IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Muscatune
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1955IL149002
  • User Pedon ID: S1955IL149002
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1955IL149002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A2767
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 37347
  • Print Date: 1/30/2025

    • 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: 39.6761093
  • Std. Longitude: -91.0580521
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 4S
  • Range: 6W
  • Section: 35
  • PLSS Details: NW 160, SE 40, NE 10, NW corner of 10-34 rods west of center of road and 21 feet west of fence and 75 feet south of 1/4 line fence.
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL149—Pike
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IL149—Pike County, Illinois

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Herman L. Wascher, George O. Walker, Charles E. Downey
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Aquic Argiudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Muscatune
  • Classificaton Date - 6/15/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Muscatine
  • Classificaton Date - 10/18/1955
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: till plain
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/18/1955 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    TRPR2

    Trifolium pratense

    red clover

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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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    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) silt loam; weak fine granular parts to subangular blocky structure; friable; 21.0 roots; fragments. Lab sample # 40A21839
    A1—18 to 36 centimeters (7.1 to 14.2 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) silt loam; weak fine granular parts to subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments. Lab sample # 40A21840
    A3—36 to 46 centimeters (14.2 to 18.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) silt loam; fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 21.0 roots; fragments. Lab sample # 40A21841
    B1—46 to 53 centimeters (18.1 to 20.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silty clay loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; strong fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 21.0 roots; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) coats and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dry, coats; fragments. Lab sample # 40A21842
    B21—53 to 69 centimeters (20.9 to 27.2 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silty clay loam; 1 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) fine faint mottles; strong medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 21.0 roots; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) coats; fragments. Lab sample # 40A21843
    B22—69 to 89 centimeters (27.2 to 35.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and pale brown (10YR 6/3) silty clay loam; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) mottles; strong coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 roots; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) clay films and dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) clay films; fragments. Lab sample # 40A21844
    B3—89 to 122 centimeters (35.0 to 48.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) silty clay loam; 21 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine distinct mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 roots; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) clay films; fragments. Lab sample # 40A21845
    C1—122 to 147 centimeters (48.0 to 57.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silt loam; 3 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) fine distinct mottles; massive; friable; fragments. Lab sample # 40A21846
    C2—147 to 188 centimeters (57.9 to 74.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) silt loam; 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium prominent mottles; fragments. Lab sample # 40A21847