IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Bluford
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1990IL025057
  • User Pedon ID: 90IL025057
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 90P0807
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 62740
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: Clay City, Little Wabash River.
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL025—Clay

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, mesic Aeric Chromic Vertic Epiaqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 57
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Bluford
  • Classificaton Date - 6/15/2007
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - aeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Bluford
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Aeric Ochraqualf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1990
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • 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 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silt loam; weak medium granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P04776
    E—20 to 36 centimeters (7.9 to 14.2 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) and pale brown (10YR 6/3) silt loam; weak medium platy structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P04777
    Btg1—36 to 74 centimeters (14.2 to 29.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silty clay loam; 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine faint and 30 percent gray (10YR 6/1) fine faint mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 37 percent , moist, clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P04778. common clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; many fine faint 10YR56 mottles; many fine faint 10YR61 mottles
    Btg2—74 to 130 centimeters (29.1 to 51.2 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silty clay loam; 30 percent black (10YR 2/1) medium distinct and 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; , moist, clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P04779. many medium distinct 10YR21 mottles; many medium distinct 10YR56 mottles
    Btg3—130 to 201 centimeters (51.2 to 79.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silty clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; , moist, clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P04780
    2BCg—201 to 254 centimeters (79.1 to 100.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silt loam; massive; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; , moist, clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P04781
    3Btgb1—254 to 279 centimeters (100.0 to 109.8 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silty clay loam; 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct and 30 percent black (10YR 2/1) coarse prominent mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, very sticky, very plastic; , moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P04782. many medium distinct 10YR56 mottles; many coarse prominent 10YR21 mottles
    3Btgb2—279 to 356 centimeters (109.8 to 140.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) silty clay; 11 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) medium distinct and 11 percent black (10YR 2/1) medium prominent mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm, very sticky, very plastic; , moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P04783. common medium distinct 10YR62 mottles; common medium prominent 10YR21 mottles
    4Cb1—356 to 480 centimeters (140.2 to 189.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) loamy sand, sandy loam; 11 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) medium distinct mottles; massive; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; , moist, clay bridges; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P04784. common medium distinct 10YR62 mottles
    5Cb2—480 to 579 centimeters (189.0 to 228.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loamy sand; 11 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) medium and coarse mottles; massive; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 90P04785. common medium and coarse 10YR42 mottles