IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Grantfork
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1989IL025033
  • User Pedon ID: 89IL025033
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 90P0009
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 61942
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 38.6919441
  • Std. Longitude: -88.3766632
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 3N
  • Range: 7E
  • Section: 15
  • PLSS Details: Approximately 205 feet N and 290 feet E of the SW corner
  • Location Description: North Stanford Twp.
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL025—Clay
  • MLRA: 113—Central Claypan Areas

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Aeric Epiaqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 33
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Grantfork
  • Classificaton Date - 6/15/2007
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - aeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Grantfork
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic, sloping Aeric Ochraqualf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1989
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 3
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Runoff: high
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1989 (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

    natric horizon

    0—20

    20—43

    43—119

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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

    7

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    Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; silty clay loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 5.5 fine roots; 1 percent fine irregular iron-manganese masses; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # 90P00071. few fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; many fine roots; few fine prominent 7.5YR46 mottles
    Bt—20 to 33 centimeters (7.9 to 13.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silty clay loam; 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) medium distinct mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 2.5 fine roots; 15 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine irregular iron-manganese masses; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # 90P00072. few fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; common fine roots; common medium distinct 10YR46 mottles
    2Btg1—33 to 43 centimeters (13.0 to 16.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) clay loam; 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 37 percent distinct gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent fine irregular iron-manganese masses; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear boundary. Lab sample # 90P00073. common fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots; common medium distinct 10YR46 mottles
    2Btg2—43 to 66 centimeters (16.9 to 26.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) clay loam; 1 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) coarse faint and 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 55 percent distinct gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine irregular iron-manganese masses; 1 percent fine irregular carbonate masses; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear boundary. Lab sample # 90P00074. few fine soft masses of carbonate concentrations; few fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; many clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots; few coarse faint 10YR62 mottles; common medium distinct 10YR46 mottles
    2Btg3—66 to 91 centimeters (26.0 to 35.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) clay loam; 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine distinct and 1 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) coarse faint mottles; moderate medium prismatic structure; firm; 37 percent distinct gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine irregular iron-manganese masses; 11 percent fine and medium irregular carbonate masses; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear boundary. Lab sample # 90P00075. common fine and medium soft masses of carbonate concentrations; few fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine distinct 10YR46 mottles; few coarse faint 10YR62 mottles
    2Btg4—91 to 119 centimeters (35.8 to 46.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) clay loam; 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic structure; firm; 37 percent distinct gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine irregular iron-manganese masses; 11 percent fine and medium irregular carbonate masses; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear boundary. Lab sample # 90P00076. common fine and medium soft masses of carbonate concentrations; few fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine distinct 10YR46 mottles
    2BCg—119 to 152 centimeters (46.9 to 59.8 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) clay loam; 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) medium prominent mottles; weak coarse prismatic structure; firm; 15 percent distinct grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine irregular iron-manganese masses; 30 percent fine and medium irregular carbonate masses; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 90P00077. many fine and medium soft masses of carbonate concentrations; few fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; common medium prominent 10YR46 mottles