IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): BLAIR
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1972IL081003
  • User Pedon ID: S1972IL081003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A2800
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 37380
  • 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: 38.1319427
  • Std. Longitude: -88.7513885
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 4S
  • Range: 4E
  • Section: 34
  • PLSS Details: 190 feet south and 115 west of center of Sec. 34 or 190 feet south and 115 feet west of NE corner of NE1/4 of SW1/4
  • Location Description: About 7 miles south of Belle Rive, Illinois.
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL081—Jefferson
  • MLRA: 113—Central Claypan Areas
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IL081—Jefferson County, Illinois

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Aquic Hapludalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - BLAIR
  • PSC - 13 to 63 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/16/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Blair
  • Classificaton Date - 5/21/1972
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: till plain
  • Landform: till plain
  • Slope Position: upper third
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/21/1972 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • 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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    10

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    270

    1067

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    13.3

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    Ap—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silt loam; 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine distinct mottles; weak medium granular structure; friable; 21.0 roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A22102
    B21t—13 to 28 centimeters (5.1 to 11.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silty clay loam; 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct and 21 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) medium and coarse faint mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to fine and medium angular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 roots; 3.0 filled with coarse material pores; brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds and brown (10YR 4/3), moist, in root channels and/or pores; 3 percent fine very dark brown (10YR 2/2) iron-manganese concretions; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A22103. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 184290; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 184290
    B22t—28 to 51 centimeters (11.0 to 20.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silty clay loam; 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine faint and 21 percent brown (10YR 5/3) medium faint and 21 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) medium and coarse distinct mottles; weak coarse angular blocky parts to weak medium angular blocky, and subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 roots; 3.0 filled with coarse material pores; brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds and brown (10YR 4/3), moist, in root channels and/or pores; 3 percent fine very dark brown (10YR 2/2) iron-manganese concretions; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A22104. Small spots (1/8 inch diameter) of light gray (10YR 7/1) flecks.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 184292; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 184292
    B23t—51 to 91 centimeters (20.1 to 35.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay loam; 3 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine and medium distinct and 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine faint and 21 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) medium and coarse distinct mottles; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak medium angular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 roots; grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds and brown (10YR 4/3), moist, coats in root channels and/or pores; 3 percent fine very dark brown (10YR 2/2) iron-manganese concretions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A22105. Horizon split for sampling at 76 cm 40A22105 and 40A22106.; continuous - phpvsfiid 184296; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 184294; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 184295; continuous - phpvsfiid 184296; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 184294; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 184295
    B31t—91 to 117 centimeters (35.8 to 46.1 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) clay loam; 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic parts to weak medium angular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 roots; grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and black (10YR 2/1), moist, coats in root channels and/or pores and 10 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds; 1 percent fine very dark brown (10YR 2/2) iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A22107. continuous - phpvsfiid 184298; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 184297; continuous - phpvsfiid 184298; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 184297
    B32t—117 to 132 centimeters (46.1 to 52.0 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) clay loam; 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct and 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium prominent and 3 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak coarse angular blocky structure; firm; grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 10 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, coats in root channels and/or pores and 10 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds; 1 percent fine very dark brown (10YR 2/2) iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A22108. continuous - phpvsfiid 184302; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 184300; continuous - phpvsfiid 184303; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 184301; continuous - phpvsfiid 184302; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 184300; continuous - phpvsfiid 184303; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 184301
    B33t—132 to 152 centimeters (52.0 to 59.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay loam; 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium faint and 3 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) medium faint and 21 percent gray (10YR 6/1) coarse prominent mottles; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak coarse angular blocky structure; firm; grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds and brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 75 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds; 1 percent fine very dark brown (10YR 2/2) iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A22109. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 184304; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 184305; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 184304; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 184305
    B34t—152 to 173 centimeters (59.8 to 68.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay loam; 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium faint and 3 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) medium faint and 21 percent gray (10YR 6/1) coarse prominent mottles; weak coarse angular blocky structure; firm; brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds and 75 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds; 21 percent coarse very dark brown (10YR 2/2) iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 40A22110. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 195495; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 195495