IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ridgeville
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1976IL063002
  • User Pedon ID: 1976IL063002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - IL SCL
  • Lab Pedon # - 76IL063002
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 20779
  • Print Date: 4/1/2025

    • 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: 41.2617637
  • Std. Longitude: -88.3373539
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 32N
  • Range: 8E
  • Section: 8
  • Location Description: 22 yards east of rd and 24 yards south of southwest corner of Green shingled building south of railroad
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL063—Grundy
  • MLRA: 110—Northern Illinois and Indiana Heavy Till Plain
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IL063—Grundy County, Illinois
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 41088-C3—Coal City, Illinois

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: LMR
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Aquic Argiudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Ridgeville
  • PSC - 48 to 98 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/10/2009
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Hoopeston
  • Classificaton Date - 4/1/1976
  • 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: 4/1/1976 (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) sandy loam; weak medium granular structure; friable; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL24226
    A12—20 to 36 centimeters (7.9 to 14.2 inches); black (10YR 2/1) sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL24227
    B1—36 to 48 centimeters (14.2 to 18.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) sandy loam; 10 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL24228, IL24229. Horizon split for sampling: IL24228 36 to 41 cm, IL24229 41 to 48 cm.
    B2—48 to 74 centimeters (18.9 to 29.1 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) sandy loam; 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic structure; firm; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL24230, IL24232, IL24231. Horizon split for sampling: IL24230 48 to 58 cm, IL24231 58 to 69 cm, IL24232 69 to 74 cm.
    B3—74 to 91 centimeters (29.1 to 35.8 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) loamy sand; 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine distinct mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL24233, IL24234. Horizon split for sampling: IL24233 74 to 84 cm, IL24234 84 to 91 cm.
    C1—91 to 112 centimeters (35.8 to 44.1 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) sand; 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine distinct mottles; friable; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL24235
    C2—112 to 152 centimeters (44.1 to 59.8 inches); variegated yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) sand; loose; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8. Lab sample # IL24236