IDENTIFIERS

  • User Site ID: 1964IL073001
  • User Pedon ID: S1964IL073001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - IL SCL
  • Lab Pedon # - 64IL073001
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 20555
  • 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: 41.3266814
  • Std. Longitude: -90.2104970
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 16N
  • Range: 2E
  • Section: 36
  • Location Description: 370FT E of N-S 1/2mi line,65FT N of center of black top road at curve
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL073—Henry
  • MLRA: 108—Illinois and Iowa Deep Loess and Drift
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IL073—Henry County, Illinois

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Herman L. Wascher, Joe D. Alexander, and Burt W. Ray
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Muscatune
  • PSC - 51 to 101 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/22/2010
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Muscatine
  • Classificaton Date - 11/1/1964
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/1/1964 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID:
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - row crop
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Yield Study ID -
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—51

    51—145

    —51—

    —84—
    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

    1

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    —

    238

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    45

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    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1) and 10YR 2.5/2 (10YR 2.5/2) crushed silt loam; cloddy structure; friable; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL19630
    A—18 to 36 centimeters (7.1 to 14.2 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silty clay loam; moderate very fine granular structure; friable; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL19631
    AB—36 to 51 centimeters (14.2 to 20.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL19632
    Bt1—51 to 66 centimeters (20.1 to 26.0 inches); variegated very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organoargillans on all faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL19633. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1252997; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1252997
    Bt2—66 to 79 centimeters (26.0 to 31.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organoargillans on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron and 1 percent fine faint brown (7.5YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL19634. continuous - phpvsfiid 1253002; continuous - phpvsfiid 1253002
    Btg1—79 to 94 centimeters (31.1 to 37.0 inches); variegated dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silty clay loam; weak fine prismatic, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron and 1 percent fine distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron and 1 percent fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron and 25 percent fine dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist, iron-manganese concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL19635. continuous - phpvsfiid 1253003; continuous - phpvsfiid 1253003
    Btg2—94 to 119 centimeters (37.0 to 46.9 inches); variegated grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) silty clay loam; strong fine prismatic, and strong medium angular blocky structure; firm; dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 25 percent fine dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist, iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL19636. continuous - phpvsfiid 1253004; continuous - phpvsfiid 1253004
    Btg3—119 to 145 centimeters (46.9 to 57.1 inches); variegated gray (10YR 6/1) and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silt loam; weak medium angular blocky structure; firm; gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 25 percent fine very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, and dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist, iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.1; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL19637. patchy - phpvsfiid 1253001; patchy - phpvsfiid 1253001
    C1—145 to 287 centimeters (57.1 to 113.0 inches); variegated 80 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and 20 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and light gray (2.5Y 7/2) silt loam; massive; friable; 50 percent organoargillans on surfaces along root channels; 10 percent fine very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, and dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist, iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent by volume shell fragments fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.7; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL19638, IL19644, IL19639, IL19640, IL19641, IL19642, IL19643. Horizon split for sampling: IL19638 145 to 165 cm, IL19639 165 to 185 cm, IL19640 185 to 206 cm, IL19641 206 to 226 cm, IL19642 226 to 246 cm, IL19643 246 to 266 cm, IL19644 266 to 287 cm.
    C2—287 to 330 centimeters (113.0 to 129.9 inches); variegated 60 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and 40 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silt loam; massive; friable; 1 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/3), moist, iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL19645, IL19647, IL19646. Horizon split for sampling: IL19645 287 to 302 cm, IL19646 302 to 315 cm, IL19647 315 to 330 cm.
    Fe—330 to 333 centimeters (129.9 to 131.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) silt loam; massive; friable; 25 percent coarse iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL19648
    C3—333 to 389 centimeters (131.1 to 153.1 inches); variegated 80 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and 20 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silt loam; massive; friable; coarse brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, iron-manganese concretions and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL19649, IL19651, IL19650. Horizon split for sampling: IL19649 333 to 351 cm, IL19650 351 to 368 cm, IL19651 368 to 389 cm.
    C4—389 to 399 centimeters (153.1 to 157.1 inches); 90 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and 10 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silt loam; massive; friable; 1 percent by volume shell fragments fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL19652
    C5—399 to 409 centimeters (157.1 to 161.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silt loam; massive; friable; 1 percent fine faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent by volume shell fragments fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL19653
    C6—409 to 442 centimeters (161.0 to 174.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; massive; friable; 1 percent by volume shell fragments fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL19654, IL19655. Horizon split for sampling: IL19654 409 to 424 cm, IL19655 424 to 442 cm.
    C7—442 to 521 centimeters (174.0 to 205.1 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) silt loam; massive; friable; 25 percent fine N 3/1 (N 3/1), moist, iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent by volume shell fragments fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL19656, IL19660, IL19657, IL19658, IL19659. Horizon split for sampling: IL19656 442 to 457 cm, IL19657 457 to 472 cm, IL19658 472 to 488 cm, IL19659 488 to 502 cm, IL19660 502 to 521 cm.
    C8—521 to 574 centimeters (205.1 to 226.0 inches); variegated dark gray (5Y 4/1) and gray (5Y 5/1) silt loam; massive; friable; 1 percent N 3/1 (N 3/1), moist, iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.7; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL19661, IL19663, IL19662. Horizon split for sampling: IL19661 521 to 538 cm, IL19662 538 to 556 cm, IL19663 556 to 574 cm.
    C9—574 to 597 centimeters (226.0 to 235.0 inches); very dark gray (5Y 3/1) silt loam; massive; friable; 1 percent fine carbonate concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.3; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL19664
    C10—597 to 668 centimeters (235.0 to 263.0 inches); dark gray (5Y 4/1) silt loam; massive; friable; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL19665, IL19668, IL19666, IL19667. Horizon split for sampling: IL19665 597 to 615 cm, IL19666 615 to 632 cm, IL19667 632 to 650 cm, IL19668 650 to 668 cm.
    2Ab—668 to 691 centimeters (263.0 to 272.0 inches); dark gray (5Y 4/1) silty clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; very dark gray (5Y 3/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine distinct light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 6.7; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL19669. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1252998; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1252998
    2Bb—691 to 737 centimeters (272.0 to 290.2 inches); olive gray (5Y 4/2) silty clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; very dark gray (5Y 3/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent fine distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron; 25 percent by volume rounded strongly coherent cemented mixed fragments; neutral, pH 7.2. Lab sample # IL19670, IL19672, IL19671. Horizon split for sampling: IL19670 691 to 706 cm, IL19671 706 to 721 cm, IL19672 721 to 737 cm.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1253000; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1253000