IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sable
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1975IL095001
  • User Pedon ID: 1975IL095001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - IL SCL
  • Lab Pedon # - 75IL095001
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 20776
  • Print Date: 4/19/2025

    • 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: 41.1087889
  • Std. Longitude: -90.3737571
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 13N
  • Range: 1E
  • Section: 15
  • PLSS Details: 237 feet north and 2082 feet east of southwest corner
  • Location Description: 237 feet north and 558 feet west of southeast corner of southwest 160 acres
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL095—Knox
  • MLRA: 108—Illinois and Iowa Deep Loess and Drift
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IL095—Knox County, Illinois

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: JBF, JDA, BWR
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, mesic Aquic Argiudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Sable
  • PSC - 46 to 96 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/10/2009
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Ipava
  • Classificaton Date - 10/1/1975
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loess
  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: flat
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/1/1975 (entry creation date)
  • 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
    • 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

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    239

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    1050

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    190

    13

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    Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silty clay loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable; ; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL23221
    A1—20 to 30 centimeters (7.9 to 11.8 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silty clay loam; strong medium granular structure; friable; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL23222
    A2—30 to 38 centimeters (11.8 to 15.0 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) silty clay loam; strong medium granular structure; friable; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL23223
    A3—38 to 46 centimeters (15.0 to 18.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; very dark gray (10YR 3/1) organoargillans on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine faint very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) iron depletions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL23224
    Btg1—46 to 56 centimeters (18.1 to 22.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silty clay loam; weak fine prismatic, and strong fine angular blocky structure; firm; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) organoargillans on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron and 1 percent fine faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2) iron depletions and 25 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) and very dark brown (10YR 2/2) iron-manganese concretions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL23225
    Btg2—56 to 71 centimeters (22.0 to 28.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silty clay loam; moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; 10 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine faint brown (10YR 5/3) masses of oxidized iron and 25 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) and very dark brown (10YR 2/2) iron-manganese concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL23226
    Btg3—71 to 81 centimeters (28.0 to 31.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; weak medium angular blocky structure; firm; 10 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1) clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron and 25 percent very dark brown (10YR 2/2) and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL23227
    Btg4—81 to 94 centimeters (31.9 to 37.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; weak medium angular blocky structure; firm; 10 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron and 25 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) and very dark brown (10YR 2/2) iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL23228
    Cg1—94 to 109 centimeters (37.0 to 42.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) silty clay loam; massive; friable; 10 percent coarse distinct olive yellow (2.5Y 6/6) masses of oxidized iron and 25 percent very dark brown (10YR 2/2) and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL23229
    Cg2—109 to 122 centimeters (42.9 to 48.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silt loam; massive; friable; iron-manganese concretions and 1 percent medium distinct light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; carbonate concretions; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL23230
    Cg3—122 to 147 centimeters (48.0 to 57.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silt loam; massive; friable; iron-manganese concretions and 25 percent medium distinct olive yellow (2.5Y 6/6) masses of oxidized iron; carbonate concretions; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1. Lab sample # IL23231