IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Pinhook
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1972IN091001
  • User Pedon ID: 1972IN091001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - Purdue
  • Lab Pedon # - LP7201
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 22387
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024
  • 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: 41.3272667
  • Std. Longitude: -86.9299472
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 33N
  • Range: 4W
  • Section: 7
  • PLSS Details: 100 feet east and 900 feet north of the southwest corner northwest 1/4
  • State: Indiana
  • County: IN091—La Porte
  • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Montgomery and Thomas
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Mesic
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Pinhook
  • Classificaton Date - 3/27/2009
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Pinhook
  • Classificaton Date - 10/2/1972
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


  • SITE

  • Landform: outwash plain
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Geology: Wisconsin formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no
  • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/2/1972 (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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    1

    AP—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1) loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.1; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # LP72011
    A2—23 to 33 centimeters (9.1 to 13.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) loam; weak medium granular parts to weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 21 percent distinct brown (10YR 4/3), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # LP72012
    B21TG—30 to 53 centimeters (11.8 to 20.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 15 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 21 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # LP72013
    B22TG—53 to 69 centimeters (20.9 to 27.2 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 15 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # LP72014
    B23TG—69 to 94 centimeters (27.2 to 37.0 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 3 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # LP72015
    B24TG—94 to 122 centimeters (37.0 to 48.0 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) sandy loam; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 15 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 3 percent prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # LP72016
    B3G—122 to 152 centimeters (48.0 to 59.8 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) gravelly sandy loam; massive; friable; 3 percent prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # LP72017
    CG—152 to 183 centimeters (59.8 to 72.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) sand; single grain; loose; 1 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3. Lab sample # LP72018