IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Herrick
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1967IL017003
  • User Pedon ID: 1967IL017003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - IL SCL
  • Lab Pedon # - 67IL017003
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 20621
  • Print Date: 12/17/2024

    • 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: 39.9201490
  • Std. Longitude: -90.2397097
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 17N
  • Range: 10W
  • Section: 17
  • PLSS Details: 1115 feet north and 285 feet west of southeast corner
  • Location Description: 1115 feet north and 285 feet west of road intersection
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL017—Cass
  • MLRA: 108—Illinois and Iowa Deep Loess and Drift
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IL017—Cass County, Illinois
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 39090-H2—Virginia, Illinois

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: S, R, F
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, 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 #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Virden
  • PSC - 42 to 92 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/10/2009
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Herrick
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1967
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loess
  • Landscape: till plain
  • Landform: flat
  • Geomorphic Component Flats: talf
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1967 (actual site observation date)
  • 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
    • 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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    187

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    1025

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    190

    13

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    Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); 10YR 2.5/1 (10YR 2.5/1) silt loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL20515
    E—20 to 34 centimeters (7.9 to 13.4 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) and gray (10YR 5/1) silt loam; weak fine platy, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 1 percent fine prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL20516
    Bg1—34 to 42 centimeters (13.4 to 16.5 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 1 percent fine prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL20517
    Bg2—42 to 56 centimeters (16.5 to 22.0 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) silty clay; moderate fine prismatic, and strong fine angular blocky structure; firm; 1 percent fine prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent fine faint brown (10YR 5/3) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL20518
    Btg1—56 to 71 centimeters (22.0 to 28.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) crushed silty clay loam; moderate fine prismatic, and moderate fine angular blocky structure; firm; 50 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron and 25 percent iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.1; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL20519. continuous - phpvsfiid 1301095; continuous - phpvsfiid 1301095
    Btg2—71 to 86 centimeters (28.0 to 33.9 inches); 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and olive gray (5Y 5/2) and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) crushed silty clay loam; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; 30 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL20520. patchy - phpvsfiid 1301094; patchy - phpvsfiid 1301094
    Btg3—86 to 102 centimeters (33.9 to 40.2 inches); 60 percent olive gray (5Y 5/2) and 40 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) crushed silty clay loam; moderate medium prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 15 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL20521. patchy - phpvsfiid 1301096; patchy - phpvsfiid 1301096
    Btg4—102 to 114 centimeters (40.2 to 44.9 inches); 55 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and 45 percent olive gray (5Y 5/2) silt loam; weak medium prismatic structure; firm; 10 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL20522. patchy - phpvsfiid 1301093; patchy - phpvsfiid 1301093
    Btg5—114 to 157 centimeters (44.9 to 61.8 inches); 75 percent gray (5Y 6/1) and 25 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and pale olive (5Y 6/3) crushed silt loam; weak medium prismatic, and massive; 10 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6. Lab sample # IL20523. patchy - phpvsfiid 1301092; patchy - phpvsfiid 1301092
    C1—157 to 188 centimeters (61.8 to 74.0 inches); 60 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and 40 percent gray (5Y 6/1) and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) crushed silt loam; massive; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8. Lab sample # IL20526, IL20524, IL20527. Horizon split for sampling: IL20524 127 to 142 cm, IL20526 157 to 173 cm, IL20527 173 to 188 cm.
    C2—188 to 244 centimeters (74.0 to 96.1 inches); 65 percent reddish gray (5R 5/1) and 35 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) crushed silt loam; massive; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2. Lab sample # IL20528, IL20525, IL20529, IL20530, IL20531. Horizon split for sampling: IL20525 142 to 157 cm, IL20528 188 to 203 cm, IL20529 203 to 218 cm, IL20530 218 to 234 cm, IL20531 234 to 244 cm.