IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Alford
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1996IL181002
User Pedon ID:
S1996IL181002
Vegetation Plot ID:
S1996IL181002
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
96P0338
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
68416
Print Date:
11/12/2024
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:
37.3768349
Std. Longitude:
-89.1195831
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
13S
Range:
1E
Section:
20
PLSS Details:
NE1/4 NE1/4
Location Description:
in a cultivated field.
State:
Illinois
County:
IL181—Union
MLRA:
115—Central Mississippi Valley Wooded Slopes
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
IL181—Union County, Illinois
7.5 Minute USGS Quad:
37089-D1—Mount Pleasant, Illinois
PEDON
Describers Name:
ECW, DRW
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine-silty, mixed, active, mesic Ultic Hapludalfs
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Record Orgin:
Converted from PDP 3.x
Pedon #:
2
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Alford
Classificaton Date -
1/27/2010
Moisture Class -
udic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Alford
Classificaton Date -
7/2/1996
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Landscape:
karstland
Landform:
hillside
Geomorphic Component Hills:
side slope
Hill Slope Profile:
shoulder
Slope Shape Across:
linear
Slope Shape Down:
convex
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
7/2/1996 (actual site observation date)
Air Photo ID:
54
Surface Cover Properties:
Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 -
tree cover
Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 -
crop trees
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Drained? -
no
Bedded Soil? -
no
Forest Plantation? -
no
Site Erosion Accelerated:
wind and water erosion
Vegetation Plot Plants
Plant Symbol
Scientific Name
National Vernacular Name
Plant Type Group
Canopy Cover %
Vegetation Stata Level
CIRSI
Cirsium
thistle
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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
8
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180
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Ap—0 to 12 centimeters (0.0 to 4.7 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) crushed, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) crushed, dry; silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 21.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; noneffervescent; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P02613
AE—12 to 17 centimeters (4.7 to 6.7 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) broken face silty clay loam; moderate fine platy structure; friable; 21.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 21.0 very fine and fine high-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; noneffervescent; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P02614
Bt1—17 to 28 centimeters (6.7 to 11.0 inches); 75 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) broken face silty clay loam; moderate medium angular blocky parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine high-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 10 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P02615. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 183029; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 183029
Bt2—28 to 61 centimeters (11.0 to 24.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) broken face silty clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; very firm; 3.0 very fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 1 percent prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) oxide coats on faces of peds and 10 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 10 percent distinct light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), moist, silt coats on faces of peds; 3 percent fine irregular noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese masses in cracks; fragments; noneffervescent; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P02616. continuous - phpvsfiid 183030; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 183031; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 183032; continuous - phpvsfiid 183030; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 183031; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 183032
Bt3—61 to 89 centimeters (24.0 to 35.0 inches); 50 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) broken face silty clay loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky, and moderate fine angular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 very fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 10 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 10 percent distinct light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), moist, silt coats on faces of peds; 3 percent fine irregular noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese masses in cracks; fragments; noneffervescent; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P02617. continuous - phpvsfiid 183033; patchy - phpvsfiid 183034; continuous - phpvsfiid 183033; patchy - phpvsfiid 183034
Bt4—89 to 116 centimeters (35.0 to 45.7 inches); 50 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) broken face silty clay loam; moderate medium angular blocky parts to moderate fine angular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 very fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 10 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 30 percent distinct light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), moist, silt coats on all faces of peds; 3 percent fine irregular noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese masses throughout; fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P02618. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 194921; continuous - phpvsfiid 183035; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 194921; continuous - phpvsfiid 183035
Bt5—116 to 141 centimeters (45.7 to 55.5 inches); 60 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) broken face silty clay loam; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 very fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine low-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 10 percent distinct light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), moist, silt coats on all faces of peds and 10 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 3 percent fine irregular noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese masses throughout; fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P02619. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 194923; continuous - phpvsfiid 194922; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 194923; continuous - phpvsfiid 194922
Bt6—141 to 165 centimeters (55.5 to 65.0 inches); 65 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) broken face silty clay loam; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine low-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 10 percent distinct light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), moist, silt coats on all faces of peds and 10 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 3 percent fine irregular noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese masses throughout; fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 96P02620. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 194925; continuous - phpvsfiid 194924; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 194925; continuous - phpvsfiid 194924