IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Cobbsfork
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1970IN005006
  • User Pedon ID: 1970IN005006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - Purdue
  • Lab Pedon # - BA7006
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 22292
  • Print Date: 2/3/2025

    • 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: 39.1298000
  • Std. Longitude: -85.9521417
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 8N
  • Range: 5E
  • Section: 15
  • PLSS Details: 1120 feet west and 1000 feet north of the southeast corner
  • State: Indiana
  • County: IN005—Bartholomew

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Furr and Howell
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Mesic
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon #: 6
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Cobbsfork
  • Classificaton Date - 3/27/2009
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Clermont
  • Classificaton Date - 12/1/1970
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: flat on till plain
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Geology: Wisconsin Illinois formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 12/1/1970 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID:
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other grass/herbaceous cover
  • 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); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silt loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # BA70061
    A21—13 to 28 centimeters (5.1 to 11.0 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) silt loam; weak platy structure; friable; 1 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 1 percent , moist, iron-manganese concretions and 1 percent fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # BA70062
    A22—28 to 46 centimeters (11.0 to 18.1 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) silt loam; weak platy structure; friable; 35 percent , moist, clay films; 1 percent , moist, iron-manganese concretions and 1 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # BA70063
    A23—46 to 53 centimeters (18.1 to 20.9 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) silt loam; massive; friable; 35 percent , moist, clay films; 1 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # BA70064
    A24—53 to 61 centimeters (20.9 to 24.0 inches); gray (N 6/0) silty clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, silt coats and 35 percent gray (N 5/0), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent medium prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6. Lab sample # BA70065
    B21T—61 to 71 centimeters (24.0 to 28.0 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) silt loam; massive; firm; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 1 percent , moist, iron-manganese concretions and 3 percent medium distinct grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, iron depletions; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # BA70066
    B22T—71 to 81 centimeters (28.0 to 31.9 inches); gray (N 5/0) silty clay loam; weak medium angular blocky parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; very pale brown (10YR 8/2), moist, silt coats and 35 percent gray (N 5/0), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3. Lab sample # BA70067
    B23T—81 to 102 centimeters (31.9 to 40.2 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) silty clay loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, silt coats and 35 percent gray (N 5/0), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 21 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # BA70068
    B31—102 to 170 centimeters (40.2 to 66.9 inches); gray (N 6/0) silty clay loam; weak very coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; gray (N 5/0), moist, clay films; 1 percent dark gray (2.5Y 4/1), moist, iron depletions and 21 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # BA70069
    B32—170 to 229 centimeters (66.9 to 90.2 inches); gray (N 6/0) silty clay loam; gray (N 5/0), moist, clay films; 1 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 3 percent coarse distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # BA700610
    A1B—229 to 231 centimeters (90.2 to 90.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silt loam; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; abrupt broken boundary. Lab sample # BA700611
    A2B—231 to 236 centimeters (90.9 to 92.9 inches); light gray (N 7/0) silt loam; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6; abrupt broken boundary. Lab sample # BA700612
    B2TB—236 to 315 centimeters (92.9 to 124.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay; weak very coarse angular blocky parts to weak medium prismatic structure; very firm; gray (N 5/0), moist, clay films and gray (N 5/0), moist, slickensides (pedogenic); 3 percent medium distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, iron depletions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # BA700613
    CB—315 to 356 centimeters (124.0 to 140.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) loam; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1. Lab sample # BA700614