IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ryker
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1997IN175001
  • User Pedon ID: S1997IN175001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 98P0121
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 10393
  • Print Date: 11/12/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: Soil Survey Atlas Sheet 39, near Canton
  • State: Indiana
  • County: IN175—Washington
  • MLRA: 121—Kentucky Bluegrass
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IN175—Washington County, Indiana

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: S. Neyhouse, D. Marshall, J. Kipper
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed Typic Paleudalfs
  • Pedon Type: TUD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Ryker
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed Typic Paleudalfs
  • PSC - 30 to 56 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/30/1997
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: hills
  • Landform: hillside
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: nose slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Bedrock: h moderate weathered limestone and siltstone
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/30/1997 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: Wash.AS39
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hayland
  • 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—15

    15—203

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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

    4

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    180

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    Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) rubbed silt loam; moderate thin platy parts to moderate medium granular structure; friable; 21.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 21.0 fine interstitial pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 98P00821
    BA—15 to 30 centimeters (5.9 to 11.8 inches); 70 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior and 30 percent dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior silt loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 21.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 21.0 fine interstitial pores; 10 percent distinct brown (10YR 5/3) silt coats on faces of peds; 3 percent fine and medium spherical very dark gray (10YR 3/1) iron-manganese concretions throughout; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P00822. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 201195; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 201195
    Bt1—30 to 43 centimeters (11.8 to 16.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 21.0 fine roots throughout; 21.0 fine interstitial pores; 10 percent distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3) organic stains in root channels and/or pores and 30 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4) clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent fine and medium spherical very dark gray (10YR 3/1) iron-manganese concretions throughout; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P00823. continuous - phpvsfiid 201196; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 201197; continuous - phpvsfiid 201196; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 201197
    Bt2—43 to 66 centimeters (16.9 to 26.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 fine roots between peds; 21.0 fine interstitial pores; 30 percent distinct yellowish red (5YR 4/6) clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent fine and medium spherical very dark gray (10YR 3/1) iron-manganese concretions throughout; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P00824. continuous - phpvsfiid 201198; continuous - phpvsfiid 201198
    2Bt3—66 to 89 centimeters (26.0 to 35.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 fine roots between peds; 21.0 fine interstitial pores; 10 percent distinct light gray (10YR 7/2) silt coats on faces of peds and 75 percent distinct reddish brown (5YR 4/4) clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent fine and medium irregular very dark gray (10YR 3/1) iron-manganese masses between peds and 3 percent fine and medium spherical very dark gray (10YR 3/1) iron-manganese concretions throughout; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P00825. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 201200; continuous - phpvsfiid 201199; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 201200; continuous - phpvsfiid 201199
    2Bt4—89 to 127 centimeters (35.0 to 50.0 inches); 70 percent brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior and 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior silt loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 21.0 fine interstitial pores; 10 percent distinct very pale brown (10YR 7/3) silt coats throughout and 30 percent distinct reddish brown (5YR 4/4) clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent fine and medium irregular very dark gray (10YR 3/1) iron-manganese masses between peds and 3 percent fine and medium spherical very dark gray (10YR 3/1) iron-manganese concretions throughout; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P00826. continuous - phpvsfiid 201201; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 201202; continuous - phpvsfiid 201201; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 201202
    3Bt5—127 to 168 centimeters (50.0 to 66.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 21.0 fine interstitial pores; 10 percent distinct very pale brown (10YR 7/3) silt coats throughout and 30 percent distinct reddish brown (5YR 4/4) clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent fine and medium irregular very dark gray (10YR 3/1) iron-manganese masses between peds and 3 percent fine and medium spherical very dark gray (10YR 3/1) iron-manganese concretions throughout; 3 percent by volume angular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P00827. continuous - phpvsfiid 201203; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 201204; continuous - phpvsfiid 201203; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 201204
    3Bt6—168 to 203 centimeters (66.1 to 79.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 21.0 fine interstitial pores; 10 percent distinct very pale brown (10YR 7/3) silt coats throughout and 30 percent distinct reddish brown (5YR 4/4) clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent fine and medium irregular very dark gray (10YR 3/1) iron-manganese masses between peds and 3 percent fine spherical very dark gray (10YR 3/1) iron-manganese concretions throughout; 6 percent by volume angular 2-39-75 millimeter limestone, cherty fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 98P00828. continuous - phpvsfiid 201205; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 201206; continuous - phpvsfiid 201205; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 201206