IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Gilboa
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S05IN007001
  • User Pedon ID: S05IN007001
  • Transect:
  • User Transect ID - T05007001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Pedon # - 06N0638
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 18417
  • Print Date: 2/17/2025

    • 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: 40.5512326
  • Std. Longitude: -87.3396857
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 24N
  • Range: 8W
  • Section: 4
  • PLSS Details: about 5 miles east of Fowler; 700 feet east and 850 feet north of the southwest corner
  • Map Unit: GlA—Gilboa silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IN007—Benton County, Indiana

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Aquic argiudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Gilboa
  • Classificaton Date - 5/6/2009
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Gilboa
  • Classificaton Date - 5/10/2007
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/10/2007 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID:
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Yield Study ID -
  • Current Weather - sunny
  • Current Air Temp - 11
    • 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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    11

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    Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), gray (10YR 5/1), dry; silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; friable; 3.0 very fine roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; abrupt smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small
    A—20 to 30 centimeters (7.9 to 11.8 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.7 very fine roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9; clear wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small
    Bt1—30 to 58 centimeters (11.8 to 22.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silty clay loam; 10 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine distinct mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.7 very fine roots; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 40 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains on surfaces along root channels; 4 percent by volume 2-?-5 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6; clear wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 359114; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 359114
    2Bt2—58 to 99 centimeters (22.8 to 39.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay loam; 20 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) medium distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.7 very fine roots; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 40 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains on surfaces along root channels; 2 percent by volume 2-?-20 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4; gradual wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 359116; continuous - phpvsfiid 359116
    2Bt3—99 to 122 centimeters (39.0 to 48.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay loam; 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine distinct and 20 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.7 very fine roots; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 40 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds; 6 percent by volume 2-?-20 millimeter mixed fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5; abrupt wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 359118; continuous - phpvsfiid 359118
    2Cd—112 to 254 centimeters (44.1 to 100.0 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) loam; 10 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) fine faint and 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; massive; firm; grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 10 percent light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, carbonate masses; 9 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3.; observed in pit, small. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 359119; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 359119