IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Bluford
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1972IL081001
  • User Pedon ID: 1972IL081001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - IL SCL
  • Lab Pedon # - 72IL081001
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 20733
  • Print Date: 4/23/2025

    • 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: 38.2443559
  • Std. Longitude: -88.8701720
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 3S
  • Range: 3E
  • Section: 21
  • PLSS Details: 200 feet north and 30 feet west of southeast corner
  • Location Description: 200 feet north of section line and 30 feet west of center of road on State Game Farm
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL081—Jefferson
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IL081—Jefferson County, Illinois
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 38088-B7—Spring Garden, Illinois

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: GOW, JBF, CCM
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, mesic Aeric Fragic Epiaqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Bluford
  • PSC - 41 to 91 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/10/2009
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Bluford
  • Classificaton Date - 4/1/1972
  • 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: 4/1/1972 (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 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dry; silt loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL22558
    A2—23 to 41 centimeters (9.1 to 16.1 inches); variegated brown (10YR 5/3) and pale brown (10YR 6/3) silt loam; weak fine platy, and weak fine granular structure; friable; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL22559
    B21t—41 to 48 centimeters (16.1 to 18.9 inches); variegated brown (10YR 5/3) and pale brown (10YR 6/3) silty clay loam; 1 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL22560. continuous - phpvsfiid 464638; continuous - phpvsfiid 464638
    B22t—48 to 64 centimeters (18.9 to 25.2 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silty clay; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine faint and 10 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL22561. continuous - phpvsfiid 464639; continuous - phpvsfiid 464639
    B23t—64 to 79 centimeters (25.2 to 31.1 inches); variegated grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and brown (10YR 5/3) silty clay; 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent iron-manganese concretions; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL22562. continuous - phpvsfiid 464640; continuous - phpvsfiid 464640
    B31t—79 to 91 centimeters (31.1 to 35.8 inches); variegated light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silty clay loam; 1 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent iron-manganese concretions; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL22563. continuous - phpvsfiid 464641; continuous - phpvsfiid 464641
    IIB32x—91 to 122 centimeters (35.8 to 48.0 inches); variegated brown (7.5YR 5/4) and grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silt loam; weak fine angular blocky structure; firm; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL22564. continuous - phpvsfiid 464642; continuous - phpvsfiid 464642
    IIB33x—122 to 152 centimeters (48.0 to 59.8 inches); variegated brown (7.5YR 4/4) and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silt loam; weak medium angular blocky structure; firm; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL22565. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 464643; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 464643
    IIB34x—152 to 183 centimeters (59.8 to 72.0 inches); variegated brown (7.5YR 4/4) and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silt loam; weak coarse platy, and weak medium angular blocky structure; firm; grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent by volume rounded strongly coherent cemented mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL22566. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 464644; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 464644
    IIIAb—183 to 206 centimeters (72.0 to 81.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) silt loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium faint and 10 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) medium distinct mottles; weak fine angular blocky structure; friable; grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and black (10YR 2/1), moist, clay films on surfaces along pores; 10 percent iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent by volume rounded strongly coherent cemented mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL22567. patchy - phpvsfiid 464645; patchy - phpvsfiid 464645
    IIIB2t—206 to 229 centimeters (81.1 to 90.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) clay loam; 1 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine distinct and 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine faint mottles; moderate coarse angular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 25 percent iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent by volume rounded strongly coherent cemented mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3. Lab sample # IL22568. patchy - phpvsfiid 464647; patchy - phpvsfiid 464647