IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ruark
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1981IN071002
  • User Pedon ID: 1981IN071002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - Purdue
  • Lab Pedon # - JN8102
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 23701
  • Print Date: 2/17/2025

    • 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: 38.9284472
  • Std. Longitude: -86.0416500
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 6N
  • Range: 4E
  • Section: 26
  • PLSS Details: 1950 feet east and 90 feet north of the center of the
  • State: Indiana
  • County: IN071—Jackson

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Nagel
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mesic Typic Ochraqualfs
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Ruark
  • Classificaton Date - 3/27/2009
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Ruark variant
  • Classificaton Date - 9/10/1981
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/10/1981 (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 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) sandy loam; weak medium granular parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 1 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese masses; 5 percent by volume 2-10-19 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # JN81021
    BT1—23 to 41 centimeters (9.1 to 16.1 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) coarse sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky parts to weak coarse prismatic structure; firm; 35 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese masses; 5 percent by volume 2-10-19 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # JN81022
    BT2—41 to 74 centimeters (16.1 to 29.1 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) sandy clay loam; weak coarse subangular blocky parts to moderate coarse prismatic structure; firm; 70 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese masses; 5 percent by volume 2-10-19 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # JN81023
    BT3—74 to 91 centimeters (29.1 to 35.8 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) sandy clay loam; weak coarse subangular blocky parts to moderate coarse prismatic structure; firm; 70 percent gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese masses; 8 percent by volume 2-10-19 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # JN81024
    BT3—91 to 109 centimeters (35.8 to 42.9 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) sandy clay loam; weak coarse subangular blocky parts to moderate coarse prismatic structure; firm; 70 percent gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese masses; 8 percent by volume 2-10-19 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # JN81025
    BT4—109 to 124 centimeters (42.9 to 48.8 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) sandy clay loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 35 percent gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese masses and 21 percent prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 8 percent by volume 2-10-19 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # JN81026
    BC—124 to 163 centimeters (48.8 to 64.2 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) sandy clay loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 21 percent prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 5 percent by volume 2-10-19 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # JN81027
    C1—163 to 178 centimeters (64.2 to 70.1 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) sandy loam; massive; very friable; 3 percent prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 5 percent by volume 2-10-19 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; neutral, pH 7.2; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # JN81028
    C2—178 to 203 centimeters (70.1 to 79.9 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) sand; single grain; loose; fragments; strong effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8. Lab sample # JN81029