IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ava
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1992IN119004
  • User Pedon ID: S1992IN119004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 92P0920
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 65047
  • Print Date: 4/26/2025

    • 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: 39.3355560
  • Std. Longitude: -87.0038910
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 11N
  • Range: 5W
  • Section: 6
  • PLSS Details: 2100 feet south and 1600 feet west of the northeast corner
  • State: Indiana
  • County: IN119—Owen
  • MLRA: 114—Southern Illinois and Indiana Thin Loess and Till Plain
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IN119—Owen County, Indiana

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: C. McCarter, B. Hosteter
  • Pedon Type: TUD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Ava
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed Aquic Fragiudalfs
  • PSC - 18 to 46 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/27/1992
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: ridge
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/27/1992 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: AS-28
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop 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—7

    7—30

    18—57

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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

    5

    150

    —

    198

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    90

    439

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    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); 70 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) crushed and 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) crushed, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, dry; silt loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable; 3.0 fine roots throughout; 8.0 very fine and fine high-continuity interstitial pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P04908
    Bt1—18 to 28 centimeters (7.1 to 11.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 15 percent distinct black (10YR 2/1) manganese or iron-manganese stains in root channels and/or pores and 35 percent distinct brown (10YR 4/3) clay films on faces of peds and in pores and 65 percent distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3) skeletans on all faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P04909. patchy - phpvsfiid 173400; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 173402; continuous - phpvsfiid 173401; patchy - phpvsfiid 173400; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 173402; continuous - phpvsfiid 173401
    Bt2—28 to 46 centimeters (11.0 to 18.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silt loam; 1 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) fine distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine roots throughout; 1.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity vesicular and tubular pores; 15 percent distinct black (10YR 2/1) manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds and in pores and 65 percent distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3) skeletans on all faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P04910. continuous - phpvsfiid 173403; patchy - phpvsfiid 173404; continuous - phpvsfiid 173403; patchy - phpvsfiid 173404
    Btx1—46 to 66 centimeters (18.1 to 26.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silt loam; 12 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) fine distinct mottles; weak medium and coarse prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 1.0 very fine roots between peds; 1.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity vesicular and tubular pores; 35 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) clay films on faces of peds and in pores and 65 percent distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) skeletans on all faces of peds; 8 percent fine and medium spherical iron-manganese masses; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P04911. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 173405; continuous - phpvsfiid 173406; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 173405; continuous - phpvsfiid 173406
    2Btx2—66 to 94 centimeters (26.0 to 37.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silt loam; 12 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine distinct mottles; weak medium and coarse prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; brittle; 1.0 very fine roots between peds; 3.0 very fine and fine low-continuity vesicular and tubular pores; 65 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) clay films on faces of peds and in pores and 65 percent distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) skeletans on all faces of peds; 8 percent fine and medium spherical iron-manganese masses; 1 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P04912. continuous - phpvsfiid 173407; continuous - phpvsfiid 173408; continuous - phpvsfiid 173407; continuous - phpvsfiid 173408
    2Btx3—94 to 132 centimeters (37.0 to 52.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior loam; 12 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine distinct mottles; moderate very coarse prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; brittle; 1.0 fine roots between peds; 3.0 very fine and fine low-continuity vesicular and tubular pores; 35 percent distinct black (10YR 2/1) manganese or iron-manganese stains on all faces of peds and 65 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) clay films on faces of peds and in pores and 65 percent distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) skeletans on vertical faces of peds; 8 percent fine and medium spherical iron-manganese masses; 1 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P04913. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 173411; continuous - phpvsfiid 173409; continuous - phpvsfiid 173410; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 173411; continuous - phpvsfiid 173409; continuous - phpvsfiid 173410
    3Bt—132 to 150 centimeters (52.0 to 59.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior loam; 12 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine distinct and 12 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine distinct mottles; weak coarse prismatic structure; firm; 1.0 fine roots between peds; 1.0 very fine and fine low-continuity vesicular and tubular pores; 35 percent distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) skeletans on all faces of peds and 35 percent distinct black (10YR 2/1) manganese or iron-manganese stains on all faces of peds and 65 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) clay films on all faces of peds; 8 percent fine and medium spherical iron-manganese masses; 1 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P04915. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 173413; continuous - phpvsfiid 173412; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 173414; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 173413; continuous - phpvsfiid 173412; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 173414
    4BtB1—150 to 175 centimeters (59.1 to 68.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior cobbly loam; 12 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) medium distinct and 12 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine distinct mottles; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 1.0 fine roots between peds; 65 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) clay films on all faces of peds; 8 percent medium spherical iron-manganese masses and 8 percent coarse spherical iron-manganese concretions; 20 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 92P04916. continuous - phpvsfiid 173415; continuous - phpvsfiid 173415
    4Btb2—175 to 208 centimeters (68.9 to 81.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior loam; 40 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) medium and coarse distinct mottles; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 1.0 fine roots between peds; 35 percent distinct black (10YR 2/1) manganese or iron-manganese stains on all faces of peds and 65 percent distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) clay films on all faces of peds; 8 percent fine and medium spherical iron-manganese masses; 7 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 92P04917. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 173417; continuous - phpvsfiid 173416; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 173417; continuous - phpvsfiid 173416
    5BC—208 to 224 centimeters (81.9 to 88.2 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) and gray (10YR 6/1) silty clay loam; massive; firm; 1.0 fine roots between peds; 35 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4) clay films on all faces of peds and 35 percent distinct grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 92P04918. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 173418; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 190890; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 173418; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 190890