IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Nesius
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1982IN073023
  • User Pedon ID: 1982IN073023
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - Purdue
  • Lab Pedon # - JR8223
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 23542
  • Print Date: 2/20/2025

    • 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: 40.8889722
  • Std. Longitude: -87.2215583
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 28N
  • Range: 7W
  • Section: 9
  • PLSS Details: 2600 feet west and 2250 feet south of the northeast corner of the
  • State: Indiana
  • County: IN073—Jasper

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Thomas and Osterholz
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Sandy, mesic Entic Hapludolls
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon #: 23
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Nesius
  • Classificaton Date - 3/27/2009
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Nesius
  • Classificaton Date - 8/25/1982
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/25/1982 (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 28 centimeters (0.0 to 11.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; fine sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; fragments; neutral, pH 6.7; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # JR82231
    B1—28 to 36 centimeters (11.0 to 14.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine sand; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 70 percent dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, organic stains; fragments; neutral, pH 6.7; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # JR82232
    B2—36 to 66 centimeters (14.2 to 26.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine sand; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # JR82233
    B3—66 to 81 centimeters (26.0 to 31.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine sand; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 3 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # JR82234
    B4—81 to 102 centimeters (31.9 to 40.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine sand; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist, sand coats between sand grains; 21 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # JR82235
    B5—102 to 117 centimeters (40.2 to 46.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine sand; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 1 percent brown (10YR 5/3), moist, iron depletions and 21 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # JR82236
    B6—117 to 127 centimeters (46.1 to 50.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loamy fine sand; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 1 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions and 21 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # JR82237
    C—127 to 152 centimeters (50.0 to 59.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine sand; massive; loose; 21 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7. Lab sample # JR82238