IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Atlas
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1983IL049006
  • User Pedon ID: 83IL049006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 83P0568
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 52805
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024
  • 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: 38.9158325
  • Std. Longitude: -88.6161118
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 6N
  • Range: 5E
  • Section: 35
  • PLSS Details: 260 feet N and 425 feet E of SW corner
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL049—Effingham
  • MLRA: 113—Central Claypan Areas
  • PEDON

  • Describers Name: FLA, MBL
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, mesic Aeric Ochraqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 6
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Atlas
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - aeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Blair
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Ochraqualf (Aquic H
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/1983
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


  • SITE

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

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 2/1/1983 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    12

    162

    225

    1A—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior loam; 1 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) fine faint mottles; weak coarse granular structure; friable; 0.5 medium roots and 5.5 fine roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P02703. many fine roots; few medium roots; few fine faint 10YR42 mottles
    1Bt1—15 to 25 centimeters (5.9 to 9.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 medium roots and 2.5 fine roots; 15 percent faint brown (10YR 5/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Few very fine pebbles.; few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; common fine roots; few medium roots
    1Bt2—25 to 43 centimeters (9.8 to 16.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior clay loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 15 percent faint brown (10YR 5/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Few very fine pebbles.; few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine and medium roots; few fine distinct 10YR56 mottles
    1Bt3—43 to 86 centimeters (16.9 to 33.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) coarse distinct mottles; moderate coarse subangular blocky, and strong medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 37 percent distinct brown (10YR 5/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores and 55 percent prominent , moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds; 11 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 83P02704. Few very fine pebbles.; common fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; many manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots; common coarse distinct 10YR56 mottles
    1Bt4—86 to 119 centimeters (33.9 to 46.9 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior clay loam; 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) coarse distinct mottles; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 15 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 15 percent prominent , moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds and 37 percent faint brown (10YR 5/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; gradual irregular boundary. Few coarse and few fine pebbles.; few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots; many coarse distinct 10YR56 mottles
    1B/C—119 to 155 centimeters (46.9 to 61.0 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior clay loam, loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) coarse distinct mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 15 percent distinct gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 83P02705. Few fine, medium, and coarse pebbles.; few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; few coarse distinct 10YR56 mottles