IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): McGary
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1968IL059002
  • User Pedon ID: 1968IL059002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - IL SCL
  • Lab Pedon # - 68IL059002
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 20654
  • 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: 37.8560176
  • Std. Longitude: -88.3203709
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 8S
  • Range: 8E
  • Section: 4
  • PLSS Details: 200 feet west of lane and 10 feet south of woods
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL059—Gallatin
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IL059—Gallatin County, Illinois
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 37088-G3—Ridgway, Illinois

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: DLW, JBF
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, active, mesic Aeric Epiaqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - McGary
  • PSC - 41 to 91 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/10/2009
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - aeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - McGary
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1968
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1968 (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
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    Ap—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silt loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 6.0 roots; 25 percent masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL21136
    A2—13 to 28 centimeters (5.1 to 11.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silt loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine faint mottles; weak fine platy, and weak fine granular structure; friable; 3.0 roots; 25 percent fine masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL21137
    B1—28 to 41 centimeters (11.0 to 16.1 inches); variegated dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) and grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and brown (10YR 5/3) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 roots; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, silt coats on all faces of peds; 25 percent fine masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL21138
    B21t—41 to 64 centimeters (16.1 to 25.2 inches); variegated light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and brown (10YR 5/3) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silty clay; 1 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) fine distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 3.0 roots; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL21139. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 464313; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 464313
    B22t—64 to 74 centimeters (25.2 to 29.1 inches); variegated light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and pale brown (10YR 6/3) and brown (10YR 5/3) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silty clay; moderate coarse angular blocky structure; extremely firm; 0.6 roots; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL21140. continuous - phpvsfiid 464314; continuous - phpvsfiid 464314
    B3—74 to 91 centimeters (29.1 to 35.8 inches); variegated light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and pale brown (10YR 6/3) and brown (10YR 5/3) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silty clay; weak coarse angular blocky structure; extremely firm; 0.6 roots; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL21141. patchy - phpvsfiid 464315; patchy - phpvsfiid 464315
    C1—91 to 117 centimeters (35.8 to 46.1 inches); variegated gray (2.5Y 5/1) and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) silty clay; weak coarse prismatic structure; firm; 10 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # IL21142
    C2—117 to 145 centimeters (46.1 to 57.1 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) silty clay; 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; massive; firm; 25 percent carbonate concretions; fragments; strong effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # IL21143
    C3—145 to 183 centimeters (57.1 to 72.0 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) silty clay loam; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) mottles; massive; firm; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6. Lab sample # IL21144