IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ceresco
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1985IN015004
  • User Pedon ID: 1985IN015004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - Purdue
  • Lab Pedon # - CA8504
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 23843
  • Print Date: 2/17/2025

    • 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: 40.5677639
  • Std. Longitude: -86.4491583
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 25N
  • Range: 1E
  • Section: 31
  • PLSS Details: 2300 feet north and 100 feet west of the southeast corner
  • State: Indiana
  • County: IN015—Carroll

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Jensen and Braun
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Mesic Fluvaquentic Hapludolls
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Ceresco
  • Classificaton Date - 3/27/2009
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Ceresco
  • Classificaton Date - 12/10/1985
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: flood plain
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Geology: Wisconsin formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 12/10/1985 (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 25 centimeters (0.0 to 9.8 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; loam; weak coarse granular structure; friable; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # CA85041
    BW1—25 to 38 centimeters (9.8 to 15.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 3 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, iron depletions; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # CA85042
    BG1—38 to 53 centimeters (15.0 to 20.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 21 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # CA85043
    BG2—53 to 74 centimeters (20.9 to 29.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # CA85044
    BG3—74 to 86 centimeters (29.1 to 33.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) fine sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 3 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # CA85045
    BG4—86 to 99 centimeters (33.9 to 39.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silt loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 3 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # CA85046
    CG1—99 to 122 centimeters (39.0 to 48.0 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) fine sandy loam; massive; friable; 3 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # CA85047
    CG2—122 to 152 centimeters (48.0 to 59.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) very gravelly coarse sand; single grain; loose; 10 percent by volume 19-47-76 millimeter unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume 2-10-19 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3. Lab sample # CA85048