IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ridgeville
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1985IL125047
  • User Pedon ID: 1985IL125047
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - IL SCL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85IL125047
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 21872
  • Print Date: 4/1/2025

    • 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: 40.3615417
  • Std. Longitude: -89.7814333
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 22N
  • Range: 6W
  • Section: 16
  • PLSS Details: 147 feet S & 2631 feet E of the NW corner
  • Location Description: Forest City Township
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL125—Mason
  • MLRA: 108—Illinois and Iowa Deep Loess and Drift
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IL125—Mason County, Illinois
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 40089-C7—Forest City, Illinois

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: WMT, WKS, PRK
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Aquic Argiudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Pedon #: 47
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Ridgeville
  • PSC - 84 to 134 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/4/2010
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Unnamed
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1985
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1985 (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 28 centimeters (0.0 to 11.0 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 3.0 very fine roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL32047
    BA—28 to 41 centimeters (11.0 to 16.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) loam; moderate fine granular structure; very friable; 6.0 very fine roots; 50 percent faint very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL32048
    Bt1—41 to 61 centimeters (16.1 to 24.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) loam; 1 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) fine prominent mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 6.0 very fine roots; 25 percent faint very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds and 50 percent faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL32049
    Btg1—61 to 84 centimeters (24.0 to 33.1 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) clay loam; 25 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate fine angular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine roots; 50 percent faint grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent medium iron-manganese concretions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL32050
    Btg2—84 to 97 centimeters (33.1 to 38.2 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) clay loam; 25 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium prismatic structure; friable; 0.6 fine roots; 10 percent faint grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL32051
    BC—97 to 102 centimeters (38.2 to 40.2 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) sandy loam; 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL32052
    2C—102 to 152 centimeters (40.2 to 59.8 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) sand; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; single grain; loose; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3. Lab sample # IL32053