IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Avonburg
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1992IN077001
  • User Pedon ID: S1992IN077001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 92P0634
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 64873
  • 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: 38.8138885
  • Std. Longitude: -85.4411087
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 4N
  • Range: 10E
  • Section: 5
  • PLSS Details: SE 1/4
  • State: Indiana
  • County: IN077—Jefferson
  • MLRA: 114—Southern Illinois and Indiana Thin Loess and Till Plain
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IN077—Jefferson County, Indiana

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: A. Nickel, B. Nagel, D. Roberts
  • Pedon Type: TUD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Avonburg
  • PSC - 22 to 72 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/5/1992
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: ground moraine
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/5/1992 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other grass/herbaceous cover
  • 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

    fragipan

    0—23

    56—292

    147—191

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    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

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    Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky parts to weak fine granular structure; friable; 21.0 medium roots throughout; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P03825
    BE1—23 to 38 centimeters (9.1 to 15.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silt loam; 3 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 21.0 medium roots throughout; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P03826
    BE2—38 to 56 centimeters (15.0 to 22.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; 21 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 21.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P03827
    Bt—56 to 76 centimeters (22.0 to 29.9 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silty clay loam; 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) and 21 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) medium distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 very fine roots between peds; 3.0 fine and medium tubular pores; 10 percent distinct black (10YR 2/1) manganese or iron-manganese stains and 30 percent faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2) clay films on faces of peds; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P03828. patchy - phpvsfiid 192614; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 192613; patchy - phpvsfiid 192614; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 192613
    Btx1—76 to 89 centimeters (29.9 to 35.0 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) silt loam; 21 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium prominent mottles; moderate coarse prismatic structure; firm; 3.0 very fine roots between peds; 3.0 fine and medium tubular pores; 10 percent prominent gray (10YR 5/1) clay films on faces of peds; fragments. Lab sample # 92P03829. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 192615; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 192615
    2Btx2—89 to 147 centimeters (35.0 to 57.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silt loam; 3 percent gray (10YR 5/1) coarse prominent mottles; strong coarse prismatic structure; very firm; brittle; 0.5 very fine roots between peds; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 10 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) clay films in root channels and/or pores and 10 percent faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) clay films; fragments. Lab sample # 92P03830. This portion is 2 to 3 inches wide at the top and widens to 4 to 8 inches at the bottom.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 192617; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 192617
    2Bt—89 to 147 centimeters (35.0 to 57.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silt loam; 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and 21 percent gray (10YR 6/1) medium distinct mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 very fine roots between peds; 3.0 fine tubular pores; 10 percent faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2) clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments. Lab sample # 92P03835. This portion is 12 to 20 inches wide at the top and tapers to 1 to 3 inches at the bottom.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 192616; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 192616
    2Btx3—147 to 191 centimeters (57.9 to 75.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) loam; 21 percent gray (10YR 5/1) coarse prominent mottles; strong very coarse prismatic parts to weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very firm; brittle; 3.0 very fine roots between peds; 3.0 fine tubular pores; 10 percent distinct gray (10YR 5/1) clay films on faces of peds; fragments. Lab sample # 92P03831. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 192619; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 192619
    2Btx4—191 to 211 centimeters (75.2 to 83.1 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) silt loam; 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium prominent and 21 percent gray (10YR 6/1) faint mottles; moderate medium prismatic parts to weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; brittle; 0.5 very fine roots between peds; 3.0 fine tubular pores; 30 percent faint gray (10YR 6/1) clay films on faces of peds; fragments. Lab sample # 92P03832. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 192620; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 192620
    3Btx5—211 to 244 centimeters (83.1 to 96.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay loam; 21 percent gray (10YR 6/1) coarse prominent mottles; moderate medium prismatic parts to weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots between peds; 30 percent prominent gray (10YR 6/1) clay films on faces of peds; 21 percent coarse irregular iron-manganese masses; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed metamorphic-sedimentary fragments. Lab sample # 92P03833. continuous - phpvsfiid 192621; continuous - phpvsfiid 192621
    3Btb—244 to 292 centimeters (96.1 to 115.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) clay loam; 21 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) coarse prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 30 percent prominent gray (10YR 6/1) clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent medium irregular iron-manganese masses; 4 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed metamorphic-sedimentary fragments. Lab sample # 92P03834. continuous - phpvsfiid 192622; continuous - phpvsfiid 192622