IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Elpaso
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 57IL099002a
  • User Pedon ID: 57IL099002a
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A1984
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 36142
  • Print Date: 4/1/2025

    • 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: 41.3694625
  • Std. Longitude: -88.8636688
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 34N
  • Range: 3E
  • Section: 34
  • PLSS Details: 100 feet east of quarter-line fence on north side of test road, SW 160, SE 40, SW 10
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL099—La Salle
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IL099—La Salle County, Illinois

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: G.O. Walker, and R.H. Jordan, Soil Conservation Service; H.L. Wascher and J.D. Alexander, University of Illinois
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, superactive, mesic Typic Endoaquolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: map unit inclusion
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Elpaso
  • PSC - 48 to 79 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/14/2009
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Drummer
  • Classificaton Date - 10/16/1957
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/16/1957 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • 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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    A1p—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silty clay loam; moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A15780
    A12—18 to 33 centimeters (7.1 to 13.0 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silty clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A15781
    B21—33 to 48 centimeters (13.0 to 18.9 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) silty clay loam; 3 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) fine faint mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 roots; 10 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, organic stains; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A15782
    B22—48 to 58 centimeters (18.9 to 22.8 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) and olive gray (5Y 5/2) silty clay; 1 percent olive (5Y 5/6) fine distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate fine subangular blocky parts to angular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 roots; faint clay films; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A15783. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 393262; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 393262
    B23—58 to 79 centimeters (22.8 to 31.1 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; firm; faint clay films; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A15784. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 393263; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 393263
    B3—79 to 94 centimeters (31.1 to 37.0 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) and 21 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine and medium prominent mottles; weak coarse angular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 roots; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A15785
    C—94 to 112 centimeters (37.0 to 44.1 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) silt loam; 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; massive; friable; 0.5 roots; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A15786
    D—112 to 127 centimeters (44.1 to 50.0 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) silty clay loam; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and 21 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) medium prominent mottles; massive parts to weak very coarse; firm; 21 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments. Lab sample # 40A15787