IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Braidwood
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1997IL197048
  • User Pedon ID: S1997IL197048
  • Transect:
  • User Transect ID - 97197
  • Transect Stop Number - 4
  • Transect Interval - 14.0
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 98P0088
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 10360
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 41.2036095
  • Std. Longitude: -88.2074966
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 32N
  • Range: 9E
  • Section: 32
  • PLSS Details: Reed TWP
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL197—Will
  • MLRA: 110—Northern Illinois and Indiana Heavy Till Plain
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IL197—Will County, Illinois

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: kdh ems
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, semiactive, calcareous, mesic Typic Udorthents
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 48
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Braidwood
  • Classificaton Date - 6/15/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - 823G
  • Classificaton Date - 11/14/1997
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: high
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Bedrock: limestone and shale
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/14/1997 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 1-17
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: wind and water erosion
    • 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

    45

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    189

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    A—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); 70 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1) and 30 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 10.0 very fine to coarse roots; 1 percent medium cylindrical brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) iron-manganese concretions in cracks; 2 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, phenol red; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P00542. coal fragments: 3%
    AC—15 to 38 centimeters (5.9 to 15.0 inches); dark gray (2.5Y 4/1) silt loam; moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; friable; 4.0 very fine to medium roots; 2 percent medium spherical brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) iron-manganese concretions throughout; 4 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, phenol red; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P00543. coal fragments: 1%
    C1—38 to 64 centimeters (15.0 to 25.2 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) loam; moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 very fine to medium roots; 1 percent by volume subangular 2-76-150 millimeter mixed fragments and 4 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, phenol red; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P00544. coal fragments: 1%
    C2—64 to 94 centimeters (25.2 to 37.0 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) loam; moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; 1.0 very fine and fine roots; 1 percent by volume subangular 2-76-150 millimeter mixed fragments and 6 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, phenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P00545. coal fragments: 4%
    C3—94 to 165 centimeters (37.0 to 65.0 inches); 45 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1) and 55 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) stratified silty clay loam to sand; weak medium and coarse angular blocky, and weak very fine single grain; firm; 1.0 fine and medium roots; 3 percent fine spherical black (10YR 2/1) manganese nodules throughout and 8 percent medium irregular brown (7.5YR 4/4) iron-manganese concretions throughout; 1 percent by volume subangular 2-76-150 millimeter mixed fragments and 5 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, phenol red. Lab sample # 98P00546, 98P00547. Stratified horizon: alternating sand and SiCL sand 3 inches, SiCL 4 inches, sand 2 inches, SiCL 5 inches, sand 3 inches, SiCL 4 inches coal fragments: 1%