IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Boyer
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1978IN085004
User Pedon ID:
S1978IN085004
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
Purdue
Lab Pedon # -
KO7804
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
22905
Print Date:
11/11/2024
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:
41.2031028
Std. Longitude:
-85.8058167
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
32N
Range:
6E
Section:
27
PLSS Details:
1000 feet south and 525 feet west of the northeast CORNER
Map Unit:
BoB—Boyer loamy sand, 1 to 6 percent slopes
State:
Indiana
County:
IN085—Kosciusko
MLRA:
111C—Indiana and Ohio Till Plain, Northwestern Part
Regional Office:
11—Indianapolis, IN
MLRA Soil Survey Area:
NE-FIN—Findlay, Ohio
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
IN085—Kosciusko County, Indiana
PEDON
Describers Name:
Staley
Current Taxonomic Class:
Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Typic Hapludalfs
Current Taxon Kind:
taxadjunct
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon #:
4
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Boyer
Classificaton Date -
12/6/2013
Classifier -
Neil Martin
Soil Taxonomic Edition -
eleventh edition
Moisture Class -
udic
Moisture Subclass -
typic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Boyer
Taxon Kind -
series
Classificaton Date -
9/19/1978
Classifier -
Staley
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Erosion Class -
0
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Landform:
outwash plain
Drainage Class:
somewhat excessively
Geology:
Wisconsin formation.
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
9/19/1978 (actual site observation date)
Surface Cover Properties:
Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 -
grass/herbaceous cover
Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 -
hayland
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Drained? -
no
Bedded Soil? -
no
Forest Plantation? -
no
Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind
Feature Depth L-H
Feature Thickness L-RV-H
cm
ochric epipedon
argillic horizon
0—38
38—79
—38—
—41—
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
0
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210
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Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; fine sandy loam; moderate fine granular structure; very friable; 1 percent by volume 2-10-19 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # KO78041
BA—23 to 38 centimeters (9.1 to 15.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) gravelly fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 2 percent by volume 19-47-76 millimeter unspecified fragments and 14 percent by volume 2-10-19 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.8; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # KO78042. the horizon designation from the field description was Bt1
Bt—38 to 51 centimeters (15.0 to 20.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) sandy clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 15 percent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 2 percent by volume 19-47-76 millimeter unspecified fragments and 8 percent by volume 2-10-19 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.7; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # KO78043. the horizon designation from the field description was Bt2
BC—51 to 69 centimeters (20.1 to 27.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) gravelly fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 5 percent by volume 19-47-76 millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 2-10-19 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # KO78044. the horizon designation from the field description was Bt3
BCt—69 to 79 centimeters (27.2 to 31.1 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) sandy clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 15 percent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 4 percent by volume 19-47-76 millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume 2-10-19 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # KO78045. the horizon designation from the field description was Bt4
C—79 to 152 centimeters (31.1 to 59.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) gravelly loamy coarse sand; single grain; loose; 7 percent by volume 19-47-76 millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 2-10-19 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3. Lab sample # KO78046