IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Bluford
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1984IL121055
  • User Pedon ID: 1984IL121055
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - IL SCL
  • Lab Pedon # - 84IL121055
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 21794
  • Print Date: 4/23/2025

    • 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: 38.5706333
  • Std. Longitude: -88.7370528
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 2N
  • Range: 4E
  • Section: 34
  • PLSS Details: 377 feet N & 2185 feet E of the center
  • Location Description: Iuka Township
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL121—Marion
  • MLRA: 113—Central Claypan Areas
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IL121—Marion County, Illinois
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 38088-E6—Orchardville, Illinois

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: CCM
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, mesic Aeric Fragic Epiaqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Pedon #: 55
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Bluford
  • PSC - 30 to 80 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/4/2010
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Bluford
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1984
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loess
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1984 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID:
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - close-grown 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 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), very pale brown (10YR 7/3), dry; silt loam; weak fine granular, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 1 percent medium iron-manganese concretions and 10 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL31051
    Bt1—15 to 30 centimeters (5.9 to 11.8 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silty clay loam; 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 10 percent faint light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, silt coats on all faces of peds and 50 percent faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent medium iron-manganese concretions and 10 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL31052
    Bt2—30 to 46 centimeters (11.8 to 18.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silty clay loam; 10 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine faint mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; 25 percent faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 50 percent faint light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, silt coats on all faces of peds; 10 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL31053
    Bt3—46 to 61 centimeters (18.1 to 24.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silty clay loam; 25 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; weak medium prismatic, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; 25 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 25 percent faint light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, silt coats on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL31054
    2Bt4—61 to 97 centimeters (24.0 to 38.2 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and brown (10YR 5/3) silty clay loam; 25 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; weak medium prismatic, and weak medium angular blocky structure; firm; 10 percent faint light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, silt coats on all faces of peds and 50 percent distinct brown (10YR 5/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL31055
    2Btx—97 to 137 centimeters (38.2 to 53.9 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silty clay loam; 25 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium prominent and 25 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 25 percent faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL31056
    2C—137 to 152 centimeters (53.9 to 59.8 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) silty clay loam; 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium prominent and 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) medium prominent mottles; massive; friable; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5. Lab sample # IL31057