IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Ross
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
1980IL117016
User Pedon ID:
1980IL117016
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
IL SCL
Lab Pedon # -
80IL117016
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
21241
Print Date:
2/16/2025
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:
39.0780740
Std. Longitude:
-89.7814882
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
7N
Range:
6W
Section:
5
PLSS Details:
280 feet south and 540 feet east of the center
State:
Illinois
County:
IL117—Macoupin
MLRA:
114—Southern Illinois and Indiana Thin Loess and Till Plain
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
IL117—Macoupin County, Illinois
PEDON
Describers Name:
LS, SF, DK, SE
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Cumulic Hapludolls
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Type:
map unit inclusion
Pedon Purpose:
soil survey inventory
Pedon Record Orgin:
PedonPC
Pedon #:
16
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Ross
PSC -
25 to 100 cm.
Classificaton Date -
6/8/2009
Moisture Class -
aquic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Ross
Classificaton Date -
8/1/1980
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Erosion Class -
1
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Parent Material:
loamy alluvium
Landscape:
lowland
Landform:
flood plain
Runoff:
negligible
Drainage Class:
well
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
8/1/1980 (actual site observation date)
Air Photo ID:
Surface Cover Properties:
Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 -
grass/herbaceous cover
Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 -
other grass/herbaceous cover
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Drained? -
no
Bedded Soil? -
no
Forest Plantation? -
no
Yield Study ID -
Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind
Feature Depth L-H
Feature Thickness L-RV-H
cm
mollic epipedon
cambic horizon
0—76
76—127
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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
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A11—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky parts to moderate fine granular structure; friable; 3.0 roots between peds; prominent brown (10YR 5/3), moist, silt coats on all faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL27207
A12—20 to 51 centimeters (7.9 to 20.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) silt loam; moderate fine subangular blocky parts to moderate fine granular structure; friable; 3.0 roots between peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL27208, IL27209
A13—51 to 76 centimeters (20.1 to 29.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) loam; moderate fine subangular blocky parts to moderate fine granular structure; friable; 0.6 roots between peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL27210, IL27211
B21—76 to 89 centimeters (29.9 to 35.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) and brown (10YR 4/3) loam; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.6 roots between peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL27212
B22—89 to 109 centimeters (35.0 to 42.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) loam; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL27213. continuous - phpvsfiid 460298; continuous - phpvsfiid 460298
B3—109 to 127 centimeters (42.9 to 50.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) fine sandy loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL27214. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 460299; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 460299
C1—127 to 165 centimeters (50.0 to 65.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL27215, IL27216
C2—165 to 183 centimeters (65.0 to 72.0 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) sand; structureless single grain; loose; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0. Lab sample # IL27217