IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Gallimore
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1989IN119016
  • User Pedon ID: 89IN119016
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 91P0436
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 63482
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • 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: 39.3472214
  • Std. Longitude: -86.7427750
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 11N
  • Range: 3W
  • Section: 33
  • PLSS Details: 2550 Feet North and 200 Feet West of Southeast Corner
  • State: Indiana
  • County: IN119—Owen
  • MLRA: 114—Southern Illinois and Indiana Thin Loess and Till Plain

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Paul McCarter, Jr.
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 16
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Gallimore
  • PSC - 23 to 74 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Chetwynd V
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1989
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: terrace—outwash or marine
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: very high
  • Drainage Class: well
  • 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 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods
  • 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—23

    23—137

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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

    40

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    204

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    315

    112

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    A—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) crushed, dry; loam; moderate very fine granular structure; friable; 5.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 5.5 fine and medium interstitial pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7, pH meter; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P02488; moist when described;. many very fine and fine roots throughout
    E—10 to 23 centimeters (3.9 to 9.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior loam; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 5.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 5.5 fine and medium interstitial pores; fragments; extremely acid, pH 3.8, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P02489; moist when described;. 5 percent 10yr 3/2 laom in worm holes and root channels.; many fine and medium roots throughout
    Bt1—23 to 51 centimeters (9.1 to 20.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) interior loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 fine roots throughout; 2.5 fine and medium interstitial pores; 15 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P02490; moist when described;. few clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; common fine roots throughout; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 226656; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 226656
    Bt2—51 to 74 centimeters (20.1 to 29.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) interior sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 5.5 fine roots throughout; 2.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 37 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores and 37 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, clay bridges on sand and gravel; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.2, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P02491; moist when described;. common clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; common clay bridging surface features on sand and gravel; many fine roots throughout; continuous - phpvsfiid 226657; continuous - phpvsfiid 226658; continuous - phpvsfiid 226657; continuous - phpvsfiid 226658
    Bt3—74 to 107 centimeters (29.1 to 42.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 2.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 15 percent distinct dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores and 37 percent distinct dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), moist, clay bridges on sand and gravel; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P02492; moist when described;. few clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; common clay bridging surface features on sand and gravel; few fine roots throughout; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 226659; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 226660; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 226659; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 226660
    Bt4—107 to 137 centimeters (42.1 to 53.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very friable; 2.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 15 percent distinct dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores and 37 percent distinct dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), moist, clay bridges on sand and gravel; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.2, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P02493; moist when described;. 91p2493; few clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; common clay bridging surface features on sand and gravel; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 226661; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 226662; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 226661; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 226662
    C/B—137 to 203 centimeters (53.9 to 79.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior loamy sand; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 37 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, clay bridges on sand and gravel; fragments; 20 percent percent of pedon occupied by this horizon (volume percent); very strongly acid, pH 4.5, pH meter. Lab sample # 91P02495; moist when described;. B portion of C and B.; common clay bridging surface features on sand and gravel; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 226663; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 226663
    C/B—137 to 203 centimeters (53.9 to 79.9 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior sand; loose; fragments; 80 percent percent of pedon occupied by this horizon (volume percent); very strongly acid, pH 4.5, pH meter. Lab sample # 91P02494; moist when described;. C portion of C and B. Base saturation sample(59 inches).