IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Vigo
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1976IN021001
  • User Pedon ID: 1976IN021001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - Purdue
  • Lab Pedon # - CL7601
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 22623
  • Print Date: 2/17/2025

    • 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: 39.1878167
  • Std. Longitude: -87.0700444
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 9N
  • Range: 6W
  • Section: 27
  • PLSS Details: 900 feet east and 1700 feet north of the southwest CORNER
  • State: Indiana
  • County: IN021—Clay

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Mccarter and Koleszar
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Mesic
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Vigo
  • Classificaton Date - 3/27/2009
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Vigo
  • Classificaton Date - 12/8/1975
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Geology: Wisconsin Illinois formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 12/8/1975 (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); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silt loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # CL76011
    A2G—20 to 64 centimeters (7.9 to 25.2 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silt loam; weak coarse platy parts to weak fine prismatic structure; friable; 3 percent distinct light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # CL76012
    B21TG—64 to 86 centimeters (25.2 to 33.9 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky parts to weak fine prismatic structure; firm; 70 percent gray (10YR 6/1), moist, silt coats and 70 percent gray (10YR 6/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent distinct brown (10YR 5/3), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; extremely acid, pH 3.9; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # CL76013
    B22TG—86 to 112 centimeters (33.9 to 44.1 inches); silt loam; fragments; extremely acid, pH 3.6. Lab sample # CL76015
    B22TG—86 to 112 centimeters (33.9 to 44.1 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) silty clay loam; moderate medium angular blocky parts to moderate medium prismatic structure; very firm; 70 percent gray (10YR 6/1), moist, silt coats and 70 percent gray (10YR 6/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; extremely acid, pH 3.8; diffuse irregular boundary. Lab sample # CL76014
    B23TG—112 to 142 centimeters (44.1 to 55.9 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) silty clay loam; weak coarse prismatic structure; firm; 70 percent light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, silt coats; 21 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.1; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # CL76016
    B3T—142 to 229 centimeters (55.9 to 90.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) loam; weak very coarse prismatic structure; firm; 35 percent light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, silt coats; 10 percent light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, iron-manganese concretions and 21 percent distinct gray (10YR 6/1), moist, iron depletions; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7. Lab sample # CL76017