IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Clarence
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 77IL075003a
  • User Pedon ID: 77IL075003a
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A2792
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 37372
  • 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: 40.5089158
  • Std. Longitude: -88.0603082
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 24N
  • Range: 10E
  • Section: 27
  • PLSS Details: 2308 feet N and 69 feet E of SW corner
  • Location Description: About 1/4 mile E of Loda.
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL075—Iroquois
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IL075—Iroquois County, Illinois
  • PEDON

  • Describers Name: L. M. Kiefer, W. Kreznor and J. W. Scott.
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, illitic, mesic Aquic Argiudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Clarence
  • PSC - 25 to 69 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/13/2009
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Clarence
  • Classificaton Date - 8/26/1977
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


  • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: dead ice moraine
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no
  • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/26/1977 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • 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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    2

    914

    10.6

    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) rubbed, dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; silty clay loam; weak very fine granular structure; firm; fragments; neutral, pH 6.9, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A22039
    A3—18 to 25 centimeters (7.1 to 9.8 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) rubbed, dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; silty clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky parts to weak very fine granular structure; firm; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A22040
    B21t—25 to 38 centimeters (9.8 to 15.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silty clay; 3 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) fine distinct mottles; weak fine prismatic parts to very fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 75 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains on faces of peds and 75 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A22041
    B22t—38 to 56 centimeters (15.0 to 22.0 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) silty clay; 3 percent dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) fine faint mottles; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate fine angular blocky structure; firm; 75 percent dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A22042
    B23t—56 to 69 centimeters (22.0 to 27.2 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) silty clay; 21 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) fine distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate fine angular blocky structure; firm; 10 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 75 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A22043
    B3—69 to 86 centimeters (27.2 to 33.9 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) silty clay; 3 percent gray (5Y 5/1) medium distinct mottles; strong coarse prismatic parts to weak fine angular blocky structure; very firm; 10 percent carbonate coats on faces of peds and 30 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent noncoherent cemented white (10YR 8/1) carbonate masses and 3 percent fine white (10YR 8/1) carbonate concretions; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A22044
    C1—86 to 107 centimeters (33.9 to 42.1 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) silty clay; 3 percent olive gray (5Y 5/2) medium distinct mottles; very firm; dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, organic stains in root channels and/or pores and 30 percent white (10YR 8/1), moist, carbonate coats on faces of peds; 3 percent noncoherent cemented white (10YR 8/1) carbonate masses and 3 percent fine white (10YR 8/1) carbonate concretions; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A22045. continuous - phpvsfiid 392344; continuous - phpvsfiid 392345; continuous - phpvsfiid 392344; continuous - phpvsfiid 392345
    C2—107 to 137 centimeters (42.1 to 53.9 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) silty clay; 3 percent olive gray (5Y 5/2) medium distinct mottles; very firm; 30 percent manganese or iron-manganese stains; 1 percent fine olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) iron-manganese concretions; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A22046. Added boundary to C2 (8th horizon) because it was missing (gradual smooth from original pedon description).
    C2—137 to 157 centimeters (53.9 to 61.8 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) silty clay; 3 percent olive gray (5Y 5/2) medium distinct mottles; very firm; 30 percent manganese or iron-manganese stains; 1 percent fine olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) iron-manganese concretions; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 40A22047