IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Belknap
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1990IL055001
  • User Pedon ID: 90IL055001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 90P0542
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 62475
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • LOCATION

  • Township: 6S
  • Range: 1E
  • Section: 21
  • PLSS Details: SW 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4, 1280 feet W and 950 feet
  • Location Description: Franklin County.
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL055—Franklin
  • MLRA: 113—Central Claypan Areas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Bryan Fitch
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-silty, mixed, superactive, nonacid, mesic Fluvaquentic Endoaquepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Belknap
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Belknap
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-silty, mixed, acid, mesic Aeric Fluvaquent
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 4/1/1990
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: alluvial fan
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/1/1990 (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
    • 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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    O—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1); fragments; abrupt smooth boundary.
    A—3 to 8 centimeters (1.2 to 3.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) and brown (10YR 4/3), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; silt loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable; 5.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P03109. many very fine and fine roots throughout
    C1—8 to 21 centimeters (3.1 to 8.3 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silt loam; massive; friable; 2.5 very fine and fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout; 11 percent fine irregular iron-manganese masses; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P03110. common fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; few medium roots throughout; common very fine and fine roots throughout
    C2—21 to 44 centimeters (8.3 to 17.3 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silt loam; 30 percent gray (10YR 5/1) fine and medium distinct mottles; massive; friable; 2.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 11 percent fine irregular iron-manganese masses; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P03111. sandy loam strata throughout this horizon; common fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; common very fine and fine roots throughout; many fine and medium distinct 10YR51 mottles
    C3—44 to 155 centimeters (17.3 to 61.0 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) silt loam; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine distinct mottles; massive; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 11 percent fine irregular iron-manganese masses; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 90P03112. (16 to 43 inches) and 90P3113 (43 to 60 inches); common fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; few very fine roots throughout; common fine distinct 10YR54 mottles