IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Keomah
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1978IL137002
  • User Pedon ID: 1978IL137002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 81P0211
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 49055
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024
  • 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: 39.5378151
  • Std. Longitude: -89.9739838
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 13N
  • Range: 8W
  • Section: 27
  • PLSS Details: 644.5 meters south and 31.1 meters west of center
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL137—Morgan
  • MLRA: 108—Illinois and Iowa Deep Loess and Drift
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IL137—Morgan County, Illinois
  • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Ken Gotsch
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, mesic Aeric Endoaqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Keomah
  • PSC - 33 to 83 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/23/2007
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - aeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Keomah
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Aeric Ochraqualf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1978
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


  • SITE

  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no
  • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1978 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • 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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    1

    ; fragments.
    A—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dry; silt loam; weak fine platy parts to weak fine granular structure; friable; 3.0 fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary.
    E—23 to 33 centimeters (9.1 to 13.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), light gray (10YR 7/2), dry; silt loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; weak fine platy parts to weak fine granular structure; friable; 3.0 fine roots; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) skeletans on faces of peds and ; 1 percent prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout and 25 percent faint light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) clay depletions on faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 81P01077
    BE—33 to 43 centimeters (13.0 to 16.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silty clay loam; 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine roots; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) skeletans on faces of peds; faint light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) clay depletions on faces of peds and 3 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, unspecified; clear smooth boundary.
    Bt1—43 to 71 centimeters (16.9 to 28.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silty clay loam; 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 fine roots; 30 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent fine ; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. patchy - phpvsfiid 1287533; patchy - phpvsfiid 1287533
    Bt2—71 to 89 centimeters (28.0 to 35.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silty clay loam; 21 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 fine roots; 30 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) clay films on faces of peds; 21 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent fine ; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 81P01078. continuous - phpvsfiid 1287530; continuous - phpvsfiid 1287530
    Bt3—89 to 119 centimeters (35.0 to 46.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silty clay loam; 1 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) fine distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 30 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent faint pale brown (10YR 6/3) masses of oxidized iron; 3 percent medium ; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. continuous - phpvsfiid 1287534; continuous - phpvsfiid 1287534
    Btg1—119 to 147 centimeters (46.9 to 57.9 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) silty clay loam; 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic parts to weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 30 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1) clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. patchy - phpvsfiid 1287535; patchy - phpvsfiid 1287535
    Btg2—147 to 179 centimeters (57.9 to 70.5 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) silt loam; 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium distinct mottles; weak extremely coarse prismatic structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 10 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1) clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, unspecified. Lab sample # 81P01079. patchy - phpvsfiid 1287536; patchy - phpvsfiid 1287536