IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Herrick
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1976IL119011
  • User Pedon ID: 1976IL119011
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - IL SCL
  • Lab Pedon # - 76IL119011
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 20844
  • Print Date: 12/17/2024

    • 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: 38.6763352
  • Std. Longitude: -89.6711453
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 3N
  • Range: 5W
  • Section: 29
  • PLSS Details: 2360 feet north and 350 feet west of the southeast corner
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL119—Madison
  • MLRA: 114—Southern Illinois and Indiana Thin Loess and Till Plain
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IL119—Madison County, Illinois
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 38089-F6—Highland, Illinois

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, mesic Aquic Argiudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Pedon #: 11
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Herrick
  • PSC - 46 to 96 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/10/2009
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Herrick
  • Classificaton Date - 1/1/1976
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loess
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 1/1/1976 (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); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; silt loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 3.0 fine roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL24538
    A12—20 to 28 centimeters (7.9 to 11.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL24539
    A2—28 to 46 centimeters (11.0 to 18.1 inches); variegated dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) silt loam; 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.6 fine roots; white (10YR 8/1), dry, silt coats on all faces of peds; 10 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL24540. continuous - phpvsfiid 464989; continuous - phpvsfiid 464989
    B21t—46 to 53 centimeters (18.1 to 20.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silty clay loam; 25 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.6 fine roots; black (10YR 2/1), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds and black (10YR 2/1), moist, organic stains on surfaces along pores; 10 percent medium spherical dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2), moist, iron-manganese concretions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL24541. continuous - phpvsfiid 464990; continuous - phpvsfiid 464991; continuous - phpvsfiid 464990; continuous - phpvsfiid 464991
    B22t—53 to 76 centimeters (20.9 to 29.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silty clay loam; 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium distinct mottles; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate coarse angular blocky structure; very firm; 0.6 fine roots; black (10YR 2/1), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds; 25 percent medium spherical dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2), moist, iron-manganese concretions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL24542. continuous - phpvsfiid 464992; continuous - phpvsfiid 464992
    B23t—76 to 86 centimeters (29.9 to 33.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) medium distinct mottles; weak coarse prismatic, and moderate coarse angular blocky structure; very firm; 0.6 fine roots; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent medium spherical black (5Y 2/2), moist, iron-manganese concretions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL24543. continuous - phpvsfiid 464993; continuous - phpvsfiid 464993
    B24t—86 to 109 centimeters (33.9 to 42.9 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) silty clay loam; 5 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium distinct and 5 percent yellow (10YR 7/6) medium distinct mottles; weak coarse prismatic, and weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.1 fine roots; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist, organic stains on surfaces along pores; 1 percent medium dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2), moist, iron-manganese concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL24544. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 464994; continuous - phpvsfiid 464995; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 464994; continuous - phpvsfiid 464995
    B31t—109 to 127 centimeters (42.9 to 50.0 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) silty clay loam; 25 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) coarse distinct mottles; weak coarse prismatic structure; firm; 0.1 fine roots; organic stains on surfaces along pores and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2), moist, iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL24545. continuous - phpvsfiid 464996; patchy - phpvsfiid 464997; continuous - phpvsfiid 464996; patchy - phpvsfiid 464997
    B32—127 to 152 centimeters (50.0 to 59.8 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) silt loam; 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium distinct mottles; weak coarse prismatic structure; firm; 0.1 fine roots; very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist, organic stains on surfaces along pores; 1 percent fine spherical dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2), moist, iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3. Lab sample # IL24546. continuous - phpvsfiid 464998; continuous - phpvsfiid 464998