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

    164

    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