IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): DARMSTADT
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1990IL189048
  • User Pedon ID: S1990IL189048
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 91P0303
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 63350
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024
  • 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: 38.3805542
  • Std. Longitude: -89.4388885
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 2S
  • Range: 3W
  • Section: 4
  • PLSS Details: 2110 feet E and 1600 feet N of the SW corner
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL189—Washington
  • MLRA: 113—Central Claypan Areas
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IL189—Washington County, Illinois
  • PEDON

  • Describers Name: MRG, KDB, WMM
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Albic Natraqualfs
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 48
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - DARMSTADT
  • PSC - 43 to 93 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 12/9/2004
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Darmstadt
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Albic Natraqualf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 10/4/1990
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


  • SITE

  • Parent Material: loess
  • Landform: upland slope
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no
  • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/4/1990 (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

    140

    Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silt loam; 16 percent clay; moderate medium granular structure; friable; 3.0 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 10 percent iron-manganese nodules; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P01856; moist when described;
    E—23 to 53 centimeters (9.1 to 20.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silt loam; 17 percent clay; moderate medium platy structure; friable; 3.0 fine roots; 10 percent iron-manganese nodules; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P01857; moist when described;
    Bt1—53 to 61 centimeters (20.9 to 24.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silty clay loam; 38 percent clay; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct and 3 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) medium faint mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 fine roots; 75 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent iron-manganese nodules; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P01858; moist when described;
    Bt2—61 to 74 centimeters (24.0 to 29.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silty clay loam; 36 percent clay; 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine faint and 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate medium prismatic structure; firm; 3.0 very fine roots; 30 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 30 percent distinct light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, silt coats; 10 percent iron-manganese nodules; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P01859; moist when described;
    Btg1—74 to 86 centimeters (29.1 to 33.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silty clay loam; 36 percent clay; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent and 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots; 30 percent distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 30 percent distinct light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, silt coats; 10 percent iron-manganese nodules; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P01860; moist when described;
    Btg2—86 to 102 centimeters (33.9 to 40.2 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; 30 percent clay; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent and 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; weak medium granular structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots; 30 percent distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent iron-manganese nodules; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P01861; moist when described;
    Btg3—102 to 127 centimeters (40.2 to 50.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silt loam; 26 percent clay; 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine prominent and 21 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; weak medium granular structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots; 10 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 30 percent iron-manganese nodules; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P01862; moist when described;
    Btg4—127 to 155 centimeters (50.0 to 61.0 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) silt loam; 22 percent clay; 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium prominent and 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; weak medium granular structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots; 10 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent iron-manganese nodules; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P01863; moist when described;
    2Btg5—155 to 170 centimeters (61.0 to 66.9 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) silt loam; 18 percent clay; 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium prominent and 3 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) medium prominent mottles; weak coarse granular structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots; 10 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 30 percent iron-manganese nodules; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P01864; moist when described;