IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Washtenaw
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1992IN121001
  • User Pedon ID: S1992IN121001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 93P0001
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 65344
  • Print Date: 1/30/2025

    • 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: 39.9336433
  • Std. Longitude: -87.0936127
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 17N
  • Range: 6W
  • Section: 9
  • PLSS Details: 1320 feet W and 2650 feet S of NE corner
  • State: Indiana
  • County: IN121—Parke
  • MLRA: 111—Indiana and Ohio Till Plain
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IN121—Parke County, Indiana

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Bill Hosteter, Jerry Shively, Byron Jenkinson
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, nonacid, mesic Aeric Fluvaquents
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: TUD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: research site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Washtenaw
  • PSC - 62 to 112 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/27/2010
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - aeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Washtenaw
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed Typic Ochraqualf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 9/9/1992
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: kettle
  • Hill Slope Profile: toeslope
  • Slope Position: depression
  • Slope Shape Across: concave
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: very poorly
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/9/1992 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: SS5
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - intermixed conifers and hardwoods
  • 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—34

    62—177

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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

    1

    76

    61

    221

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    180

    1092

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    A—0 to 14 centimeters (0.0 to 5.5 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) exterior and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) crushed silt loam; 1 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium granular structure; friable; 21.0 fine and medium roots throughout; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P00001
    BA—14 to 34 centimeters (5.5 to 13.4 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) silt loam; 3 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine and medium distinct mottles; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 21.0 fine and medium roots throughout and 3.0 coarse roots throughout; 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; 1 percent fine irregular iron-manganese masses; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P00002
    Ab—34 to 51 centimeters (13.4 to 20.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) exterior and very dark gray (5Y 3/1) crushed silt loam; 1 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) fine faint mottles; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine and medium roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P00003
    EBb—51 to 62 centimeters (20.1 to 24.4 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) silt loam; 21 percent brown (10YR 5/3) fine and medium distinct mottles; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P00004
    Btg1b—62 to 82 centimeters (24.4 to 32.3 inches); dark gray (N 4/0) silt loam; 21 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) fine and medium distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; 75 percent distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1) clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P00005. continuous - phpvsfiid 174422; continuous - phpvsfiid 174422
    Btg2b—82 to 125 centimeters (32.3 to 49.2 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) silty clay loam; 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine and medium distinct and 21 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine and medium distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; 10 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) clay films on faces of peds and 75 percent distinct dark gray (5Y 4/1) clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P00006. continuous - phpvsfiid 174423; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 174424; continuous - phpvsfiid 174423; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 174424
    Btg—125 to 177 centimeters (49.2 to 69.7 inches); gray (5Y 6/1) silty clay loam; 21 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine and medium distinct mottles; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; 10 percent distinct gray (10YR 5/1) clay films on faces of peds and 30 percent distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1) clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent medium spherical iron-manganese masses; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P00007. patchy - phpvsfiid 174425; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 174426; patchy - phpvsfiid 174425; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 174426
    2C—177 centimeters (69.7 inches); fragments.