IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Boyer
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1984IN183006
User Pedon ID:
S1984IN183006
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
Purdue
Lab Pedon # -
WL8406
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
23743
Print Date:
11/26/2024
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:
41.1648556
Std. Longitude:
-85.3835222
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
31N
Range:
10E
Section:
3
PLSS Details:
4040 feet east and 1160 feet west of the southeast corner
Map Unit:
BvD—Boyer loamy sand, 12 to 18 percent slopes
State:
Indiana
County:
IN183—Whitley
MLRA:
111B—Indiana and Ohio Till Plain, Northeastern Part
Regional Office:
11—Indianapolis, IN
MLRA Soil Survey Area:
NE-FIN—Findlay, Ohio
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
IN183—Whitley County, Indiana
PEDON
Describers Name:
Ruesch
Current Taxonomic Class:
Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Typic Hapludalfs
Current Taxon Kind:
taxadjunct
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon #:
6
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
Classificaton Date -
8/9/1984
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Erosion Class -
0
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Parent Material:
Wisconsin outwash
Landform:
terrace
Drainage Class:
well
Geology:
Wisconsin formation.
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
8/9/1984 (actual site observation date)
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
Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind
Feature Depth L-H
Feature Thickness L-RV-H
cm
ochric epipedon
argillic horizon
0—25
25—81
—25—
—56—
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
4
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251
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Ap—0 to 25 centimeters (0.0 to 9.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; sandy loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; 1 percent by volume 19-47-76 millimeter unspecified fragments and 6 percent by volume 2-10-19 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3. Lab sample # WL84061
Bt1—25 to 36 centimeters (9.8 to 14.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 35 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films; 2 percent by volume 19-47-76 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 2-10-19 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0. Lab sample # WL84062
Bt2—36 to 51 centimeters (14.2 to 20.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) gravelly sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 35 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), moist, clay films; 4 percent by volume 19-47-76 millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 2-10-19 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9. Lab sample # WL84063
Bt3—51 to 58 centimeters (20.1 to 22.8 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) gravelly sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 35 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), moist, clay films; 3 percent by volume 19-47-76 millimeter unspecified fragments and 18 percent by volume 2-10-19 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8. Lab sample # WL84064
Bt4—58 to 74 centimeters (22.8 to 29.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 35 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), moist, clay films; 4 percent by volume 19-47-76 millimeter unspecified fragments and 16 percent by volume 2-10-19 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8. Lab sample # WL84065
Bt5—74 to 81 centimeters (29.1 to 31.9 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) gravelly sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 35 percent , moist, clay films; 7 percent by volume 19-47-76 millimeter unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume 2-10-19 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4. Lab sample # WL84066
C—81 to 152 centimeters (31.9 to 59.8 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) gravelly loamy coarse sand; single grain; loose; 8 percent by volume 19-47-76 millimeter unspecified fragments and 28 percent by volume 2-10-19 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8. Lab sample # WL84067