IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Osco
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1976IL085027
  • User Pedon ID: 1976IL085027
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - IL SCL
  • Lab Pedon # - 76IL085027
  • Print Date: 12/4/2024

    • 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: 42.4446167
  • Std. Longitude: -89.9626528
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 28N
  • Range: 5E
  • Section: 5
  • PLSS Details: 580 feet east and 100 feet north of southwest corner
  • Location Description: Nora Township; Located about 1 mile SW of the town of Nora in a large Tama (36B) map unit
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL085—Jo Daviess
  • MLRA: 105—Upper Mississippi River Bedrock Controlled Uplands and Valleys
  • Regional Office: NC—North Central
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NC-ONA—Onalaska, Wisconsin
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IL085—Jo Daviess County, Illinois
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 42089-D8—Warren, Illinois

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: LAJ
  • Current Taxonomic Class: fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Typic Argiudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Pedon #: 27
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Osco
  • PSC - 46 to 96 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/10/2009
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Osco
  • Classificaton Date - 11/1/1976
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loess
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/1/1976 (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 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silt loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable; 6.0 fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.3; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL24435
    A12—18 to 33 centimeters (7.1 to 13.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) silt loam; moderate fine subangular blocky, and moderate medium granular structure; friable; 6.0 fine roots; 10 percent brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 25 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL24436
    B1t—33 to 46 centimeters (13.0 to 18.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silty clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and moderate medium granular structure; friable; 6.0 fine roots; 25 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent iron-manganese concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL24437
    B21t—46 to 64 centimeters (18.1 to 25.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 6.0 fine roots; 10 percent brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent iron-manganese concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL24438
    B22t—64 to 86 centimeters (25.2 to 33.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silty clay loam; 1 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) fine distinct and 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine distinct mottles; weak fine prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 6.0 fine roots; 10 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 25 percent iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL24439
    B3—86 to 112 centimeters (33.9 to 44.1 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; 25 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium distinct and 25 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) medium faint mottles; weak medium prismatic, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; friable; 0.6 fine roots; 10 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, worm casts; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL24440
    C—112 to 165 centimeters (44.1 to 65.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; 25 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) coarse distinct and 25 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) medium distinct mottles; massive; friable; 0.6 fine roots; 10 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, worm casts; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2. Lab sample # IL24441