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
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914
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10.6
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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