IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Chalmers
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1981IN007002
  • User Pedon ID: 81IN007002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 82P0181
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 50418
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • 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: 40.4916649
  • Std. Longitude: -87.3041687
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 24N
  • Range: 8W
  • Section: 27
  • PLSS Details: 65 feet W AND 830 feet N OF THE SE CORNER
  • State: Indiana
  • County: IN007—Benton

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Typic Endoaquolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Chalmers
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Milford
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1981
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1981 (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
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • 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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    1Ap—0 to 30 centimeters (0.0 to 11.8 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, dry; silt loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; 5.5 fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P00959. many fine roots
    1B1g—30 to 51 centimeters (11.8 to 20.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, dry; silty clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 very fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, bromcresol green; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 82P00960. common very fine roots
    1B21g—51 to 71 centimeters (20.1 to 28.0 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) medium prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 82P00961. Common very dark gray (10YR 3/1) krotovinas.; few very fine roots; common medium prominent 10YR68 mottles
    1B22g—71 to 91 centimeters (28.0 to 35.8 inches); light gray (5Y 7/1) interior silty clay; 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium prominent and 30 percent gray (N 5/0) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots; 15 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 82P00962. Common very dark gray (10YR 3/1) krotovinas.; few manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features; few very fine roots; many medium prominent 7.5YR58 mottles; many medium distinct N50 mottles
    1B3g—91 to 109 centimeters (35.8 to 42.9 inches); light gray (5Y 7/1) interior clay loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium prominent mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # 82P00963. Few thin lenses of light gray (5Y 7/1) loam and fine sandy loam.; common medium prominent 10YR58 mottles
    2C1g—109 to 137 centimeters (42.9 to 53.9 inches); gray (N 6/0) interior loam; 11 percent brown (10YR 5/3) medium distinct and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium distinct mottles; massive; friable; 1 percent carbonate masses; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # 82P00964. Accumulations are white (2.5Y 8/2).; few soft masses of carbonate concentrations; common medium distinct 10YR53 mottles; common medium distinct 10YR58 mottles
    2C2—137 to 152 centimeters (53.9 to 59.8 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior loam; 11 percent gray (10YR 6/1) medium distinct and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium prominent mottles; massive; friable; 1 percent carbonate concretions; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 82P00965. Accumulations are white (2.5Y 8/2).; few carbonate concretions concentrations; common medium distinct 10YR61 mottles; common medium prominent 7.5YR58 mottles