IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Whitaker
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1981IN071006
  • User Pedon ID: 1981IN071006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - Purdue
  • Lab Pedon # - JN8106
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 23718
  • 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: 38.8734083
  • Std. Longitude: -86.1137083
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 5N
  • Range: 4E
  • Section: 18
  • PLSS Details: 1180 feet south and 250 feet west of the northeast corner
  • State: Indiana
  • County: IN071—Jackson

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Nagel and Eastman
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mesic Aquic Hapludalfs
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon #: 6
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Whitaker
  • Classificaton Date - 3/27/2009
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Whitaker variant
  • Classificaton Date - 9/21/1981
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/21/1981 (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 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) loam; moderate medium granular parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 1 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, iron-manganese masses; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.1; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # JN81061
    BA—20 to 46 centimeters (7.9 to 18.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) loam; moderate medium granular parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 70 percent brown (10YR 4/3), moist, organic stains; 10 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, iron-manganese masses; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # JN81062
    BT1—46 to 69 centimeters (18.1 to 27.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay loam; moderate medium granular parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 70 percent brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, iron-manganese masses; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # JN81063
    BT2—69 to 97 centimeters (27.2 to 38.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay loam; moderate medium granular parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 70 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 3 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # JN81064
    BT3—97 to 119 centimeters (38.2 to 46.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) sandy clay loam; moderate medium granular parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 35 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films between sand grains; 10 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, iron-manganese masses and 25 percent prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # JN81065
    BC—119 to 142 centimeters (46.9 to 55.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) sandy clay loam; moderate medium granular parts to weak medium massive; friable; 1 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, iron-manganese masses and 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 3 percent distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, iron depletions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # JN81066
    C1—142 to 173 centimeters (55.9 to 68.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) loamy coarse sand; moderate medium granular parts to weak medium massive; very friable; 1 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, iron-manganese masses and 3 percent distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, iron depletions and 35 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, iron-manganese masses; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # JN81067
    C2—173 to 193 centimeters (68.1 to 76.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) sand; moderate medium granular parts to weak medium single grain; loose; 1 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, iron-manganese masses and 3 percent distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, iron depletions and 35 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, iron-manganese masses; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # JN81068