IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Cowden
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1960IL135004
  • User Pedon ID: S1960IL135004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A1977
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 36135
  • Print Date: 12/17/2024

    • 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: 39.0849991
  • Std. Longitude: -89.4875031
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 7N
  • Range: 4W
  • Section: 1
  • PLSS Details: NW 160, NW 40, NE 10, 400 feet south and 180 feet west of center of crossroad junction at northeast corner of NE 10.
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL135—Montgomery
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IL135—Montgomery County, Illinois

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: F.J. Carlisle, J.B. Fehrenbacher, C.E. Downey, G.O. Walker, J.F. Steinkamp, and D.B. Phillips
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Cowden
  • PSC - 43 to 93 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 10/20/1960
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: till plain
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/20/1960 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - close-grown crop
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • 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); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), gray (10YR 5/1), dry; silt loam; massive parts to weak and moderate granular; friable; 0.5 medium pores; 3 percent fine very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) iron concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A15721
    A21—20 to 28 centimeters (7.9 to 11.0 inches); 75 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) and 25 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), gray (10YR 5/1), dry; silt loam; weak fine and medium platy structure; friable; 21.0 fine tubular and 0.5 coarse pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A15722
    A22—28 to 36 centimeters (11.0 to 14.2 inches); 75 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and 75 percent gray (10YR 5/1) and 25 percent gray (10YR 6/1), 50 percent gray (10YR 5/1) and 50 percent gray (10YR 6/1), dry; silt loam; weak fine platy structure; friable; 21.0 fine tubular and 0.5 coarse tubular pores; 10 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) clay films and 10 percent black (10YR 2/1) clay films; 21 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) iron concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A15723
    A23—36 to 43 centimeters (14.2 to 16.9 inches); 75 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and gray (10YR 6/1), gray (10YR 5/1), dry; silt loam; weak medium platy parts to weak very fine subangular blocky, and angular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine tubular and 0.5 coarse pores; very dark gray (10YR 3/1) clay films and black (10YR 2/1) clay films; 21 percent fine very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) iron concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A15724
    B2&A2—43 to 51 centimeters (16.9 to 20.1 inches); 25 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and 75 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), 25 percent gray (10YR 6/1), dry; silty clay loam; grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine faint mottles; weak and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky parts to angular blocky structure; friable; 21.0 fine pores; black (10YR 2/1) clay films and very dark gray (10YR 3/1) clay films; 21 percent fine very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) iron concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A15725. patchy - phpvsfiid 194156; patchy - phpvsfiid 194157; patchy - phpvsfiid 194156; patchy - phpvsfiid 194157
    B21—51 to 69 centimeters (20.1 to 27.2 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silty clay loam, silty clay; 1 percent olive (5Y 5/3) fine prominent and 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic parts to weak and moderate medium and coarse angular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine tubular pores; prominent black (10YR 2/1) clay films and prominent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, clay films and 10 percent light gray (10YR 7/1), dry, silt coats on horizontal faces of peds and 10 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, silt coats on horizontal faces of peds; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) iron concretions and very dark brown (10YR 2/2) iron concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A15726. continuous - phpvsfiid 194158; continuous - phpvsfiid 194159; continuous - phpvsfiid 194158; continuous - phpvsfiid 194159
    B22—69 to 91 centimeters (27.2 to 35.8 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) and olive (5Y 5/3) silty clay loam; yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) and grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) coarse prominent and 21 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) medium prominent mottles; moderate and strong medium prismatic parts to moderate and strong coarse angular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine pores; prominent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, clay films and prominent black (10YR 2/1), moist, clay films and prominent dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry, clay films; 21 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) iron concretions and 21 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) iron concretions; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A15727. continuous - phpvsfiid 194162; continuous - phpvsfiid 194163; continuous - phpvsfiid 194164; continuous - phpvsfiid 194162; continuous - phpvsfiid 194163; continuous - phpvsfiid 194164
    B23—91 to 114 centimeters (35.8 to 44.9 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) and olive (5Y 5/3) silty clay loam; 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) coarse prominent and 21 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) medium prominent mottles; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium and coarse angular blocky structure; 3.0 fine pores; distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1) clay films and distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1) clay films and 10 percent black (10YR 2/1) clay films on faces of peds; 21 percent very dark brown (10YR 2/2) iron concretions and 21 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) iron concretions; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A15728
    B31—114 to 132 centimeters (44.9 to 52.0 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) and olive gray (5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) coarse prominent and 21 percent olive (5Y 5/4) medium distinct mottles; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak coarse angular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 fine pores; distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1) clay films on faces of peds and distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1) clay films on faces of peds and 10 percent black (10YR 2/1) clay films in root channels and/or pores; 10 percent fine very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) iron concretions; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A15729. continuous - phpvsfiid 181239; continuous - phpvsfiid 181240; continuous - phpvsfiid 181239; continuous - phpvsfiid 181240
    I&IIB32—132 to 157 centimeters (52.0 to 61.8 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) and dark gray (10YR 4/1) silty clay loam; 3 percent brown (10YR 4/3) medium prominent and 21 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) coarse prominent mottles; weak coarse prismatic structure; firm; 3.0 fine pores; very dark gray (10YR 3/1) clay films on faces of peds and dark gray (10YR 4/1) clay films on faces of peds and 10 percent black (10YR 2/1) clay films; 1 percent fine very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) iron concretions; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A15730. continuous - phpvsfiid 181242; continuous - phpvsfiid 181243; continuous - phpvsfiid 181242; continuous - phpvsfiid 181243
    IIAb—157 to 178 centimeters (61.8 to 70.1 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) and gray (10YR 5/1) silty clay loam; 3 percent brown (10YR 4/3) medium prominent and 21 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) medium prominent mottles; weak coarse angular blocky structure; 21.0 fine tubular pores; very dark gray (10YR 3/1) clay films on faces of peds and black (10YR 2/1) clay films on faces of peds; coarse very dark brown (10YR 2/2) iron concretions and 3 percent fine very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) iron concretions; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 40A15731. continuous - phpvsfiid 181245; continuous - phpvsfiid 181246; continuous - phpvsfiid 181245; continuous - phpvsfiid 181246