IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Tuscola
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1985IN179011
  • User Pedon ID: 1985IN179011
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - Purdue
  • Lab Pedon # - WE8511
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 23924
  • Print Date: 1/30/2025

    • 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: 40.7541667
  • Std. Longitude: -85.1715778
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 27N
  • Range: 12E
  • Section: 33
  • PLSS Details: 1580 feet west and 1050 feet south of the northeast corner
  • State: Indiana
  • County: IN179—Wells

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Neely and Klika
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mesic Aquic Hapludalfs
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon #: 11
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Tuscola
  • Classificaton Date - 3/27/2009
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Tuscola
  • Classificaton Date - 10/3/1985
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/3/1985 (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
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    AP—0 to 28 centimeters (0.0 to 11.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # WE85111
    BT1—28 to 43 centimeters (11.0 to 16.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) clay; moderate fine angular blocky parts to weak medium prismatic structure; friable; 70 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 3 percent distinct brown (10YR 4/3), moist, iron depletions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # WE85112
    BT2—43 to 56 centimeters (16.9 to 22.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) clay loam; moderate medium angular blocky parts to weak medium prismatic structure; friable; 70 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 3 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # WE85113
    BT3—56 to 69 centimeters (22.0 to 27.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 70 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 3 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.7; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # WE85114
    BT4—69 to 91 centimeters (27.2 to 35.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 15 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains and 35 percent brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # WE85115
    BC—91 to 107 centimeters (35.8 to 42.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 15 percent brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 15 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains; 3 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # WE85116
    C1—107 to 117 centimeters (42.1 to 46.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 21 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # WE85117
    C2—117 to 137 centimeters (46.1 to 53.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine sandy loam; massive; loose; 21 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # WE85118
    C3—137 to 152 centimeters (53.9 to 59.8 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) fine sandy loam; massive; loose; 1 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3. Lab sample # WE85119