IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Ruark
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1986IL033048
User Pedon ID:
86IL033048
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
87P0171
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
59467
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:
39.1333351
Std. Longitude:
-87.9472198
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
8N
Range:
14W
Section:
14
PLSS Details:
About 132 feet N and 1188 feet E of the SW corner
Location Description:
Atlas sheet 7.
State:
Illinois
County:
IL033—Crawford
MLRA:
113—Central Claypan Areas
PEDON
Describers Name:
RTR
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Typic Ochraqualfs
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
Converted from SSL-CMS data
Pedon #:
48
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Ruark
PSC -
41 to 86 cm.
Classificaton Date -
7/11/2007
Moisture Class -
aquic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Ruark
Taxonomic Class -
Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Ochraqualf
Taxon Kind -
series
Classificaton Date -
10/1/1986
Moisture Class -
aquic
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Landscape:
upland
Landform:
terrace—stream or lake
Runoff:
negligible
Drainage Class:
poorly
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
10/1/1986 (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
Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind
Feature Depth L-H
Feature Thickness L-RV-H
cm
ochric epipedon
argillic horizon
0—20
38—86
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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
1
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164
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1Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; fine sandy loam; moderate fine and medium granular structure; friable; 5.5 very fine roots; 11 percent fine and medium spherical iron-manganese masses; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P00918. common fine and medium soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; many very fine roots
1Eg—20 to 41 centimeters (7.9 to 16.1 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior fine sandy loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct and 1 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine distinct and 30 percent brown (10YR 5/3) medium distinct mottles; weak fine and medium platy structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots; 11 percent fine and medium spherical iron-manganese masses; fragments; neutral, pH 6.7, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. common fine and medium soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; few very fine roots; many medium distinct 10YR53 mottles; few fine distinct 10YR56 mottles; few fine distinct 10YR52 mottles
1Btg1—41 to 56 centimeters (16.1 to 22.0 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior sandy clay loam; 11 percent brown (10YR 5/3) medium distinct and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 very fine roots; 37 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent fine and medium spherical iron-manganese masses; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. common fine and medium soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common very fine roots; common medium distinct 10YR53 mottles; common fine distinct 10YR56 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 221496; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 221496
1Btg2—56 to 86 centimeters (22.0 to 33.9 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) interior clay loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine prominent and 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) medium prominent mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 37 percent distinct gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent fine and medium spherical iron-manganese masses; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P00919. common fine and medium soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common very fine roots; few fine roots; common medium prominent 10YR46 mottles; few fine prominent 10YR58 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 221497; continuous - phpvsfiid 221497
1Cg—86 to 152 centimeters (33.9 to 59.8 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) interior sandy clay loam; 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) medium prominent and 30 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) medium distinct mottles; massive; friable; 2.5 very fine roots; 1 percent coarse spherical iron-manganese masses and 11 percent fine and medium spherical iron-manganese masses; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 87P00920. common fine and medium soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; few coarse soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; common very fine roots; common medium prominent 10YR46 mottles; many medium distinct 10YR52 mottles