IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Shipshe
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1989IN087002
  • User Pedon ID: 89IN087002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 89P0621
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 61721
  • Print Date: 2/19/2025

    • 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: 41.7277794
  • Std. Longitude: -85.3041687
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 38N
  • Range: 11E
  • Section: 19
  • PLSS Details: 800 feet W and 600 feet N of SE corner
  • State: Indiana
  • County: IN087—Lagrange
  • MLRA: 98—Southern Michigan and Northern Indiana Drift Plains

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Hosteter
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy-skeletal, mixed, mesic Typic Argiudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Shipshe
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy-skeletal, mixed, mesic Typic Argiudolls
  • PSC - 23 to 102 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1989
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: shoulder
  • Slope Position: upper third
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1989 (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

    mollic epipedon

    cambic horizon

    0—28

    28—84

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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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    287

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    0

    84

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    Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2), dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; gravelly sandy loam; moderate very fine and fine granular structure; friable; 5.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 2.5 fine and medium pores; 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P03440; moist when described;. many fine and medium roots throughout
    Ab—23 to 28 centimeters (9.1 to 11.0 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) gravelly sandy loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable; 5.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 2.5 fine and medium pores; 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P03441; moist when described;. not sampled; many fine and medium roots throughout
    Bw1—28 to 43 centimeters (11.0 to 16.9 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) gravelly sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 5.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 2.5 fine and medium pores; 55 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds; 30 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P03442; moist when described;. (10YR 3/2) unrubbed, (10YR 3/3) rubbed; many organic coats surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; many fine and medium roots throughout; continuous - phpvsfiid 233071; continuous - phpvsfiid 233071
    Bw2—43 to 64 centimeters (16.9 to 25.2 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) gravelly loamy sand; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 5.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 2.5 fine and medium pores; 37 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds; 30 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P03443; moist when described;. common organic coats surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; many very fine and fine roots throughout; continuous - phpvsfiid 224196; continuous - phpvsfiid 224196
    Bc—64 to 84 centimeters (25.2 to 33.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) gravelly loamy coarse sand; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very friable; 2.5 fine roots throughout; fine pores; 35 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P03444; moist when described;. common fine roots throughout
    C—84 to 152 centimeters (33.1 to 59.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) gravelly coarse sand; loose; 2.5 fine roots throughout; 40 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified. Lab sample # 89P03445; moist when described;. common fine roots throughout; effervescence is continuous