IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Brenton
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1968IL103002
  • User Pedon ID: 1968IL103002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - IL SCL
  • Lab Pedon # - 68IL103002
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 20662
  • Print Date: 6/3/2024

    • 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: 41.7725670
  • Std. Longitude: -89.4202517
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 21N
  • Range: 9E
  • Section: 35
  • PLSS Details: 70 feet south and 559 feet west of northeast corner
  • Location Description: 70 feet south of center of blacktop road, 559 feet west of center of north-south lane
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL103—Lee
  • MLRA: 108—Illinois and Iowa Deep Loess and Drift
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IL103—Lee County, Illinois
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 41089-G4—Dixon East, Illinois

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: BWR
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Aquic Argiudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Brenton
  • PSC - 46 to 96 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/10/2009
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Brenton
  • Classificaton Date - 10/1/1968
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loess over outwash
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/1/1968 (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

    1

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    233

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    864

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    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silt loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL21228
    A12—18 to 38 centimeters (7.1 to 15.0 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silt loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL21229
    AB—38 to 46 centimeters (15.0 to 18.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silt loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL21230
    B21t—46 to 58 centimeters (18.1 to 22.8 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silty clay loam; moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; firm; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, clay films on surfaces along root channels; 1 percent masses of oxidized iron; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL21231. patchy - phpvsfiid 464346; patchy - phpvsfiid 464347; patchy - phpvsfiid 464346; patchy - phpvsfiid 464347
    B22t—58 to 76 centimeters (22.8 to 29.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silty clay loam; 1 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) fine faint mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent masses of oxidized iron; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL21232. continuous - phpvsfiid 464348; continuous - phpvsfiid 464348
    IIB23t—76 to 102 centimeters (29.9 to 40.2 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) sandy clay loam; 10 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) medium distinct mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL21233. patchy - phpvsfiid 464349; patchy - phpvsfiid 464349
    IIB3t—102 to 109 centimeters (40.2 to 42.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) and brown (7.5YR 4/4) sandy clay loam; 1 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 10 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL21234. patchy - phpvsfiid 464350; patchy - phpvsfiid 464350
    IIC1—109 to 140 centimeters (42.9 to 55.1 inches); variegated 50 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) stratified stratified loam to fine sandy loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; massive; friable; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL21235
    IIC2—140 to 168 centimeters (55.1 to 66.1 inches); variegated light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) stratified stratified fine sandy loam; massive; friable; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL21236
    IIC3—168 to 185 centimeters (66.1 to 72.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) fine sandy loam, gravel; massive; friable; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6. Lab sample # IL21237