IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Atlas
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984IL079064
  • User Pedon ID: 84IL079064
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0256
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 55972
  • 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: 39.0258331
  • Std. Longitude: -88.1147232
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 7N
  • Range: 10E
  • Section: 20
  • PLSS Details: 750 feet east and 100 feet north of the southeast corner
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL079—Jasper
  • MLRA: 113—Central Claypan Areas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: MWB
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, mesic Aeric Ochraqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 64
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Atlas
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - aeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Atlas
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Aeric Ochraqualf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1984
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1984 (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

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    1Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; silt loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine faint mottles; moderate fine and medium granular structure; friable; 5.5 very fine roots; 15 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay films on faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P01257. few clay films surface features on faces of peds; many very fine roots; few fine faint 10YR56 mottles
    2Btg1—18 to 30 centimeters (7.1 to 11.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior silty clay loam; 1 percent 10YR 4/ (10YR 4/ medium faint and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct and 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) medium distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic, and weak medium angular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots; 37 percent faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Common till pebbles.; common fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots; many medium distinct 10YR54 mottles; common medium distinct 10YR56 mottles; few medium faint 10YR45 mottles
    2Btg2—30 to 53 centimeters (11.8 to 20.9 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) interior silty clay; 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) medium distinct and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic structure; very firm; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 37 percent faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P01258. Common till pebbles.; common fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine and fine roots; common medium distinct 10YR44 mottles; common medium distinct 10YR56 mottles
    2Btg3—53 to 114 centimeters (20.9 to 44.9 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) interior clay loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium and coarse prismatic structure; very firm; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 37 percent faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 37 percent faint brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 30 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P01259. Common till pebbles.; many fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine and fine roots; common medium distinct 10YR56 mottles
    2Btg4—114 to 152 centimeters (44.9 to 59.8 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) interior clay loam; 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) coarse prominent mottles; weak coarse prismatic structure; firm; 15 percent faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 30 percent medium and coarse iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog. Common till pebbles.; many medium and coarse iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; many coarse prominent 7.5YR56 mottles