IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Crosier
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1992IN039001
  • User Pedon ID: S1992IN039001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 92P0452
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 64691
  • Print Date: 2/17/2025

    • 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: 41.4361115
  • Std. Longitude: -85.9163895
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 35N
  • Range: 5E
  • Section: 34
  • PLSS Details: 210 feet N and 2390 feet W of the SE corner
  • State: Indiana
  • County: IN039—Elkhart
  • MLRA: 111—Indiana and Ohio Till Plain
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IN039—Elkhart County, Indiana

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: RB, GF, FJR, DS
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Aeric Epiaqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: TUD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Crosier
  • PSC - 33 to 84 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/23/2007
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - aeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Crosier
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Aeric Ochraqualf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 1/15/1992
  • Moisture SUBClass - aeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: ground moraine
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Shape Across: concave
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 1/15/1992 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 24312
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—23

    33—84

    —-

    —-
    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

    5

    46

    15.2

    259

    —

    864

    —

    —

    10

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —
    Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dry; loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 5.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P02729
    E—23 to 33 centimeters (9.1 to 13.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) loam; 21 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 1.0 very fine roots between peds; 1.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P02730
    Bt1—33 to 51 centimeters (13.0 to 20.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) clay loam; 21 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 1.0 very fine roots between peds; 75 percent distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1) clay films on faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P02731. continuous - phpvsfiid 173351; continuous - phpvsfiid 173351
    Bt2—51 to 69 centimeters (20.1 to 27.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) clay loam; 21 percent gray (10YR 5/1) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 1.0 very fine roots between peds; 1.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 75 percent distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1) clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P02732. continuous - phpvsfiid 173352; continuous - phpvsfiid 173352
    BCt—69 to 84 centimeters (27.2 to 33.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loam; 5 percent gray (10YR 5/1) medium distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 1.0 fine tubular pores; 30 percent distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1) clay films on faces of peds and 30 percent distinct light gray (10YR 7/1) carbonate coats on vertical faces of peds; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P02733. continuous - phpvsfiid 173353; continuous - phpvsfiid 173354; continuous - phpvsfiid 173353; continuous - phpvsfiid 173354
    C1—84 to 152 centimeters (33.1 to 59.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loam; 5 percent gray (10YR 6/1) medium distinct mottles; massive; firm; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P02734
    C2—152 to 203 centimeters (59.8 to 79.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loam; massive; firm; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 92P02735