IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Drummer
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1975IL075001
  • User Pedon ID: 1975IL075001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - IL SCL
  • Lab Pedon # - 75IL075001
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 20772
  • Print Date: 4/3/2025

    • 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: 40.7556244
  • Std. Longitude: -87.5313158
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 26N
  • Range: 10W
  • Section: 7
  • PLSS Details: 319 paces east and 101 paces south of northwest corner
  • Location Description: 0.5 mile south and 1 mile east of Sheldon, 319 paces east and 101 paces south of northwest corner
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL075—Iroquois
  • MLRA: 110—Northern Illinois and Indiana Heavy Till Plain
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IL075—Iroquois County, Illinois
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 40087-G5—Sheldon, Illinois

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: JBF, K, S
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Typic Endoaquolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Drummer
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/10/2009
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Drummer
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1975
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1975 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID:
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods
  • 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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    A11—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1), very dark gray (10YR 3/1) crushed, dry; silty clay loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable; 6.0 roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL23070
    A12—23 to 30 centimeters (9.1 to 11.8 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), very dark gray (10YR 3/1) crushed, dry; silty clay loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable; 6.0 roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL23071
    B1—30 to 41 centimeters (11.8 to 16.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed, very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dry; silty clay loam; weak fine prismatic, and moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 6.0 roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL23072
    B21t—41 to 58 centimeters (16.1 to 22.8 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), dry; silty clay loam; strong fine prismatic, and moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 roots; dark gray (5Y 4/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL23073
    B22t—58 to 81 centimeters (22.8 to 31.9 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) silty clay loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate fine prismatic, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 roots; dark gray (5Y 4/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL23074
    B23t—81 to 104 centimeters (31.9 to 40.9 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and strong fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.6 roots; dark gray (5Y 4/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL23075
    B31—104 to 114 centimeters (40.9 to 44.9 inches); light olive gray (5Y 6/2) clay loam; 25 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; weak medium prismatic structure; firm; 0.6 roots; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL23076
    B32—114 to 124 centimeters (44.9 to 48.8 inches); light olive gray (5Y 6/2) loam; 25 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.6 roots; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL23077
    C1—124 to 140 centimeters (48.8 to 55.1 inches); variegated gray (5Y 6/1) and brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) sandy clay loam; friable; 0.6 roots; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1; gradual smooth boundary.
    C2—140 to 198 centimeters (55.1 to 78.0 inches); variegated gray (5Y 6/1) and brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) silt loam; friable; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6.