IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ipava
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1975IL131002
  • User Pedon ID: 1975IL131002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - IL SCL
  • Lab Pedon # - 75IL131002
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 20777
  • Print Date: 1/31/2025

    • LOCATION

  • Township: 15N
  • Range: 2W
  • Section: 10
  • PLSS Details: 105 feet east of center of road and 90 feet south of quarter line
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL131—Mercer

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: JBF, JDA, BWR
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, mesic Aquic Argiudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Ipava
  • PSC - 48 to 98 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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    247

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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) silt loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable; fragments; neutral, pH 7.1; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL23210
    A1—20 to 28 centimeters (7.9 to 11.0 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silt loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; fragments; neutral, pH 7.3; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL23211
    A2—28 to 38 centimeters (11.0 to 15.0 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) silty clay loam; strong medium granular structure; friable; 1 percent fine faint gray (10YR 5/1) iron depletions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL23212
    Bt1—38 to 48 centimeters (15.0 to 18.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silty clay loam; moderate coarse granular, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; very dark gray (10YR 3/1) organoargillans on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine faint gray (10YR 5/1) iron depletions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL23213
    Bt2—48 to 74 centimeters (18.9 to 29.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) organoargillans on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine faint dark gray (10YR 4/1) iron depletions and 25 percent fine 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; moderately acid, pH 5.8; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL23214, IL23215. Horizon split for sampling: IL23214 48 to 61 cm, IL23215 61 to 74 cm.
    Btg1—74 to 91 centimeters (29.1 to 35.8 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent fine faint dark gray (10YR 4/1) iron depletions and 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; moderately acid, pH 5.9; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL23216
    Btg2—91 to 109 centimeters (35.8 to 42.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; dark gray (10YR 4/1) clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent fine faint gray (10YR 5/1) iron depletions and 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 6.2; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL23217
    Btg3—109 to 124 centimeters (42.9 to 48.8 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic, and weak medium angular blocky structure; firm; 1 percent fine faint dark gray (10YR 4/1) iron depletions and 10 percent fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) iron-manganese masses and 25 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) and very dark brown (10YR 2/2) iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.9; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL23218
    Cg1—124 to 145 centimeters (48.8 to 57.1 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; massive; friable; 1 percent fine faint dark gray (10YR 4/1) iron depletions and 10 percent fine distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) 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; neutral, pH 7.3; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL23219
    Cg2—145 to 152 centimeters (57.1 to 59.8 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silt loam; massive; friable; 1 percent fine faint dark gray (10YR 4/1) iron depletions and 25 percent very dark brown (10YR 2/2) and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) iron-manganese concretions and 25 percent fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6. Lab sample # IL23220