IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Laconia
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1978IN117015
  • User Pedon ID: 2016IN117004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 78P0379
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 45933
  • Print Date: 11/14/2025

    • 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: 38.6674995
  • Std. Longitude: -86.3741684
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 3N
  • Range: 1E
  • Section: 26
  • PLSS Details: 5.2 meters E and 121.9 meters N of the center
  • State: Indiana
  • County: IN117—Orange
  • MLRA: 122—Highland Rim and Pennyroyal
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IN117—Orange County, Indiana

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: D. Williams and R. Wingard
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, active, mesic Typic Endoaqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: soil survey inventory
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 15
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Laconia (flagged as OSD)
  • PSC - 33 to 83 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 11/30/2015
  • Classifier - Steve Neyhouse
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Peoga
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, mixed, mesic Typic Ochraqualf
  • Taxon Kind - taxadjunct
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1978
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1978 (actual site observation date)
  • 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
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    lithologic discontinuity

    0—19

    19—223

    64—223

    —19—

    —204—

    —159—
    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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    0

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    12

    22

    0

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

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    Ap—0 to 19 centimeters (0.0 to 7.5 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1), gray (10YR 6/1), dry; silt loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; weak medium platy parts to moderate medium granular structure; friable; common (3.0) very fine roots between peds and common (3.0) fine roots between peds; 1 percent fine prominent irregular weakly coherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries in matrix; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 78P02065; moist when described;
    Btg1—19 to 33 centimeters (7.5 to 13.0 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) silt loam; 21 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few (0.5) very fine roots between peds; 10 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1) clay films on faces of peds; 21 percent medium prominent irregular weakly coherent cemented yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries in matrix; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 78P02066; moist when described;. patchy - phpvsfiid 1443430; patchy - phpvsfiid 1443430
    Btg2—33 to 64 centimeters (13.0 to 25.2 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) silty clay loam; 21 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium prominent mottles; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 60 percent faint dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 21 percent medium prominent irregular weakly coherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries in matrix; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 78P02067; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 1443431; continuous - phpvsfiid 1443431
    2Btgb1—64 to 96 centimeters (25.2 to 37.8 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) silty clay loam; 21 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; 60 percent faint dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 21 percent medium prominent irregular weakly coherent cemented yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries in matrix; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 78P02068; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 1443432; continuous - phpvsfiid 1443432
    2Btgb2—96 to 149 centimeters (37.8 to 58.7 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) silty clay loam; 21 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium and 21 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) medium mottles; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; 60 percent prominent dark gray (N 4/), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 21 percent medium prominent irregular weakly coherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries in matrix and 21 percent medium distinct irregular weakly coherent cemented dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries in matrix; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 78P02069; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 1443433; continuous - phpvsfiid 1443433
    2Btgb3—149 to 189 centimeters (58.7 to 74.4 inches); dark gray (N 4/), cherty clay; 21 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) coarse and 21 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) coarse mottles; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; 60 percent prominent dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 21 percent coarse prominent irregular weakly coherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries in matrix and 21 percent coarse prominent irregular weakly coherent cemented light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries in matrix; 32 percent by volume , 45 percent by weight nonflat subrounded very strongly coherent cemented 2-30-75 millimeter chert fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 78P02070; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 1443434; continuous - phpvsfiid 1443434
    2Btb—189 to 223 centimeters (74.4 to 87.8 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) silty clay; 21 percent light gray (10YR 7/1) coarse mottles; moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; 26 percent prominent gray (10YR 6/1), moist, clay films in root channels and/or pores; 21 percent coarse prominent irregular weakly coherent cemented light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, iron depletions with diffuse boundaries in matrix; 12 percent by volume , 20 percent by weight nonflat subrounded very strongly coherent cemented 2-30-75 millimeter chert fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, pH meter. Lab sample # 78P02071; moist when described;