IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Hickory
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1980IL157118
User Pedon ID:
S1980IL157118
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
yes
Lab Source ID -
IL SCL
Lab Pedon # -
80IL157118
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
21211
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:
38.1117944
Std. Longitude:
-89.8200639
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
5S
Range:
7W
Section:
12
PLSS Details:
1250 feet W & 2150 feet S of NE corner
Map Unit:
8F—Hickory silt loam, 18 to 35 percent slopes
Country:
US—United States
State:
Illinois
County:
IL157—Randolph
MLRA:
114—Southern Illinois and Indiana Thin Loess and Till Plain
Regional Office:
11—Indianapolis, IN
MLRA Soil Survey Area:
NC-MAN—Marion, Illinois
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
IL157—Randolph County, Illinois
7.5 Minute USGS Quad:
38089-A7—Walsh, Illinois
PEDON
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Typic Paleudalfs
Current Taxon Kind:
taxadjunct
Pedon Type:
map unit inclusion
Pedon Purpose:
soil survey inventory
Pedon Record Orgin:
PedonPC
Pedon #:
118
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Hickory
PSC -
15 to 65 cm.
Classificaton Date -
1/4/2010
Soil Taxonomic Edition -
twelfth edition
Moisture Class -
udic
Moisture Subclass -
typic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Keswick
Taxonomic Class -
Fine, smectitic, mesic Aquertic Chromic Hapludalfs
Taxon Kind -
series
Classificaton Date -
8/1/1980
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Erosion Class -
1
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Parent Material:
Illinois-age till
Landscape:
till plain
Landform:
ground moraine
Geomorphic Component Hills:
side slope
Runoff:
high
Drainage Class:
well
Flooding:
none flooding
Ponding:
none ponding
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
8/1/1980 (actual site observation date)
Air Photo ID:
Surface Cover Properties:
Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 -
tree cover
Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 -
hardwoods
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
ochric epipedon
argillic horizon
0—15
15—163
—15—
—148—
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
15
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134
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A—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; silt loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; 0.6 roots between peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, lamotte-morgan; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL27646; observed in push tube
E—8 to 15 centimeters (3.1 to 5.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.6 roots between peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, lamotte-morgan; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL27647; observed in push tube
Bt1—15 to 36 centimeters (5.9 to 14.2 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) gravelly clay loam; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.6 roots between peds; faint strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 25 percent by volume rounded strongly coherent cemented mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, lamotte-morgan; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL27648; observed in push tube
Bt2—36 to 76 centimeters (14.2 to 29.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.6 roots between peds; prominent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and prominent very pale brown (10YR 8/3), moist, silt coats on all faces of peds; 1 percent medium distinct brown (10YR 5/3) iron depletions; 10 percent by volume rounded strongly coherent cemented mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, lamotte-morgan; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL27649, IL27650; observed in push tube. Horizon split for sampling: IL27649 36 to 56 cm, IL27650 56 to 76 cm.
Bt3—76 to 102 centimeters (29.9 to 40.2 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic structure; very firm; 0.6 roots between peds; distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent prominent black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese masses in matrix and 10 percent distinct brown (10YR 5/3) iron depletions and 10 percent faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; 10 percent by volume rounded strongly coherent cemented mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, lamotte-morgan; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL27651; observed in push tube
Bt4—102 to 135 centimeters (40.2 to 53.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic structure; very firm; 0.6 roots between peds; distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent prominent black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese masses in matrix and 10 percent faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent distinct brown (10YR 5/3) iron depletions; 10 percent by volume rounded strongly coherent cemented mixed fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, lamotte-morgan; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL27652; observed in push tube
Bt5—135 to 163 centimeters (53.1 to 64.2 inches); variegated pale brown (10YR 6/3) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to weak medium angular blocky structure; firm; distinct brown (10YR 5/3), moist, and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and prominent very pale brown (10YR 8/2), moist, silt coats on all faces of peds; 10 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; 10 percent by volume rounded strongly coherent cemented mixed fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, lamotte-morgan. Lab sample # IL27653; observed in push tube