IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Cobbsfork
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
1970IN079005
User Pedon ID:
1970IN079005
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
Purdue
Lab Pedon # -
JE7005
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
22293
Print Date:
1/29/2025
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:
38.9904861
Std. Longitude:
-85.6232222
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
6N
Range:
8E
Section:
3
PLSS Details:
NE 1/4 of the southwest 1/4 of the
State:
Indiana
County:
IN079—Jennings
PEDON
Describers Name:
Franzmeier and Zachary
Current Taxonomic Class:
Mesic
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon #:
5
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Cobbsfork
Classificaton Date -
3/27/2009
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Clermont
Classificaton Date -
11/4/1970
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:
11/4/1970 (actual site observation date)
Air Photo ID:
Surface Cover Properties:
Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 -
other
Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 -
urban and built-up
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Drained? -
no
Bedded Soil? -
no
Forest Plantation? -
no
Yield Study ID -
Setting and Climate
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Slope Length USLE
Upslope Length
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REAP
FFD
MAAT
MSAT
MWAT
MAST
MSST
MWST
MFFP
PE Index
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Climate Station Name
Climate Station Type
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A—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silt loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; 1 percent , moist, iron-manganese concretions and 1 percent brown (10YR 4/3), moist, iron depletions and 1 percent faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # JE70051
Eg1—5 to 18 centimeters (2.0 to 7.1 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silt loam; moderate medium platy structure; 1 percent , moist, iron-manganese concretions and 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 1 percent faint gray (10YR 6/1), moist, iron depletions; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # JE70052
Eg2—18 to 43 centimeters (7.1 to 16.9 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent , moist, iron-manganese concretions and 21 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # JE70053
A/B—43 to 61 centimeters (16.9 to 24.0 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky parts to weak medium prismatic structure; friable; 35 percent white (10YR 8/1), moist, silt coats on faces of peds; 3 percent faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # JE70054
Btg1—61 to 94 centimeters (24.0 to 37.0 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) silty clay loam; moderate coarse angular blocky parts to strong medium prismatic structure; very firm; 35 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 3 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # JE70055
Btg2—94 to 114 centimeters (37.0 to 44.9 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) silt loam; strong coarse prismatic parts to strong medium prismatic structure; very firm; 35 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds and 35 percent white (10YR 8/1), moist, silt coats on faces of peds; 21 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # JE70056
Bx—114 to 147 centimeters (44.9 to 57.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silt loam; very coarse prismatic structure; very firm; 35 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 21 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, iron depletions; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # JE70057
BC1—147 to 173 centimeters (57.9 to 68.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silt loam; friable; 21 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, iron depletions; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7. Lab sample # JE70058
BC2—173 to 213 centimeters (68.1 to 83.9 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) silt loam; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7. Lab sample # JE70059
2Bb1—213 to 229 centimeters (83.9 to 90.2 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) clay loam; fragments; neutral, pH 6.7. Lab sample # JE700510
2Bb2—229 to 305 centimeters (90.2 to 120.1 inches); gray (2.5Y 6/1) clay loam; light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5. Lab sample # JE700511
2Bb3—305 to 330 centimeters (120.1 to 129.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay loam; gray (10YR 6/1), moist, iron depletions; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5. Lab sample # JE700512
2BCb1—330 to 351 centimeters (129.9 to 138.2 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) clay loam; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6. Lab sample # JE700513
2BCb2—351 to 366 centimeters (138.2 to 144.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) loam; black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese nodules; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4. Lab sample # JE700514
2CB—366 to 381 centimeters (144.1 to 150.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) loam; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0. Lab sample # JE700515