on N side if 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: JBF, BWR, JDA, CJF
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Typic Endoaquolls
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Pedon #: 5
  • 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 - Sable
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1962
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • 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 36 centimeters (0.0 to 14.2 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silty clay loam; weak medium angular blocky, and moderate medium granular structure; friable; 6.0 roots; 25 percent gray (10YR 5/1) silt coats on all faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL19015
    A2—36 to 48 centimeters (14.2 to 18.9 inches); 10YR 2.5/1 (10YR 2.5/1) silty clay loam; moderate medium granular structure; firm; 6.0 roots; 25 percent gray (10YR 5/1) silt coats on all faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL19016
    Btg1—48 to 69 centimeters (18.9 to 27.2 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; weak medium angular blocky, and moderate medium granular structure; firm; 6.0 roots; very dark gray (10YR 3/1) and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent medium distinct 10YR 4/8 (10YR 4/8) masses of oxidized iron and 25 percent fine distinct light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; 25 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, worm casts; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL19017
    Btg2—69 to 94 centimeters (27.2 to 37.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 roots; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and very dark gray (10YR 3/1) clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent medium distinct 10Y 5/8 (10Y 5/8) masses of oxidized iron and 25 percent fine distinct light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL19018
    Bg3—94 to 109 centimeters (37.0 to 42.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; weak coarse prismatic, and weak coarse angular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 roots; dark grayish brown (2.5Y 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 medium distinct light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL19019
    Cg1—109 to 124 centimeters (42.9 to 48.8 inches); variegated grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) silt loam; massive; friable; 0.6 roots; 10 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL19020
    Cg2—124 to 152 centimeters (48.8 to 59.8 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) silt loam; massive; friable; 10 percent coarse prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron and 25 percent medium distinct olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8. Lab sample # IL19021