IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Bluford
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
1945IL157002
User Pedon ID:
1945IL157002
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
IL SCL
Lab Pedon # -
45IL157002
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
20438
Print Date:
5/19/2024
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:
38.0661025
Std. Longitude:
-89.8348026
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
5S
Range:
7W
Section:
26
PLSS Details:
400 feet W and 2255 feet N of SE corner
Location Description:
400 FT W and 275 FT N of SE corner of SE 10
State:
Illinois
County:
IL157—Randolph
MLRA:
114—Southern Illinois and Indiana Thin Loess and Till Plain
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
IL157—Randolph County, Illinois
PEDON
Describers Name:
JBF
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine, smectitic, mesic Aeric Fragic Epiaqualfs
Pedon Record Orgin:
PedonPC
Pedon #:
2
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Bluford
PSC -
53 to 103 cm.
Classificaton Date -
2/22/2010
Moisture Class -
aquic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Bluford
Classificaton Date -
9/1/1945
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Erosion Class -
2
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Parent Material:
loess
Drainage Class:
moderately well
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
9/1/1945 (actual site observation date)
Air Photo ID:
Surface Cover Properties:
Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 -
crop cover
Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 -
row crop
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Drained? -
no
Bedded Soil? -
no
Forest Plantation? -
no
Yield Study ID -
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
6.5
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A1—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); variegated very dark brown (10YR 2/2) and brown (10YR 5/3) silt loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; 3.0 fine pores; fine very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, iron-manganese concretions; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL17124
A1—10 to 18 centimeters (3.9 to 7.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silt loam; weak medium platy structure; friable; 3.0 fine pores; fine very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, iron-manganese concretions; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL17125
A2—18 to 33 centimeters (7.1 to 13.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silty clay loam; 10 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine faint and 10 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine pores; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, silt coats on all faces of peds and 25 percent yellowish red (10YR 5/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fine very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, iron-manganese concretions; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL17126, IL17127. Horizon split for sampling: IL17126 18 to 28 cm, IL17127 28 to 33 cm.
A3—33 to 41 centimeters (13.0 to 16.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silty clay loam; 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium distinct and 25 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) medium distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic, and strong medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 fine roots; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, silt coats on all faces of peds and brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fine very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, iron-manganese concretions; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL17128
B1—41 to 53 centimeters (16.1 to 20.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silty clay loam; 25 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) medium distinct and 25 percent dark brown (10YR 3/3) medium distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic, and strong medium angular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 fine pores; 25 percent brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fine very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, iron-manganese concretions; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL17129, IL17130. Horizon split for sampling: IL17129 41 to 46 cm, IL17130 46 to 53 cm.
B2—53 to 86 centimeters (20.9 to 33.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; 25 percent brown (10YR 4/3) medium prominent and 25 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium prominent mottles; weak medium prismatic, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; 6.0 fine pores; 10 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fine very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, iron-manganese concretions; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL17131, IL17134, IL17132, IL17133. Horizon split for sampling: IL17131 53 to 61 cm, IL17132 61 to 69 cm, IL17133 69 to 76 cm, IL17134 76 to 86 cm.
B3—86 to 112 centimeters (33.9 to 44.1 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silt loam; 10 percent brown (10YR 4/3) medium prominent mottles; weak medium angular blocky structure; firm; 6.0 fine pores; 10 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fine very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, iron-manganese concretions; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL17135, IL17136. Horizon split for sampling: IL17135 86 to 99 cm, IL17136 99 to 112 cm.
IIAb—112 to 127 centimeters (44.1 to 50.0 inches); N 5/2 (N 5/2) silt loam; 10 percent brown (10YR 4/3) medium prominent mottles; weak coarse angular blocky structure; firm; 6.0 fine pores; 10 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fine very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, iron-manganese concretions; fragments. Lab sample # IL17137