IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Hickory
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1966IL001004
  • User Pedon ID: 1966IL001004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - IL SCL
  • Lab Pedon # - 66IL001004
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 20607
  • Print Date: 5/31/2024

    • 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: 40.0960960
  • Std. Longitude: -91.1347615
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 1N
  • Range: 6W
  • Section: 6
  • Location Description: 195 feet north of a Hickory tree 20 feet high and 5 inches in diamter
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL001—Adams
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IL001—Adams County, Illinois
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 40091-A2—Coatsburg, Illinois

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: LB, JF
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Typic Hapludalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: variant
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Hickory
  • PSC - 33 to 83 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/10/2009
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Hickory
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1966
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loess over till
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/1/1966 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • 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

    35

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    ; fragments.
    A—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), gray (10YR 6/1), dry; loam; moderate very fine granular structure; very friable; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL20271
    E1—8 to 18 centimeters (3.1 to 7.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) loam; weak medium platy, and weak very fine granular structure; very friable; 3.0 fine pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL20272
    E2—18 to 25 centimeters (7.1 to 9.8 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) loam; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) medium faint mottles; weak medium platy, and weak very fine granular structure; friable; light gray (10YR 7/1), dry, silt coats on all faces of peds; medium yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) masses of oxidized iron and light gray (10YR 7/1), dry, clay depletions; 1 percent by volume rounded strongly coherent cemented mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL20273. patchy - phpvsfiid 1300895; patchy - phpvsfiid 1300895
    BE—25 to 33 centimeters (9.8 to 13.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) loam; moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; firm; light gray (10YR 7/1), dry, silt coats on all faces of peds; light gray (10YR 7/1) clay depletions on faces of peds; 10 percent by volume rounded strongly coherent cemented mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL20274. patchy - phpvsfiid 1300892; patchy - phpvsfiid 1300892
    Bt1—33 to 51 centimeters (13.0 to 20.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior and brown (7.5YR 4/4) exterior clay loam; strong fine angular blocky structure; firm; brown (7.5YR 4/4) clay films on all faces of peds and 10 percent light gray (10YR 7/1), dry, silt coats on all faces of peds; light gray (10YR 7/1) clay depletions on faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL20275
    Bt2—51 to 64 centimeters (20.1 to 25.2 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior and brown (7.5YR 4/4) exterior clay loam; strong fine angular blocky structure; firm; brown (7.5YR 4/4) clay films on all faces of peds and 25 percent light gray (10YR 7/1), dry, silt coats on all faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL20276
    Bt3—64 to 86 centimeters (25.2 to 33.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and brown (7.5YR 4/4) exterior loam; 1 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; brown (7.5YR 4/4) clay films on all faces of peds and 25 percent light gray (10YR 7/1), dry, silt coats on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) iron depletions; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL20277. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1300898; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1300898
    Bt4—86 to 107 centimeters (33.9 to 42.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior and brown (7.5YR 4/4) exterior loam; 5 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) medium distinct mottles; weak coarse angular blocky structure; firm; 25 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent medium grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) iron depletions; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL20278
    Bt5—107 to 127 centimeters (42.1 to 50.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and brown (7.5YR 4/4) exterior loam; 5 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) medium distinct mottles; weak coarse angular blocky structure; firm; 10 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent medium grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) iron depletions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL20279
    Bt6—127 to 147 centimeters (50.0 to 57.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loam; weak coarse angular blocky structure; firm; brown (7.5YR 4/4) clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent carbonate concretions; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL20280
    Bt7—147 to 218 centimeters (57.9 to 85.8 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) loam; 1 percent gray (10YR 6/1) fine distinct mottles; weak coarse angular blocky structure; firm; 10 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine gray (10YR 6/1) iron depletions; 1 percent carbonate concretions; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9. Lab sample # IL20281