IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Watseka
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1973IL091003
  • User Pedon ID: 1973IL091003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - IL SCL
  • Lab Pedon # - 73IL091003
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 20741
  • Print Date: 11/26/2024

    • 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: 41.1228319
  • Std. Longitude: -87.5258296
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 30N
  • Range: 10W
  • Section: 6
  • PLSS Details: 450 feet south and 55 feet west of northeast corner
  • Location Description: 430 feet south of fence, 55 feet west of road center
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL091—Kankakee
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IL091—Kankakee County, Illinois
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 41087-A5—Leesville, Illinois

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: JEP
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Sandy, mixed, mesic Aquic Hapludolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Watseka
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/10/2009
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Watseka
  • Classificaton Date - 10/1/1973
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: outwash
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/1/1973 (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 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1) loamy fine sand; weak medium granular structure; very friable; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL22730
    A12—20 to 25 centimeters (7.9 to 9.8 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) loamy fine sand; weak medium granular structure; very friable; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL22731
    B1—25 to 61 centimeters (9.8 to 24.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) fine sand; 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) medium distinct mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; loose; dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, organic stains; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # IL22732
    B2—61 to 81 centimeters (24.0 to 31.9 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine sand; single grain; loose; dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, and very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # IL22733
    C—81 to 127 centimeters (31.9 to 50.0 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) fine sand; single grain; loose; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8. Lab sample # IL22734