IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sebewa
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1972IN091003
  • User Pedon ID: 1972IN091003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - Purdue
  • Lab Pedon # - LP7203
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 22408
  • Print Date: 11/11/2024
  • 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: 41.3397361
  • Std. Longitude: -86.9116528
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 33N
  • Range: 4W
  • Section: 6
  • PLSS Details: 100 feet west and 50 feet north of the southeast corner NE1/4 of the
  • Location Description: Dewey Township
  • Map Unit: Sb—Sebewa loam, shaly sand substratum
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Indiana
  • County: IN091—La Porte
  • MLRA: 98—Southern Michigan and Northern Indiana Drift Plains
  • Regional Office: NE—Northeast
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-GRP—Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IN091—La Porte County, Indiana
  • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Montgomery and Thomas
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Mesic
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Sebewa
  • Classificaton Date - 3/27/2009
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Rensselaer
  • Classificaton Date - 10/2/1972
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: yes


  • SITE

  • Parent Material: loamy outwash over sandy outwash
  • Landform: outwash plain
  • Geomorphic Component Flats: talf
  • Drainage Pattern: artificial
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: very poorly
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: frequent ponding for long periods begining in nov
  • Geology: Wisconsin formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: yes
  • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/2/1972 (actual site observation date)
  • Data Collector: Montgomery and Thomas
  • Hydrology Status: drier than natural
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - row crop
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - yes
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • 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

    207.6

    984

    9.8

    Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1) loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; 1 percent by volume 2-39-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.9; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # LP72031
    A—23 to 41 centimeters (9.1 to 16.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 1 percent faint yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # LP72032
    Btg1—41 to 66 centimeters (16.1 to 26.0 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 15 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 3 percent prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # LP72033
    Btg2—66 to 91 centimeters (26.0 to 35.8 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 15 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 21 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 2 percent by volume 2-39-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # LP72034
    2BCg—91 to 109 centimeters (35.8 to 42.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) sand; massive; very friable; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 3 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 5 percent by volume 2-39-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # LP72035
    2Cg1—109 to 140 centimeters (42.9 to 55.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) sand; single grain; loose; 3 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 20 percent by volume 2-39-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # LP72036
    2Cg2—140 to 170 centimeters (55.1 to 66.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) loamy coarse sand; single grain; loose; 1 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 45 percent by volume 2-39-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1. Lab sample # LP72037