IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Whitson
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 61IL099004a
  • User Pedon ID: 61IL099004a
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 61IL099004a
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A0178
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 32707
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 41.4394618
  • Std. Longitude: -89.0761760
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 34N
  • Range: 1E
  • Section: 11
  • PLSS Details: NW 160, NE 40, NE 10, SW 2 1/2
  • Location Description: 606 feet south of gravel road along fence, then 421 feet west and then 23 feet west-southwest to sampling site
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL099—La Salle
  • MLRA: 108—Illinois and Iowa Deep Loess and Drift
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IL099—La Salle County, Illinois

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: L.E. Tyler and J.E. Paschke
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Typic Endoaqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: map unit inclusion
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Whitson
  • PSC - 28 to 84 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/14/2009
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Traer
  • Classificaton Date - 10/26/1961
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/26/1961 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    POA

    Poa

    bluegrass

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    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

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    200

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    A1—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) and very dark gray (10YR 3/1) crushed and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed silt loam; friable; 21.0 roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A01316
    A2—10 to 28 centimeters (3.9 to 11.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silt loam; 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine faint mottles; moderate medium platy, and moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 roots; 3 percent iron-manganese concretions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A01317
    B1—28 to 38 centimeters (11.0 to 15.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; 3 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine faint mottles; moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 roots; 3 percent iron-manganese concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A01318
    B21—38 to 61 centimeters (15.0 to 24.0 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) crushed silty clay loam; 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct and 3 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine and medium mottles; moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky, and angular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 roots; faint dark gray (10YR 4/1) clay films; 3 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A01319. continuous - phpvsfiid 393313; continuous - phpvsfiid 393313
    B22—61 to 84 centimeters (24.0 to 33.1 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) and dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) crushed and grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) crushed silty clay loam; yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) and 21 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) medium distinct mottles; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 roots; faint gray (5Y 5/1) clay films and faint dark gray (5Y 4/1) clay films; 3 percent iron-manganese concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A01320. continuous - phpvsfiid 393314; continuous - phpvsfiid 393315; continuous - phpvsfiid 393314; continuous - phpvsfiid 393315
    B3—84 to 107 centimeters (33.1 to 42.1 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and 21 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) medium distinct mottles; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium and coarse angular blocky, and subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 roots; faint dark gray (5Y 4/1) clay films on vertical faces of peds; 3 percent iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A01321. continuous - phpvsfiid 393316; continuous - phpvsfiid 393316
    C1—107 to 130 centimeters (42.1 to 51.2 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) silt loam; massive; friable; 0.5 roots; faint dark gray (5Y 4/1) clay films on vertical faces of peds; 3 percent iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A01322. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 393317; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 393317
    C2—130 to 147 centimeters (51.2 to 57.9 inches); dark olive gray (5Y 3/2) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) silt loam; massive; friable; 0.5 roots; faint dark gray (5Y 4/1) clay films on vertical faces of peds; 3 percent iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A01323. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 393318; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 393318
    C3—147 to 168 centimeters (57.9 to 66.1 inches); 30 percent gray (5Y 5/1) and 70 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and 70 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silt loam; massive; friable; 0.5 roots; faint dark gray (5Y 4/1) clay films on vertical faces of peds; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 40A01324. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 393319; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 393319