IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Cowden
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1985IL021040
  • User Pedon ID: 1985IL021040
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0663
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 56929
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • 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: 39.4255943
  • Std. Longitude: -89.0308914
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 11N
  • Range: 1E
  • Section: 1
  • PLSS Details: 1047 feet E and 438 feet S of center
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL021—Christian
  • MLRA: 108—Illinois and Iowa Deep Loess and Drift

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: GUB
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, mesic Mollic Albaqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 40
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Cowden
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Cowden
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Mollic Albaqualf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 4/1/1985
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/1/1985 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • 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); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, dry; silt loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P03444. few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few very fine roots
    Eg1—20 to 33 centimeters (7.9 to 13.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior silt loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine distinct mottles; moderate fine platy structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots; 37 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P03445. few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common organic coats surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots; common fine distinct 10YR58 mottles
    Eg2—33 to 46 centimeters (13.0 to 18.1 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior silt loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine distinct mottles; moderate fine platy structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots; 37 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common organic coats surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots; common fine distinct 10YR58 mottles
    Btg1—46 to 58 centimeters (18.1 to 22.8 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine prominent mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots; 55 percent distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent fine and medium iron-manganese concretions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. common fine and medium iron-manganese concretions concentrations; many clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots; common fine prominent 10YR58 mottles
    Btg2—58 to 79 centimeters (22.8 to 31.1 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine prominent and 11 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine faint mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots; 55 percent distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent fine and medium iron-manganese concretions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P03446. common fine and medium iron-manganese concretions concentrations; many clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots; common fine prominent 10YR58 mottles; common fine faint 10YR52 mottles
    Btg3—79 to 104 centimeters (31.1 to 40.9 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) interior silty clay loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine prominent and 11 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots; 55 percent distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent fine and medium iron-manganese concretions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. common fine and medium iron-manganese concretions concentrations; many clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots; common fine distinct 2.5Y54 mottles; few fine prominent 10YR58 mottles
    Btg4—104 to 130 centimeters (40.9 to 51.2 inches); gray (5Y 6/1) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct and 11 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) fine distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots; 37 percent distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. common fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots; common fine distinct 10YR56 mottles; common fine distinct 2.5Y54 mottles
    Cg—130 to 152 centimeters (51.2 to 59.8 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) interior silt loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine prominent and 11 percent gray (5Y 5/1) fine faint mottles; massive; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog. few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few fine roots; common fine prominent 10YR58 mottles; common fine faint 5Y51 mottles