IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Rensselaer
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1985IN129001
  • User Pedon ID: 85IN129001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0716
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 56982
  • Print Date: 12/4/2024

    • 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: 38.1452789
  • Std. Longitude: -87.8949966
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 4S
  • Range: 13W
  • Section: 30
  • PLSS Details: 432 feet W and 1,230 feet N of the SE corner
  • Location Description: Posey County, Indiana.
  • State: Indiana
  • County: IN129—Posey

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: K. McWilliams
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Rensselaer
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed Typic Argiustolls
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1985
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: river valley
  • Landform: terrace—stream or lake
  • Drainage Class: very poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1985 (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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    1Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; clay loam; 1 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) fine faint mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P03692. common fine roots; few fine faint 2.5Y44 mottles
    1A—20 to 46 centimeters (7.9 to 18.1 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) interior, very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, moist; clay loam; 1 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) fine faint mottles; weak medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 2.5 fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P03693. common fine roots; few fine faint 2.5Y44 mottles
    1Btg1—46 to 60 centimeters (18.1 to 23.6 inches);, dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior, moist; clay loam; 30 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) medium prominent mottles; weak medium prismatic, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 2.5 fine roots; faint gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds and faint very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P03694. common fine roots; many medium prominent 2.5Y54 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 230979; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 230980; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 230979; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 230980
    1Btg2—60 to 74 centimeters (23.6 to 29.1 inches);, gray (10YR 5/1) interior, moist; clay loam; 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; weak fine prismatic structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; faint gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P03695. Few very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) krotovina.; few fine roots; many medium prominent 10YR56 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 230981; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 230981
    1Btg2—74 to 86 centimeters (29.1 to 33.9 inches);, gray (10YR 5/1) interior, moist; clay loam; 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; weak fine prismatic structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; faint gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P03696. Few very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) krotovina.; few fine roots; many medium prominent 10YR56 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 230982; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 230982
    1Btg2—86 to 99 centimeters (33.9 to 39.0 inches);, gray (10YR 5/1) interior, moist; clay loam; 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; weak fine prismatic structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; faint gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P03697. Few very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) krotovina.; few fine roots; many medium prominent 10YR56 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 230983; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 230983
    1Btg3—99 to 127 centimeters (39.0 to 50.0 inches);, gray (10YR 6/1) interior, moist; clay loam; 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium prominent mottles; weak fine prismatic structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; faint gray (10YR 6/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P03698. Few very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) krotovina.; few fine roots; many medium prominent 10YR58 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 230984; patchy - phpvsfiid 230984
    1Cg—127 to 153 centimeters (50.0 to 60.2 inches);, gray (10YR 6/1) interior, moist; clay loam; 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) coarse prominent mottles; massive; firm; 15 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 85P03699. Few very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) krotovina.; few manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features; many coarse prominent 7.5YR58 mottles