IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Blair
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1985IL121022
  • User Pedon ID: 1985IL121022
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - IL SCL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85IL121022
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 21835
  • Print Date: 12/17/2024
  • 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: 38.6478111
  • Std. Longitude: -88.9547889
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 2N
  • Range: 2E
  • Section: 2
  • PLSS Details: 1130 feet E & 560 feet S of the NW corner
  • Location Description: Salem 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-F8—Salem North, Illinois
  • PEDON

  • Describers Name: TJE, CCM
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Aquic Hapludalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Pedon #: 22
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Blair
  • PSC - 28 to 78 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/4/2010
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Blair
  • Classificaton Date - 5/1/1985
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


  • SITE

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

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/1/1985 (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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    4

    172

    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; silt loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 0.6 very fine roots; 25 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds; 10 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL31771
    Bt1—18 to 28 centimeters (7.1 to 11.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silty clay loam; 10 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) fine prominent and 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; weak fine prismatic, and weak fine angular blocky structure; friable; 0.6 very fine roots; 10 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds and 50 percent distinct brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL31772
    Bt2—28 to 43 centimeters (11.0 to 16.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silty clay loam; 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent and 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; friable; 0.6 very fine roots; 10 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds and 25 percent distinct light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, 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 50 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; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL31773
    Btg1—43 to 64 centimeters (16.9 to 25.2 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silty clay loam; 10 percent gray (10YR 6/1) fine faint and 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent and 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; 0.6 very fine roots; 25 percent distinct light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, 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 50 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 5.4; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL31774
    2Btg2—64 to 84 centimeters (25.2 to 33.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) stratified stratified clay loam to gravel to silty clay loam to gravel; 10 percent gray (10YR 6/1) fine faint and 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent mottles; weak medium prismatic structure; firm; 0.6 very fine roots; 25 percent distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent medium iron-manganese concretions and 10 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL31775
    2Btg3—84 to 132 centimeters (33.1 to 52.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) clay loam, gravel; 1 percent gray (10YR 6/1) fine faint and 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent mottles; weak medium prismatic structure; firm; 0.6 very fine roots; 50 percent distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent medium iron-manganese concretions and 10 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL31776
    2Btgb—132 to 152 centimeters (52.0 to 59.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) clay, gravel; 1 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) fine prominent and 1 percent gray (10YR 6/1) fine faint and 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; 0.6 very fine roots; 25 percent distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent fine iron-manganese concretions and 25 percent medium iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8. Lab sample # IL31777