IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Elburn
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • Local Phase: till substratum
  • User Site ID: S2003IL111006
  • User Pedon ID: S2003IL111006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 03N0775
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 16184
  • Print Date: 12/17/2024

    • 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: 42.4227791
  • Std. Longitude: -88.3075027
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 46N
  • Range: 8E
  • Section: 33
  • PLSS Details: NW 1/4
  • Location Description: McHenry County Glacial Park Non Hyric Well Site.
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL111—McHenry
  • MLRA: 95—Eastern Wisconsin, Northern Illinois, and Upper Michigan Drift Plain
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 42088-D3—Richmond, Illinois

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: M.W. Bramstedt
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Aquic Argiudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: soil survey inventory
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 6
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Elburn
  • PSC - 38 to 74 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/13/2018
  • Classifier - Mark Bramstedt
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Elburn, till substratum
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 2/11/2003
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 2/11/2003 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    lithologic discontinuity

    0—38

    38—74

    74—

    —38—

    —36—

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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
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    A1—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silt loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; 21.0 very fine roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 03N03907
    A2—15 to 28 centimeters (5.9 to 11.0 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silt loam; moderate fine and medium granular structure; friable; 21.0 very fine roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 03N03908
    AB—28 to 38 centimeters (11.0 to 15.0 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine granular structure; friable; 21.0 very fine roots; 75 percent faint black (10YR 2/1), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds; 1 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 03N03909
    Bt1—38 to 51 centimeters (15.0 to 20.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 very fine roots; 75 percent faint very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds and 75 percent faint very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 75 percent faint very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds; 10 percent fine distinct black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese nodules; 1 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 03N03910
    Bt2—51 to 74 centimeters (20.1 to 29.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silty clay loam; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots; 30 percent faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 75 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds and 75 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent fine distinct black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese nodules and 30 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, iron-manganese masses; 1 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; positive to alpha-alpha dipyridyl; neutral, pH 7.0; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 03N03911, 03N03901. Horizon samples split at 64 cm.
    2BC—74 to 84 centimeters (29.1 to 33.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) very fine sandy loam; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots; 30 percent distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains on surfaces along root channels; 30 percent medium distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, iron depletions and 30 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, iron-manganese masses; 3 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; positive to alpha-alpha dipyridyl; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 03N03912
    3C1—84 to 104 centimeters (33.1 to 40.9 inches); 60 percent gray (2.5Y 6/1) and 40 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silty clay loam; massive; very firm; 0.5 very fine roots; 30 percent fine distinct black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese nodules; 5 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 03N03913
    3C2—104 to 203 centimeters (40.9 to 79.9 inches); 50 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and 30 percent gray (2.5Y 6/1) and 20 percent pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2) silty clay loam; massive; very firm; 30 percent fine distinct black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese nodules; 5 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6. Lab sample # 03N03914