IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Watseka
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1986IN111009
  • User Pedon ID: 1986IN111009
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - Purdue
  • Lab Pedon # - NW8609
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 23902
  • 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: 40.9478250
  • Std. Longitude: -87.3525917
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 29N
  • Range: 8W
  • Section: 21
  • PLSS Details: 2630 feet south and 100 feet east of the northwest corner
  • State: Indiana
  • County: IN111—Newton

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Osterholz
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mesic Aquic Argiudolls
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon #: 9
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Watseka
  • Classificaton Date - 3/27/2009
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Ridgeville
  • Classificaton Date - 5/21/2008
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/21/2008 (entry creation 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); black (10YR 2/1), dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; loamy fine sand; moderate medium granular structure; very friable; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # NW86091
    A—25 to 33 centimeters (9.8 to 13.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; fine sandy loam; moderate medium granular structure; very friable; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # NW86092
    BT1—33 to 53 centimeters (13.0 to 20.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) loamy fine sand; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 15 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, clay films between sand grains; 3 percent distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, iron depletions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.3; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # NW86093
    BT2—53 to 69 centimeters (20.9 to 27.2 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) loamy fine sand; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 35 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films between sand grains; 3 percent prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # NW86094
    BT3—69 to 86 centimeters (27.2 to 33.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loamy fine sand; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 35 percent brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films between sand grains; 21 percent prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # NW86095
    C—86 to 102 centimeters (33.9 to 40.2 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine sand; single grain; loose; 21 percent prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6. Lab sample # NW86096
    C—102 to 127 centimeters (40.2 to 50.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) loamy fine sand; single grain; loose; 21 percent prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 0 percent by volume 19-47-76 millimeter unspecified fragments and 1 percent by volume 2-10-19 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9. Lab sample # NW86097
    C—127 to 152 centimeters (50.0 to 59.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) loamy sand; single grain; loose; 21 percent prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 0 percent by volume 19-47-76 millimeter unspecified fragments and 1 percent by volume 2-10-19 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2. Lab sample # NW86098