IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Holton
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1989IN143019
  • User Pedon ID: 89IN143019
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1989IN143019
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 90P0044
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 61977
  • Print Date: 11/12/2024

    • 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: 38.6666679
  • Std. Longitude: -85.7247238
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 3N
  • Range: 7E
  • Section: 22
  • PLSS Details: 150 feet E and 2520 feet S of the center
  • State: Indiana
  • County: IN143—Scott
  • MLRA: 114—Southern Illinois and Indiana Thin Loess and Till Plain

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Byron Nagel
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, acid, mesic Aeric Endoaquepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 19
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Holton
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/15/2007
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - aeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Holton
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, nonacid, mesic Aeric Fluvaque
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 10/1/1989
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: flood plain
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Flooding: frequent flooding
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/1/1989 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - other
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    FEAR2

    Festuca arizonica

    Arizona fescue

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    calcic horizon

    0—18

    18—56

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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

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    169

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    109

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    12

    23

    0

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    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), very pale brown (10YR 7/3), dry; silt loam; 1 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine distinct mottles; moderate fine and medium granular structure; friable; 2.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 1 percent fine spherical iron concretions; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, bromcresol green; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P00259; dry when described;. few fine iron concretions concentrations; common very fine and fine roots throughout; few fine distinct 10YR62 mottles
    Bw—18 to 38 centimeters (7.1 to 15.0 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) silt loam; 11 percent light gray (10YR 7/2) fine distinct and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine prominent mottles; weak fine subangular blocky, and moderate medium granular structure; friable; 2.5 very fine roots throughout; 1 percent medium spherical iron-manganese concretions and 11 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, bromcresol green; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P00260; dry when described;. 20 to 25% fine sand; common fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few medium iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common very fine roots throughout; common fine distinct 10YR72 mottles; common fine prominent 7.5YR58 mottles
    Bg—38 to 56 centimeters (15.0 to 22.0 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) loam; 30 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) medium faint mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 30 percent medium spherical iron-manganese concretions; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, bromcresol green; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P00261; dry when described;. many medium iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few very fine roots throughout; many medium faint 10YR63 mottles
    Cg1—56 to 107 centimeters (22.0 to 42.1 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine sandy loam; 11 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) medium distinct and 30 percent brown (10YR 4/3) medium distinct mottles; massive; very friable; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 30 percent medium spherical iron-manganese concretions; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, bromthymol blue; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P00262; moist when described;. and 90P0263; many medium iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few very fine roots throughout; common medium distinct 10YR64 mottles; many medium distinct 10YR43 mottles
    Cg2—107 to 122 centimeters (42.1 to 48.0 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) sandy loam; 30 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) medium distinct mottles; massive; very friable; 11 percent medium and coarse spherical iron-manganese concretions; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, bromthymol blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P00264; moist when described;. common medium and coarse iron-manganese concretions concentrations; many medium distinct 10YR64 mottles
    Cg3—122 to 152 centimeters (48.0 to 59.8 inches); 80 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) loam, gravelly sandy loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium prominent mottles; massive; friable; 11 percent medium spherical iron-manganese concretions and 30 percent very coarse spherical iron-manganese concretions; 8 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, bromthymol blue. Lab sample # 90P00265; moist when described;. 2" of gravelly sandy loam at 48-50"; many very coarse iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common medium iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common medium prominent 10YR58 mottles