IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Holton
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1990IL025050
  • User Pedon ID: 90IL025050
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 90P0799
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 62732
  • Print Date: 4/25/2025

    • 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: 38.8791656
  • Std. Longitude: -88.5477753
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 5N
  • Range: 6E
  • Section: 17
  • PLSS Details: Approximately 2065 feet S and 495 feet W of the NE corner
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL025—Clay
  • MLRA: 113—Central Claypan Areas

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, nonacid, mesic Aeric Endoaquepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 50
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Holton
  • Classificaton Date - 6/15/2007
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - aeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Holton
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-silty, mixed, nonacid, mesic Aeric Fluvaque
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1990
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: flood plain
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/1/1990 (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
    • 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
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    Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; silt loam; 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine distinct mottles; weak fine platy, and weak fine granular structure; friable; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; 11 percent spherical plinthite nodules; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; clear boundary. Lab sample # 90P04699. common plinthite segregations concentrations; common very fine and fine roots; common fine distinct 10YR44 mottles
    A—23 to 38 centimeters (9.1 to 15.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silt loam; 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine distinct mottles; weak medium platy structure; friable; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; 11 percent spherical plinthite nodules; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 90P04700. common plinthite segregations concentrations; common very fine and fine roots; common fine distinct 10YR44 mottles
    Bw1—38 to 61 centimeters (15.0 to 24.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silt loam; 11 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine faint and 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine faint mottles; moderate fine prismatic, and moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; 11 percent spherical plinthite nodules; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear boundary. Lab sample # 90P04701. common plinthite segregations concentrations; common very fine and fine roots; common fine faint 10YR44 mottles; common fine faint 10YR52 mottles
    Bw2—61 to 91 centimeters (24.0 to 35.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) loam; 11 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) medium prominent mottles; weak medium prismatic, and weak coarse angular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; 11 percent spherical plinthite nodules; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear boundary. Lab sample # 90P04702. common plinthite segregations concentrations; common very fine and fine roots; common medium prominent 7.5YR44 mottles
    Cg1—91 to 130 centimeters (35.8 to 51.2 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) loam; 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) medium distinct mottles; massive; friable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 11 percent spherical calcite crystals; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear boundary. Lab sample # 90P04703. common calcite crystals concentrations; few very fine and fine roots; common medium distinct 10YR44 mottles
    Cg2—130 to 165 centimeters (51.2 to 65.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) loam; 30 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) medium prominent mottles; massive; friable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 30 percent spherical lime masses; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; clear boundary. Lab sample # 90P04704. many soft masses of lime concentrations; few very fine and fine roots; many medium prominent 7.5YR44 mottles
    Cg3—165 to 201 centimeters (65.0 to 79.1 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) loam; 30 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) medium prominent mottles; massive; friable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 30 percent spherical lime masses; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 90P04705. many soft masses of lime concentrations; few very fine and fine roots; many medium prominent 7.5YR44 mottles