IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Bluford
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1985IL121011
  • User Pedon ID: 1985IL121011
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - IL SCL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85IL121011
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 21832
  • 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: 38.6603306
  • Std. Longitude: -88.7544556
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 3N
  • Range: 4E
  • Section: 33
  • PLSS Details: 1390 feet S & 285 feet W of the NE corner
  • Location Description: Omega 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-F7—Omega, Illinois

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: TJE, CCM
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, mesic Aeric Fragic Epiaqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Pedon #: 11
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Bluford
  • PSC - 36 to 86 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/4/2010
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Bluford
  • Classificaton Date - 4/1/1985
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • 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: 4/1/1985 (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 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; silt loam; 10 percent gray (10YR 6/1) fine distinct mottles; weak medium granular structure; friable; 3.0 very fine roots; 10 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL31750
    E—18 to 25 centimeters (7.1 to 9.8 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) silt loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct and 10 percent gray (10YR 6/1) fine distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic, and weak medium platy structure; friable; 0.6 very fine roots; 10 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 25 percent distinct brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL31751
    Bt1—25 to 36 centimeters (9.8 to 14.2 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silty clay loam; 1 percent gray (10YR 6/1) fine distinct and 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate fine prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.6 very fine roots; 25 percent distinct light gray (10YR 7/1), dry, silt coats on all faces of peds and 25 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL31752
    Bt2—36 to 56 centimeters (14.2 to 22.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silty clay; 10 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine faint and 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent and 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate coarse angular blocky structure; firm; 0.6 very fine roots; 25 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL31753
    Bt3—56 to 76 centimeters (22.0 to 29.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silty clay loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent and 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct and 10 percent gray (10YR 5/1) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic structure; firm; 0.6 very fine roots; 25 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL31754
    2Bt4—76 to 107 centimeters (29.9 to 42.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silty clay loam; 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent and 10 percent gray (10YR 6/1) fine distinct and 25 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) medium prominent mottles; moderate very coarse platy, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; 0.6 very fine roots; 10 percent distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 25 percent distinct brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent medium iron-manganese concretions and 10 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent fine white (10YR 8/1), moist, carbonate concretions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL31755
    2Btx1—107 to 145 centimeters (42.1 to 57.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent and 10 percent gray (10YR 6/1) fine distinct and 25 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; weak medium prismatic, and weak coarse angular blocky structure; firm; 0.6 very fine roots; 10 percent distinct light gray (10YR 7/1), dry, silt coats on all faces of peds and 25 percent distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 25 percent distinct brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent fine white (10YR 8/1), moist, carbonate concretions; 1 percent by volume mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL31756
    2Btx2—145 to 175 centimeters (57.1 to 68.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loam; 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent and 10 percent gray (10YR 6/1) fine distinct and 25 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic structure; firm; 10 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 10 percent distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent by volume mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0. Lab sample # IL31757