IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sable
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1968IL017003
  • User Pedon ID: 1968IL017003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - IL SCL
  • Lab Pedon # - 68IL017003
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 20640
  • 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: 39.9189042
  • Std. Longitude: -90.2504844
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 17N
  • Range: 10W
  • Section: 17
  • PLSS Details: 1180 feet north and 150 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

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: NS, ECAR
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Typic Endoaquolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Sable
  • PSC - 47 to 97 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/10/2009
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Ipava
  • Classificaton Date - 12/1/1968
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loess
  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: flat
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 12/1/1968 (entry creation 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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    1050

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    190

    13

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    Ap—0 to 17 centimeters (0.0 to 6.7 inches); 10YR 2.5/1 (10YR 2.5/1) silt loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL21441
    A1—17 to 24 centimeters (6.7 to 9.4 inches); 10YR 2.5/1 (10YR 2.5/1) silty clay loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL21442
    A2—24 to 34 centimeters (9.4 to 13.4 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silty clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL21443
    Bw1—34 to 47 centimeters (13.4 to 18.5 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silty clay loam; weak fine prismatic parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 10 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) worm casts; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL21444
    Bw2—47 to 58 centimeters (18.5 to 22.8 inches); black (10YR 2/1) and very dark gray (10YR 3/1) silty clay loam; moderate fine prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 1 percent fine faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2) masses of oxidized iron; 10 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, worm casts; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL21445
    Btg1—58 to 69 centimeters (22.8 to 27.2 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and very dark gray (10YR 3/1) silty clay loam; moderate fine prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 70 percent black (10YR 2/1) organoargillans on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL21446
    Btg2—69 to 81 centimeters (27.2 to 31.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) and very dark gray (10YR 3/1) silty clay loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 40 percent black (10YR 2/1) organoargillans on all faces of peds; 10 percent fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL21447
    Btg3—81 to 94 centimeters (31.9 to 37.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; moderate medium prismatic structure; firm; 25 percent black (10YR 2/1) and very dark gray (10YR 3/1) organoargillans on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent fine prominent brown (7.5YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL21448
    Btg4—94 to 107 centimeters (37.0 to 42.1 inches); olive (5Y 5/3) and grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic structure; firm; 25 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) organoargillans on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine prominent brown (7.5YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent fine faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL21449
    Btg5—107 to 122 centimeters (42.1 to 48.0 inches); olive (5Y 5/3) and olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) silty clay loam; weak coarse prismatic structure; friable; 10 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) organoargillans on all faces of peds; 10 percent fine faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6. Lab sample # IL21450
    C1—122 to 140 centimeters (48.0 to 55.1 inches); 70 percent light olive gray (5Y 6/2) and 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) silt loam; massive; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6. Lab sample # IL21451
    C2—140 to 160 centimeters (55.1 to 63.0 inches); 60 percent light olive gray (5Y 6/2) and 40 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) silt loam; massive; 10 percent fine dark gray (10YR 4/1) worm casts; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6. Lab sample # IL21452
    C3—160 to 178 centimeters (63.0 to 70.1 inches); 80 percent gray (5Y 6/1) and 20 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) silt loam; massive; 10 percent fine dark gray (10YR 4/1) worm casts; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6. Lab sample # IL21453
    C4—178 to 194 centimeters (70.1 to 76.4 inches); 90 percent gray (5Y 6/1) and 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) silt loam; massive; 10 percent fine dark gray (10YR 4/1) worm casts; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6. Lab sample # IL21454
    C5—194 to 207 centimeters (76.4 to 81.5 inches); 70 percent gray (5Y 6/1) and 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) silt loam; massive; 10 percent fine dark gray (10YR 4/1) worm casts; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6. Lab sample # IL21455
    C6—207 to 218 centimeters (81.5 to 85.8 inches); 85 percent gray (5Y 6/1) and 15 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) silt loam; massive; 10 percent fine dark gray (10YR 4/1) worm casts; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6. Lab sample # IL21456