IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Aptakisic
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1975IN023007
  • User Pedon ID: 1975IN023007
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - Purdue
  • Lab Pedon # - CT7507
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 22616
  • Print Date: 4/26/2025

    • 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: 40.4091250
  • Std. Longitude: -86.4313500
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 23N
  • Range: 1E
  • Section: 29
  • PLSS Details: 2540 feet north and 175 feet west of the southeast CORNER
  • State: Indiana
  • County: IN023—Clinton

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Hosteter and Fink
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Mesic
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon #: 7
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Aptakisic
  • Classificaton Date - 3/27/2009
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Starks
  • Classificaton Date - 10/3/1975
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: lake plain
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Geology: Wisconsin formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/3/1975 (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); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silt loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; fragments; neutral, pH 7.1; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # CT75071
    B21T—20 to 53 centimeters (7.9 to 20.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to moderate medium prismatic structure; firm; 35 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, iron depletions and 35 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese coatings; fragments; neutral, pH 6.7; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # CT75072
    B22T—53 to 71 centimeters (20.9 to 28.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to moderate medium prismatic structure; firm; 35 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, iron depletions and 35 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese coatings; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # CT75073
    B23T—71 to 89 centimeters (28.0 to 35.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 70 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese coatings and 3 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # CT75074
    B3—89 to 109 centimeters (35.0 to 42.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) loam; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 35 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese coatings and 3 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.7; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # CT75075
    C1—109 to 152 centimeters (42.9 to 59.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) silt loam; massive; friable; 3 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1. Lab sample # CT75076
    C2—152 to 178 centimeters (59.8 to 70.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) silt loam; massive; friable; 3 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1. Lab sample # CT75077