IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Williamsport
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1985IN171003
  • User Pedon ID: 85IN171003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 86P0230
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 58035
  • Print Date: 4/3/2025
  • 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: 40.1997223
  • Std. Longitude: -87.5191650
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 20N
  • Range: 10W
  • Section: 17
  • PLSS Details: 400 feet W and 80 feet S of the center
  • Location Description: Warren County, IN.
  • State: Indiana
  • County: IN171—Warren
  • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Jim Barnes
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, active, mesic Aquic Argiudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Williamsport
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Andres V
  • Classificaton Date - 11/1/1985
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


  • SITE

  • Landform: dead ice moraine
  • Drainage Class: 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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    2

    1Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, dry; silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P01372. common very fine and fine roots
    1A—20 to 28 centimeters (7.9 to 11.0 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, gray (10YR 5/1) interior, dry; silt loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P01373. common very fine and fine roots
    1Bt1—28 to 46 centimeters (11.0 to 18.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine distinct and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine distinct mottles; moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots; faint very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains on faces of peds and faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P01374. Common very dark gray (10YR 3/1) krotovinas.; few very fine roots; common fine distinct 10YR52 mottles; common fine distinct 10YR58 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 231328; continuous - phpvsfiid 231329; continuous - phpvsfiid 231328; continuous - phpvsfiid 231329
    1Bt2—46 to 76 centimeters (18.1 to 29.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior silty clay loam; 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine and medium and 30 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) medium distinct mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; faint very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains on faces of peds and faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P01375. Common very dark gray (10YR 3/1) krotovinas.; many fine and medium 10YR54 mottles; many medium distinct 10YR68 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 220066; continuous - phpvsfiid 220067; continuous - phpvsfiid 220066; continuous - phpvsfiid 220067
    2Bt3—76 to 112 centimeters (29.9 to 44.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine distinct and 30 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) medium distinct mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; faint very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains on faces of peds and faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 86P01377. 10% gravel; few very dark gray (10YR 3/1) krotovinas.; many medium distinct 10YR52 mottles; few fine distinct 10YR58 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 220068; continuous - phpvsfiid 220069; continuous - phpvsfiid 220068; continuous - phpvsfiid 220069
    3Bt4—112 to 130 centimeters (44.1 to 51.2 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior silty clay loam; 30 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) medium faint and 30 percent olive yellow (2.5Y 6/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P01378. 3% gravel.; many medium faint 2.5Y52 mottles; many fine distinct 2.5Y66 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220070; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220070
    3C—130 to 152 centimeters (51.2 to 59.8 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior silt loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine distinct and 11 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) fine faint and 30 percent light gray (2.5Y 7/2) fine distinct mottles; massive; firm; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 86P01379. 3% gravel.; many fine distinct 2.5Y72 mottles; common fine distinct 10YR58 mottles; common fine faint 2.5Y52 mottles