IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Coulterville
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1993IL163013
  • User Pedon ID: S1993IL163013
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 94P0271
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 66449
  • Print Date: 12/4/2024

    • 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: 38.4805565
  • Std. Longitude: -90.0519409
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 1S
  • Range: 9W
  • Section: 1
  • PLSS Details: 1080 feet East and 1280 feet South of the Northwest corner
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL163—St. Clair
  • MLRA: 114—Southern Illinois and Indiana Thin Loess and Till Plain
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IL163—St. Clair County, Illinois
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 38090-D1—Millstadt, Illinois

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: W. Matt McCauley
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Aeric Epiaqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 13
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Coulterville
  • PSC - 18 to 58 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/15/2007
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - aeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Coulterville
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Aquollic Hapludalf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 10/1/1993
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: till plain
  • Landform: ground moraine
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/1/1993 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 54
  • 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
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    166

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    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; silt loam; 18 percent clay; moderate fine and medium granular structure; friable; 6.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 5.5 fine and medium high-continuity vesicular and tubular pores; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 94P01700
    Bt1—18 to 34 centimeters (7.1 to 13.4 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silty clay loam; 34 percent clay; 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 21.0 fine roots between peds; 5.1 fine and medium high-continuity vesicular and tubular pores; 51 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) clay films on faces of peds and 51 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) organic stains on faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 94P01701
    Bt2—34 to 44 centimeters (13.4 to 17.3 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silty clay loam; 32 percent clay; 10 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine faint and 15 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 fine roots between peds; 5.7 fine and medium high-continuity vesicular and tubular pores; 51 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) organic stains on faces of peds and 51 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 94P01702
    Btg1—44 to 69 centimeters (17.3 to 27.2 inches); weak red (2.5YR 5/2) silt loam; 25 percent clay; 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine and medium prominent mottles; weak coarse prismatic structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots between peds; 4.5 very fine and fine moderate-continuity vesicular and tubular pores; 15 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) clay films in root channels and/or pores and 15 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) organic stains in root channels and/or pores; 10 percent medium and coarse irregular iron-manganese masses and 10 percent medium cylindrical iron concretions; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 94P01703. Common Snail/Mussel Shells throughout
    Btg2—69 to 85 centimeters (27.2 to 33.5 inches); weak red (2.5YR 5/2) silt loam; 23 percent clay; 15 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine and medium prominent mottles; weak coarse prismatic structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots between peds; 4.4 very fine moderate-continuity vesicular and tubular pores; 10 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) clay films in root channels and/or pores and 10 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) organic stains in root channels and/or pores; 15 percent medium and coarse irregular iron-manganese masses and 15 percent medium cylindrical iron concretions; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 94P01704. Common Snail/Mussel Shells throughout
    Btg3—85 to 129 centimeters (33.5 to 50.8 inches); weak red (2.5YR 5/2) silt loam; 22 percent clay; 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; weak coarse prismatic structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots between peds; 4.3 very fine moderate-continuity vesicular and tubular pores; 3 percent distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3) clay films in root channels and/or pores and 3 percent distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3) organic stains in root channels and/or pores; 15 percent medium and coarse irregular iron-manganese masses and 15 percent medium cylindrical iron concretions; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 94P01705. Common Snail/Mussel Shells throughout
    2Atb—129 to 145 centimeters (50.8 to 57.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) silt loam; 23 percent clay; 15 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) coarse prominent mottles; weak thin platy structure; friable; 4.0 very fine low-continuity vesicular pores; 2 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) clay films in root channels and/or pores and 2 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) organic stains in root channels and/or pores; 25 percent coarse cylindrical yellowish red (5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 94P01706. Few snail mussel shells large iron stain in paleoroot channels
    2Etgb—145 to 171 centimeters (57.1 to 67.3 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silt loam; 26 percent clay; 10 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) medium prominent and 15 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) coarse prominent mottles; weak thick platy structure; friable; 4.0 very fine low-continuity vesicular pores; 3 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) clay films in root channels and/or pores and 3 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) organic stains in root channels and/or pores; 25 percent coarse cylindrical yellowish red (5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 94P01707. few snail mussel shells large iron stain in paleoroot channels
    2Btgb1—171 to 190 centimeters (67.3 to 74.8 inches); weak red (2.5YR 5/2) silty clay loam; 32 percent clay; 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) medium and coarse prominent and 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium prominent mottles; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; 4.0 fine low-continuity vesicular pores; 5 percent distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3) clay films in root channels and/or pores and 5 percent distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3) organic stains in root channels and/or pores; 5 percent medium cylindrical iron concretions and 8 percent fine irregular iron-manganese masses; 5 percent fine irregular carbonate concretions; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 94P01708. few snail mussel shells
    2Btgb2—190 to 225 centimeters (74.8 to 88.6 inches); weak red (2.5YR 5/2) silty clay loam; 33 percent clay; 25 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium and coarse prominent and 25 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) medium and coarse prominent mottles; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; 4.0 fine low-continuity vesicular pores; 10 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) clay films in root channels and/or pores and 10 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) organic stains in root channels and/or pores; 5 percent medium cylindrical iron concretions and 6 percent fine irregular iron-manganese masses; 4 percent fine irregular carbonate concretions; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 94P01709. few snail mussel shells