IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Peotone
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1965IL041002
  • User Pedon ID: 1965IL041002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - IL SCL
  • Lab Pedon # - 65IL041002
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 20592
  • Print Date: 4/26/2025

    • 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: 39.8540750
  • Std. Longitude: -88.2365194
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 16N
  • Range: 8E
  • Section: 12
  • PLSS Details: 1520 feet north and 100 feet west of the southeast corner
  • Location Description: 200 feet north of 1/4 mile line and 100 feet west of center of road in center depression
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL041—Douglas
  • MLRA: 108—Illinois and Iowa Deep Loess and Drift
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IL041—Douglas County, Illinois
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 39088-G2—Villa Grove, Illinois

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: JDA, DCH, HLW
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, mesic Cumulic Vertic Endoaquolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Peotone
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/30/2015
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Peotone
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Cumulic Haplaquolls
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 11/1/1965
  • Classifier - JDA, DCH, HLW
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: colluvium
  • Landscape: till plain
  • Landform: depression
  • Hill Slope Profile: toeslope
  • Drainage Class: very poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/1/1965 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID:
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - row crop
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Yield Study ID -
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    cambic horizon

    0—91

    91—137

    —91—

    —46—
    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

    0

    —

    —

    213

    —

    —

    —

    —

    10

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

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    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silty clay; weak fine granular structure; firm; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL20024
    A—18 to 30 centimeters (7.1 to 11.8 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silty clay; moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL20025
    BAg—30 to 48 centimeters (11.8 to 18.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silty clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to strong medium angular blocky structure; firm; faint black (10YR 2/1), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL20026. continuous - phpvsfiid 1422918; continuous - phpvsfiid 1422918
    Bg1—48 to 74 centimeters (18.9 to 29.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silty clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to strong medium angular blocky structure; firm; faint black (10YR 2/1), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds; 1 percent iron-manganese concretions throughout; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL20027. continuous - phpvsfiid 1422921; continuous - phpvsfiid 1422921
    Bg2—74 to 91 centimeters (29.1 to 35.8 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) silty clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to strong fine angular blocky structure; firm; distinct black (10YR 2/1), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds; 1 percent iron-manganese concretions throughout and 1 percent medium distinct dark gray (5Y 4/1), moist, iron depletions in matrix; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL20028. continuous - phpvsfiid 1422922; continuous - phpvsfiid 1422922
    Btg—91 to 112 centimeters (35.8 to 44.1 inches); dark gray (5Y 4/1) silty clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate fine angular blocky structure; firm; distinct dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent iron-manganese concretions throughout and 10 percent fine distinct olive brown (2.5Y 4/4), moist, iron-manganese masses in matrix; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL20029. continuous - phpvsfiid 1422919; continuous - phpvsfiid 1422919
    BCg—112 to 137 centimeters (44.1 to 53.9 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; weak coarse angular blocky structure; firm; 10 percent distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on surfaces along root channels; 25 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, iron-manganese concretions throughout and 25 percent fine faint olive (5Y 5/3), moist, iron-manganese masses in matrix; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.7; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL20030
    CBg—137 to 165 centimeters (53.9 to 65.0 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; weak coarse angular blocky structure; friable; 25 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, iron-manganese concretions throughout and 25 percent medium distinct light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix; 1 percent carbonate concretions throughout; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL20031
    Cg1—165 to 226 centimeters (65.0 to 89.0 inches); variegated gray (5Y 5/1) and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) silty clay loam; structureless massive; friable; 25 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, iron-manganese concretions throughout; 1 percent carbonate concretions throughout; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL20032
    2Cg2—226 to 272 centimeters (89.0 to 107.1 inches); variegated light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) and olive gray (5Y 5/2) loam; structureless massive; friable; 1 percent by volume rounded strongly coherent cemented mixed fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL20033
    3Cg3—272 centimeters (107.1 inches); variegated light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) and olive gray (5Y 5/2) loam; structureless massive; friable; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6. Lab sample # IL20034