IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Martinton
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
1965IL053001
User Pedon ID:
1965IL053001
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
IL SCL
Lab Pedon # -
65IL053001
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
20593
Print Date:
4/3/2025
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:
40.8204736
Std. Longitude:
-88.1861014
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
27N
Range:
9E
Section:
16
PLSS Details:
475 feet west and 290 feet south of northeast corner
State:
Illinois
County:
IL053—Ford
MLRA:
110—Northern Illinois and Indiana Heavy Till Plain
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
IL053—Ford County, Illinois
7.5 Minute USGS Quad:
40088-G2—Piper City, Illinois
PEDON
Describers Name:
JDA, HLW
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine, illitic, mesic Aquic Argiudolls
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
PedonPC
Pedon #:
1
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Martinton
PSC -
53 to 103 cm.
Classificaton Date -
7/10/2009
Moisture Class -
udic
Moisture Subclass -
aquic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Brenton
Classificaton Date -
11/1/1965
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Erosion Class -
0
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Parent Material:
lacustrine
Drainage Class:
somewhat 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 -
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
1
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201
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10
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Ap—0 to 25 centimeters (0.0 to 9.8 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silt loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL20081
A1—25 to 33 centimeters (9.8 to 13.0 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silt loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL20082
A3—33 to 46 centimeters (13.0 to 18.1 inches); 10YR 2.5/1 (10YR 2.5/1) silt loam; 1 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) fine distinct mottles; moderate fine granular structure; friable; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL20083
B1—46 to 53 centimeters (18.1 to 20.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) silty clay loam; 25 percent brown (10YR 5/3) fine distinct mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), moist, organoargillans on all faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL20084. continuous - phpvsfiid 464078; continuous - phpvsfiid 464078
B21—53 to 66 centimeters (20.9 to 26.0 inches); variegated gray (10YR 5/1) and grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and brown (10YR 5/3) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silty clay loam; weak fine prismatic, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL20085. continuous - phpvsfiid 464079; continuous - phpvsfiid 464079
B22—66 to 76 centimeters (26.0 to 29.9 inches); variegated gray (10YR 5/1) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silty clay loam; moderate fine prismatic, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 25 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL20086. continuous - phpvsfiid 464080; continuous - phpvsfiid 464080
B23—76 to 99 centimeters (29.9 to 39.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; 25 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 25 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.7; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL20087. continuous - phpvsfiid 464081; continuous - phpvsfiid 464081
B31—99 to 114 centimeters (39.0 to 44.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct and 25 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) medium distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 25 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL20088. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 464082; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 464082
B32—114 to 122 centimeters (44.9 to 48.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct and 25 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) coarse distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic, and weak medium angular blocky structure; firm; grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL20089. patchy - phpvsfiid 464083; patchy - phpvsfiid 464083
C1—122 to 152 centimeters (48.0 to 59.8 inches); variegated gray (5Y 6/1) and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) silt loam; massive; friable; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL20090
C2—152 to 183 centimeters (59.8 to 72.0 inches); variegated gray (5Y 6/1) and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) fine sandy loam; massive; very friable; 1 percent carbonate concretions on faces of peds; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6. Lab sample # IL20091