IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Vigo
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1976IN109018
  • User Pedon ID: 1976IN109018
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - Purdue
  • Lab Pedon # - MR7618
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 22850
  • Print Date: 4/23/2025

    • 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: 39.4839083
  • Std. Longitude: -86.6706611
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 12N
  • Range: 2W
  • Section: 18
  • PLSS Details: 270 feet south and 400 feet west of the northeast CORNER
  • State: Indiana
  • County: IN109—Morgan

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Sturm and Kluess
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Typic Glossaqualfs
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon #: 18
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Vigo
  • Classificaton Date - 3/27/2009
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Vigo
  • Classificaton Date - 10/1/1976
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: flat on till plain
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Geology: Wisconsin Illinois formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/1/1976 (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); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silt loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 1 percent very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist, iron-manganese masses and 1 percent faint light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, iron depletions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MR76181
    A2G—20 to 38 centimeters (7.9 to 15.0 inches); light gray (10YR 7/1) silt loam; weak medium granular parts to weak medium platy structure; friable; 1 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 1 percent very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist, iron-manganese masses and 1 percent faint white (10YR 8/1), moist, iron depletions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MR76182
    A&B—38 to 56 centimeters (15.0 to 22.0 inches); light gray (10YR 7/1) silt loam; weak medium platy parts to weak medium prismatic structure; firm; 15 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, silt coats on faces of peds; 3 percent distinct reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MR76183
    B21TG—56 to 79 centimeters (22.0 to 31.1 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to moderate medium prismatic structure; firm; 70 percent gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent faint light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, iron depletions and 10 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese masses; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MR76184
    B22TG—79 to 104 centimeters (31.1 to 40.9 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) silty clay loam; strong medium angular blocky parts to moderate coarse prismatic structure; very firm; 35 percent white (10YR 8/1), moist, silt coats and 70 percent gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MR76185
    B23TG—104 to 137 centimeters (40.9 to 53.9 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to weak coarse prismatic structure; firm; 15 percent white (10YR 8/1), moist, silt coats on faces of peds and 15 percent gray (10YR 6/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MR76186
    B3T—137 to 173 centimeters (53.9 to 68.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) clay loam; moderate very coarse prismatic structure; firm; 70 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist, iron-manganese masses; fragments; neutral, pH 6.7; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MR76187
    C—173 to 185 centimeters (68.1 to 72.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) clay loam; massive; firm; 1 percent very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist, iron-manganese masses and 3 percent distinct gray (10YR 5/1), moist, iron depletions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.1. Lab sample # MR76188