IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Harco
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 88IL105002a
  • User Pedon ID: 88IL105002a
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 88P0131
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 60254
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 41.0314101
  • Std. Longitude: -88.9225593
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 30N
  • Range: 3E
  • Section: 30
  • PLSS Details: 204 feet N and 2645 feet E of the SW corner
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL105—Livingston
  • MLRA: 108—Illinois and Iowa Deep Loess and Drift

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Higgins
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Aquic Argiudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Harco
  • Classificaton Date - 5/14/2009
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Harco
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1988
  • 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: 9/1/1988 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—38

    23—74

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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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    180

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    1A p—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, gray (10YR 5/1) interior, dry; silt loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable; 2.5 fine roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P00690. common fine roots
    1A—23 to 38 centimeters (9.1 to 15.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, dry; silt loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots; 55 percent faint very dark gray (10YR 3/1) organic stains on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P00691. many organic coats surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots
    1B t1—38 to 58 centimeters (15.0 to 22.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine faint mottles; moderate fine prismatic, and moderate fine angular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots; 55 percent faint brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P00692. many clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots; common fine faint 10YR52 mottles
    1B t2—58 to 74 centimeters (22.8 to 29.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior silt loam; 11 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine faint and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine faint mottles; weak fine prismatic, and moderate fine angular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots; 15 percent faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P00693. few clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots; common fine faint 10YR52 mottles; common fine faint 10YR54 mottles
    2BC—74 to 102 centimeters (29.1 to 40.2 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior silt loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct and 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) medium faint mottles; weak medium prismatic structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots; 15 percent faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent medium carbonate concretions; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P00694. Horizons split for sampling purposes 74-84 cm 88P0694; 84-94 cm 88P0695; 94-102 cm 88P0696.; few medium carbonate concretions concentrations; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots; common medium distinct 10YR56 mottles; many medium faint 10YR54 mottles
    2C 1—102 to 119 centimeters (40.2 to 46.9 inches); 60 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior and 40 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silt loam; 11 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) medium distinct mottles; massive; friable; 1 percent medium iron-manganese concretions; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P00697. Horizon split for sampling purposes 102-112 cm 88P0697; 112-119 cm 88P0698.; few medium iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common medium distinct 10YR62 mottles
    2C 2—119 to 145 centimeters (46.9 to 57.1 inches); 60 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and 40 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior silt loam; massive; friable; 15 percent distinct gray (10YR 5/1), moist, coats on vertical faces of peds; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P00699. Horizon split for sampling purposes 119-132 cm 88P0699; 132-145 cm 88P0700.; few coats surface features on vertical faces of peds
    2C 3—145 to 188 centimeters (57.1 to 74.0 inches); 60 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and 40 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior silt loam; massive; friable; 1 percent medium carbonate concretions; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 88P00701. Horizon split for sampling purposes145-155 cm 88P0701; 155-165 cm 88P0702; 165-175 cm 88P0703; 175-188 cm 88P0704.; few medium carbonate concretions concentrations