IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Rensselaer
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1980IN073014
  • User Pedon ID: 1980IN073014
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - Purdue
  • Lab Pedon # - JR8014
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 23443
  • Print Date: 3/2/2025

    • 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: 40.8487278
  • Std. Longitude: -87.1750028
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 28N
  • Range: 7W
  • Section: 26
  • PLSS Details: 400 feet west and 1100 feet south of the northeast CORNER
  • State: Indiana
  • County: IN073—Jasper

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Smallwood and Osterholz
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mesic Typic Argiaquolls
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon #: 14
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Rensselaer
  • Classificaton Date - 3/27/2009
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Rensselaer
  • Classificaton Date - 7/21/1980
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/21/1980 (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 25 centimeters (0.0 to 9.8 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), gray (10YR 5/1), dry; loam; moderate medium granular structure; firm; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # JR80141
    A12—25 to 38 centimeters (9.8 to 15.0 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), gray (10YR 5/1), dry; loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 3 percent distinct light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # JR80142
    B1T—38 to 51 centimeters (15.0 to 20.1 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 15 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains on faces of peds and 15 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent distinct light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # JR80143
    B21TG—51 to 64 centimeters (20.1 to 25.2 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 35 percent gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent distinct light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # JR80144
    B22TG—64 to 94 centimeters (25.2 to 37.0 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 35 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # JR80145
    B3TG—94 to 107 centimeters (37.0 to 42.1 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) silt loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 35 percent gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # JR80146
    C1—107 to 127 centimeters (42.1 to 50.0 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) silt loam; massive; friable; 3 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # JR80147
    C2—127 to 152 centimeters (50.0 to 59.8 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) silt loam; massive; friable; 3 percent prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0. Lab sample # JR80148