IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Clermont
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984IN031003
  • User Pedon ID: 84IN031003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 84P0784
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 55027
  • Print Date: 11/12/2024

    • 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: 39.2777786
  • Std. Longitude: -85.3538895
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 10N
  • Range: 10E
  • Section: 36
  • PLSS Details: NE 1/4 of NW 1/4 of NE 1/4
  • Location Description: Newpoint quadrangle.
  • State: Indiana
  • County: IN031—Decatur
  • MLRA: 114—Southern Illinois and Indiana Thin Loess and Till Plain

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: A. Nickell and B. Nagel
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, active, mesic Fragic Glossaqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Clermont
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Cobbsfork
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Typic Ochraqualf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1984
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1984 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—12

    83—176

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    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

    0

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    305

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    1A—0 to 12 centimeters (0.0 to 4.7 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior silt loam; 30 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine distinct mottles; moderate fine and medium granular structure; friable; 5.5 fine roots; 15 percent distinct red (2.5YR 5/6), moist, iron stains; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04416. few iron stains surface features; many fine roots; many fine distinct 10YR62 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 230316; patchy - phpvsfiid 230316
    1E1—12 to 23 centimeters (4.7 to 9.1 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) interior silt loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine distinct mottles; moderate coarse platy, and moderate fine platy structure; friable; 2.5 fine roots; 15 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, iron stains; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04417. few iron stains surface features; common fine roots; common fine distinct 10YR54 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 230317; patchy - phpvsfiid 230317
    1E2—23 to 35 centimeters (9.1 to 13.8 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) interior silt loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; weak coarse platy structure; friable; 2.5 fine roots; 15 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, iron stains and 37 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, organic stains in root channels and/or pores; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04418. common organic coats surface features in root channels and/or pores; few iron stains surface features; common fine roots; common medium distinct 10YR56 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 230318; patchy - phpvsfiid 230319; patchy - phpvsfiid 230318; patchy - phpvsfiid 230319
    1E3—35 to 56 centimeters (13.8 to 22.0 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) interior silt loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; weak very coarse platy, and weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 15 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, iron stains; 1 percent fine iron-manganese masses; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04419. few fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; few iron stains surface features; few fine roots; common medium distinct 10YR56 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 230320; patchy - phpvsfiid 230320
    1EB—56 to 83 centimeters (22.0 to 32.7 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) interior silt loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct and 11 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) fine distinct mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 11 percent medium iron-manganese masses; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04420. common medium soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; common fine distinct 10YR56 mottles; common fine distinct 10YR66 mottles
    1Bt1—83 to 114 centimeters (32.7 to 44.9 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; weak coarse prismatic, and weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 11 percent medium iron-manganese masses; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P04421. common medium soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; common fine distinct 10YR56 mottles; common fine distinct 7.5YR56 mottles
    2Bt2—114 to 138 centimeters (44.9 to 54.3 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior silt loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; weak coarse prismatic, and weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 1 percent medium iron-manganese masses; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # 84P04422. 20 % very firm and 80 % firm. 10YR 6/1 clay flows.; few medium soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; common fine distinct 10YR56 mottles; common fine distinct 7.5YR56 mottles
    2Btx—138 to 176 centimeters (54.3 to 69.3 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior silt loam; 11 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) coarse distinct mottles; weak very coarse prismatic structure; very firm; 37 percent distinct gray (10YR 6/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent medium irregular iron-manganese masses; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P04423. common medium soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common coarse distinct 10YR62 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 230321; continuous - phpvsfiid 230321
    2BC1—176 to 204 centimeters (69.3 to 80.3 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior silt loam; 11 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) coarse distinct and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium distinct mottles; weak very coarse prismatic structure; friable; 37 percent distinct gray (10YR 6/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent fine spherical iron-manganese masses; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P04424. common fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common coarse distinct 10YR62 mottles; common medium distinct 10YR58 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 230322; continuous - phpvsfiid 230322
    2BC2—204 to 256 centimeters (80.3 to 100.8 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior silt loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium distinct and 11 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) coarse distinct mottles; weak very coarse prismatic structure; firm; 37 percent distinct gray (10YR 6/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese masses; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04425. few fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common medium distinct 10YR58 mottles; common coarse distinct 10YR62 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 230323; continuous - phpvsfiid 230323
    2Btb—256 to 305 centimeters (100.8 to 120.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and gray (10YR 6/1) silt loam, silty clay loam; 11 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) coarse distinct and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; weak very coarse prismatic, and weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 37 percent distinct gray (10YR 6/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent medium irregular iron-manganese masses; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P04426. Gray areas are silty clay loam.; few medium soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common coarse distinct 10YR62 mottles; common medium distinct 7.5YR56 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 230324; continuous - phpvsfiid 230324
    4C—305 to 367 centimeters (120.1 to 144.5 inches); red (2.5YR 5/6) interior and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and light gray (5Y 7/1) cherty clay; massive; very firm; 11 percent medium irregular iron-manganese masses; fragments. Lab sample # 84P04427. Horizontal beds of chert with soil intermingled.; common medium soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations