IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Carmi
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 85IL105031a
  • User Pedon ID: 85IL105031a
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 89P0355
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 61459
  • Print Date: 11/26/2024

    • 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: 40.8408566
  • Std. Longitude: -88.5578249
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 27N
  • Range: 6E
  • Section: 5
  • PLSS Details: 2550 feet E and 1500 feet S of the NW corner
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL105—Livingston
  • MLRA: 110—Northern Illinois and Indiana Heavy Till Plain

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Higgins and Brown.
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Pachic Hapludolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 31
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Carmi
  • Classificaton Date - 5/14/2009
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Wea
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1985
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1985 (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
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    A p—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable; 2.5 fine roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, lamotte-morgan; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P01957. common fine roots
    A—20 to 30 centimeters (7.9 to 11.8 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable; 2.5 very fine roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, lamotte-morgan; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P01958. common very fine roots
    BA—30 to 43 centimeters (11.8 to 16.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 very fine roots; 55 percent distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, lamotte-morgan; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P01959. many organic coats surface features on faces of peds; common very fine roots
    B t1—43 to 58 centimeters (16.9 to 22.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) clay; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots; 37 percent faint dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, lamotte-morgan; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P01960. common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots
    B t2—58 to 74 centimeters (22.8 to 29.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) sandy clay loam; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 15 percent faint dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, lamotte-morgan; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P01961. few clay films surface features on faces of peds
    B t3—74 to 102 centimeters (29.1 to 40.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) sandy loam; weak medium prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots; 15 percent faint dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, lamotte-morgan; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P01962. few clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots
    2B t4—102 to 117 centimeters (40.2 to 46.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) gravelly sandy clay loam; weak medium prismatic, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots; 15 percent faint brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay bridges; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, lamotte-morgan; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P01963. few clay bridging surface features; few very fine roots
    2B t5—117 to 137 centimeters (46.1 to 53.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) gravelly sandy clay loam; weak medium prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots; 15 percent faint dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, clay bridges; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, lamotte-morgan; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P01964. few clay bridging surface features; few very fine roots
    3C—137 to 152 centimeters (53.9 to 59.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) gravelly sand; single grain; loose; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, lamotte-morgan. Lab sample # 89P01965