IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Brenton
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1966IL019001
  • User Pedon ID: 1966IL019001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - IL SCL
  • Lab Pedon # - 66IL019001
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 20608
  • Print Date: 11/12/2024

    • 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: 40.2523631
  • Std. Longitude: -88.0519939
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 21N
  • Range: 10E
  • Section: 27
  • Location Description: 60 yards east of lane fence, 29 yards south of gravel road
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL019—Champaign
  • MLRA: 108—Illinois and Iowa Deep Loess and Drift
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IL019—Champaign County, Illinois
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 40088-C1—Gifford, Illinois

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: BWR, JDA
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Aquic Argiudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Brenton
  • PSC - 36 to 86 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 11/20/2015
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Brenton
  • Classificaton Date - 10/1/1966
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: outwash
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/1/1966 (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 Horizon Lab Results - 1
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID Data Collector Total Clay CaCO3 Clay Total Silt Fine Silt Co. Silt Total Sand Total Sand Method VC Sand Co. Sand Med. Sand Fine Sand VF Sand VF Sand Method Texture Class - Field Lab Rubbed Fiber Unrubbed Fiber pH H2O
    cm cm % % % % % % % % % % % % %

    Ap

    A

    AB

    Bt1

    Bt2

    Bt3

    2BC1

    2BC2

    2C

    0

    18

    25

    36

    46

    61

    86

    109

    119

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    25

    36

    46

    61

    86

    109

    119

    165

    IL20282

    IL20283

    IL20284

    IL20285

    IL20286

    IL20287

    IL20288

    IL20289

    IL20290

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    31

    39

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    23

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    58

    59

    58

    55

    48

    52

    53

    37

    48

    39

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    33

    33

    33

    21

    27

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    16

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    13

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    14

    23

    48

    40

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    10

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    16

    12

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    5.9

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    8.2

    8.4
    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 2
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID pH CaCl2 pH NaF pH Ox Delta pH LL PL PI Atter. Samp. Cond. COLE Pot. Acidity Ca + Mg - Meh 2 K Ca + Mg - Sat. Paste KCl Extract. Acidity Base Sat. - Meh 2 CEC-7 CEC-8.2
    cm cm % % % cm/cm meq/100g cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg mmol(+)/l cmol(+)/kg % cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg

    Ap

    A

    AB

    Bt1

    Bt2

    Bt3

    2BC1

    2BC2

    2C

    0

    18

    25

    36

    46

    61

    86

    109

    119

    18

    25

    36

    46

    61

    86

    109

    119

    165

    IL20282

    IL20283

    IL20284

    IL20285

    IL20286

    IL20287

    IL20288

    IL20289

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    24.1

    22.8

    19.8

    21.3

    28.6

    26.5

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    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 3
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID ECEC Phosphate P NO3-N EC EC Method EC 1:5 by volume CaCO3 Equiv. Equiv. Gypsum Na SAR Gypsum Req. Humic Color Fulvic Color Humic + Fulvic Color Al PI Pyro. Hue PyrO. Value Pyro. Chroma
    cm cm cmol(+)/kg mg/kg mg/kg dS/m dS/m % % mmol(+)/l % L-pcu/g L-pcu/g L-pcu/g %

    Ap

    A

    AB

    Bt1

    Bt2

    Bt3

    2BC1

    2BC2

    2C

    0

    18

    25

    36

    46

    61

    86

    109

    119

    18

    25

    36

    46

    61

    86

    109

    119

    165

    IL20282

    IL20283

    IL20284

    IL20285

    IL20286

    IL20287

    IL20288

    IL20289

    IL20290

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    lithologic discontinuity

    0—36

    36—86

    86—165

    —36—

    —50—

    —79—
    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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    210

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    914

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    11.1

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    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silt loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL20282
    A—18 to 25 centimeters (7.1 to 9.8 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silt loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL20283
    AB—25 to 36 centimeters (9.8 to 14.2 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) silt loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; 1 percent faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded strongly coherent cemented 2-?-76 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method; moderately acid, pH 6.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL20284
    Bt1—36 to 46 centimeters (14.2 to 18.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silty clay loam; moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 35 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organoargillans on all faces of peds; 1 percent by volume nonflat rounded strongly coherent cemented 2-?-76 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method; moderately acid, pH 5.7; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL20285
    Bt2—46 to 61 centimeters (18.1 to 24.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silty clay loam; weak fine prismatic structure; firm; 35 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organoargillans on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine distinct very dark brown (7.5YR 2.5/2) iron-manganese concretions in matrix and 1 percent fine distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron on faces of peds; 1 percent by volume nonflat rounded strongly coherent cemented 2-?-76 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method; slightly acid, pH 6.3; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL20286
    Bt3—61 to 86 centimeters (24.0 to 33.9 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) silty clay loam; moderate fine prismatic structure; firm; 50 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine faint light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) iron depletions throughout and 10 percent fine prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout and 10 percent fine prominent iron-manganese concretions throughout; 1 percent by volume nonflat rounded strongly coherent cemented 2-?-76 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method; slightly acid, pH 6.5; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL20287
    2BC1—86 to 109 centimeters (33.9 to 42.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 35 percent distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent fine prominent very dark brown (7.5YR 2.5/2) iron-manganese concretions throughout and 25 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL20288
    2BC2—109 to 119 centimeters (42.9 to 46.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) loam; weak coarse angular blocky structure; friable; 10 percent fine prominent very dark brown (7.5YR 2.5/2) iron-manganese concretions throughout and 25 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL20289
    2C—119 to 165 centimeters (46.9 to 65.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) loam; structureless massive; friable; 1 percent medium prominent pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2) iron depletions throughout and 10 percent fine prominent very dark brown (7.5YR 2.5/2) iron-manganese concretions throughout and 10 percent coarse prominent gray (10YR 6/1) iron depletions throughout; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6. Lab sample # IL20290