IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Herrick
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1985IL173020
  • User Pedon ID: 85IL173020
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 86P0204
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 58009
  • Print Date: 11/11/2024

    • 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: 39.4780540
  • Std. Longitude: -89.0044479
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 12N
  • Range: 2E
  • Section: 20
  • PLSS Details: 1700 feet E and 141 feet S of the NW corner
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL173—Shelby
  • MLRA: 114—Southern Illinois and Indiana Thin Loess and Till Plain

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: K. Gotsch
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Aquic Argiudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 20
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Herrick
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Herrick
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Aquic Argiudoll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 11/1/1985
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/1/1985 (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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    200

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    1Ap—0 to 25 centimeters (0.0 to 9.8 inches); very pale brown (10YR 8/2) interior, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, dry; silt loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 2.5 very fine roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P01221. common very fine roots
    1E—25 to 33 centimeters (9.8 to 13.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior silt loam; weak fine platy, and weak fine granular structure; friable; 2.5 very fine roots; 15 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. few organic coats surface features on faces of peds; common very fine roots
    1Bt1—33 to 43 centimeters (13.0 to 16.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior silty clay loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) medium distinct mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 very fine roots; 15 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains on faces of peds and 15 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 37 percent distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, coats on faces of peds; 11 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. common fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few organic coats surface features on faces of peds; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; common coats surface features on faces of peds; common very fine roots; common medium distinct 10YR54 mottles; few fine distinct 10YR56 mottles
    1Bt2—43 to 71 centimeters (16.9 to 28.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior silty clay loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 2.5 very fine roots; 37 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains in root channels and/or pores and 37 percent faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P01222. common fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common organic coats surface features in root channels and/or pores; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common very fine roots; common fine distinct 10YR54 mottles; few fine distinct 10YR56 mottles
    1Bt3—71 to 91 centimeters (28.0 to 35.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine distinct and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 2.5 very fine roots; 15 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains in root channels and/or pores and 15 percent faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 30 percent medium spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. many medium iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few organic coats surface features in root channels and/or pores; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; common very fine roots; common fine distinct 10YR54 mottles; common fine distinct 10YR58 mottles
    1BC—91 to 124 centimeters (35.8 to 48.8 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) exterior silt loam; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium prominent and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine distinct mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots; 2 percent faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 15 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, coats in root channels and/or pores and 15 percent distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, coats in root channels and/or pores; 11 percent medium spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. common medium iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few coats surface features in root channels and/or pores; few coats surface features in root channels and/or pores; very few clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots; common medium prominent 7.5YR56 mottles; common fine distinct 10YR54 mottles
    1C—124 to 152 centimeters (48.8 to 59.8 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior silt loam; 11 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) coarse faint and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; massive; friable; 11 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 86P01223. common fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common coarse faint 2.5Y52 mottles; common medium prominent 7.5YR56 mottles