IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Belmore
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1985IN179002
  • User Pedon ID: 1985IN179002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - Purdue
  • Lab Pedon # - WE8502
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 23837
  • Print Date: 4/25/2025

    • 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: 40.7652361
  • Std. Longitude: -85.1916500
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 27N
  • Range: 12E
  • Section: 29
  • PLSS Details: 1850 feet west and 2300 feet south of the northeast corner
  • State: Indiana
  • County: IN179—Wells

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Neely and Lefforge
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mesic Typic Hapludolls
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Belmore
  • Classificaton Date - 3/27/2009
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Belmore variant
  • Classificaton Date - 10/18/1985
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: stream terrace
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Geology: Wisconsin formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/18/1985 (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); dark brown (10YR 3/3), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # WE85021
    A—25 to 33 centimeters (9.8 to 13.0 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # WE85022
    BA—33 to 56 centimeters (13.0 to 22.0 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 35 percent dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # WE85023
    BT1—56 to 69 centimeters (22.0 to 27.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 70 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # WE85024
    BT2—69 to 97 centimeters (27.2 to 38.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 70 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent by volume 2-10-19 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # WE85025
    BT3—97 to 119 centimeters (38.2 to 46.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 35 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 6 percent by volume 2-10-19 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # WE85026
    BT4—119 to 145 centimeters (46.9 to 57.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 15 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 1 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent by volume 2-10-19 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # WE85027
    BCT—145 to 165 centimeters (57.1 to 65.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) sandy loam; single grain; friable; 15 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4), moist, clay films; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 3 percent distinct brown (10YR 5/3), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 3 percent by volume 2-10-19 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # WE85028
    C—165 to 183 centimeters (65.0 to 72.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) very gravelly sandy loam; single grain; loose; 40 percent by volume 2-10-19 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # WE85029