IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Westland
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1978IN169006
  • User Pedon ID: 1978IN169006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - Purdue
  • Lab Pedon # - WB7806
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 23069
  • Print Date: 11/26/2024

    • 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: 40.9332111
  • Std. Longitude: -85.9240111
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 29N
  • Range: 5E
  • Section: 25
  • PLSS Details: 1880 feet north and 260 feet east of the southwest CORNER
  • State: Indiana
  • County: IN169—Wabash

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Ruesch
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mesic Typic Argiaquolls
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon #: 6
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Westland
  • Classificaton Date - 3/27/2009
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Westland
  • Classificaton Date - 8/17/1978
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: stream terrace
  • Drainage Class: very poorly
  • Geology: Wisconsin formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/17/1978 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID:
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - close-grown 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 25 centimeters (0.0 to 9.8 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # WB78061
    A12—25 to 38 centimeters (9.8 to 15.0 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) loam; weak medium granular structure; friable; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # WB78062
    B1TG—38 to 53 centimeters (15.0 to 20.9 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 35 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; 1 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # WB78063
    B21TG—53 to 79 centimeters (20.9 to 31.1 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 35 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains on faces of peds and 35 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 21 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 7.3; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # WB78064
    B22TG—79 to 99 centimeters (31.1 to 39.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) gravelly sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 35 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 21 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 7.3; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # WB78065
    B3—99 to 117 centimeters (39.0 to 46.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) gravelly coarse sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 21 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # WB78066
    C—117 to 152 centimeters (46.1 to 59.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) gravelly loamy coarse sand; massive; loose; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9. Lab sample # WB78067