IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Cobbsfork
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1970IN079005
  • User Pedon ID: 1970IN079005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - Purdue
  • Lab Pedon # - JE7005
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 22293
  • Print Date: 6/1/2024
  • 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: 38.9904861
  • Std. Longitude: -85.6232222
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 6N
  • Range: 8E
  • Section: 3
  • PLSS Details: NE 1/4 of the southwest 1/4 of the
  • State: Indiana
  • County: IN079—Jennings
  • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Franzmeier and Zachary
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Mesic
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Cobbsfork
  • Classificaton Date - 3/27/2009
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Clermont
  • Classificaton Date - 11/4/1970
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


  • SITE

  • Landform: flat on till plain
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Geology: Wisconsin Illinois formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no
  • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/4/1970 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID:
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - other
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - urban and built-up
  • 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

    0

    A—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silt loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; 1 percent , moist, iron-manganese concretions and 1 percent brown (10YR 4/3), moist, iron depletions and 1 percent faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # JE70051
    Eg1—5 to 18 centimeters (2.0 to 7.1 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silt loam; moderate medium platy structure; 1 percent , moist, iron-manganese concretions and 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 1 percent faint gray (10YR 6/1), moist, iron depletions; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # JE70052
    Eg2—18 to 43 centimeters (7.1 to 16.9 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent , moist, iron-manganese concretions and 21 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # JE70053
    A/B—43 to 61 centimeters (16.9 to 24.0 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky parts to weak medium prismatic structure; friable; 35 percent white (10YR 8/1), moist, silt coats on faces of peds; 3 percent faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # JE70054
    Btg1—61 to 94 centimeters (24.0 to 37.0 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) silty clay loam; moderate coarse angular blocky parts to strong medium prismatic structure; very firm; 35 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 3 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # JE70055
    Btg2—94 to 114 centimeters (37.0 to 44.9 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) silt loam; strong coarse prismatic parts to strong medium prismatic structure; very firm; 35 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds and 35 percent white (10YR 8/1), moist, silt coats on faces of peds; 21 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # JE70056
    Bx—114 to 147 centimeters (44.9 to 57.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silt loam; very coarse prismatic structure; very firm; 35 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 21 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, iron depletions; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # JE70057
    BC1—147 to 173 centimeters (57.9 to 68.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silt loam; friable; 21 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, iron depletions; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7. Lab sample # JE70058
    BC2—173 to 213 centimeters (68.1 to 83.9 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) silt loam; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7. Lab sample # JE70059
    2Bb1—213 to 229 centimeters (83.9 to 90.2 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) clay loam; fragments; neutral, pH 6.7. Lab sample # JE700510
    2Bb2—229 to 305 centimeters (90.2 to 120.1 inches); gray (2.5Y 6/1) clay loam; light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5. Lab sample # JE700511
    2Bb3—305 to 330 centimeters (120.1 to 129.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay loam; gray (10YR 6/1), moist, iron depletions; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5. Lab sample # JE700512
    2BCb1—330 to 351 centimeters (129.9 to 138.2 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) clay loam; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6. Lab sample # JE700513
    2BCb2—351 to 366 centimeters (138.2 to 144.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) loam; black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese nodules; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4. Lab sample # JE700514
    2CB—366 to 381 centimeters (144.1 to 150.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) loam; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0. Lab sample # JE700515