IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Milford
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1971IN127001
  • User Pedon ID: 1971IN127001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - Purdue
  • Lab Pedon # - PR7101
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 22374
  • Print Date: 5/13/2024

    • 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: 41.5817222
  • Std. Longitude: -87.0951167
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 36N
  • Range: 6W
  • Section: 10
  • PLSS Details: 1740 feet south and 160 feet east of the center of the
  • State: Indiana
  • County: IN127—Porter

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Montgomery and Thomas
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Mesic
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Milford
  • Classificaton Date - 3/27/2009
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Milford
  • Classificaton Date - 8/6/1971
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: lake plain
  • Drainage Class: very poorly
  • Geology: Wisconsin formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/6/1971 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID:
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - close-grown crop
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Yield Study ID -
    • Setting and Climate
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    AP—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1) clay loam; weak medium granular parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; fragments; neutral, pH 7.1; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PR71011
    A12—20 to 30 centimeters (7.9 to 11.8 inches); black (10YR 2/1) clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PR71012
    B21G—30 to 58 centimeters (11.8 to 22.8 inches); dark gray (5Y 4/1) clay loam; moderate medium angular blocky parts to weak medium prismatic structure; very firm; 35 percent very dark gray (5Y 3/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent olive (5Y 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 3 percent distinct olive (5Y 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PR71013
    B22G—58 to 81 centimeters (22.8 to 31.9 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) clay loam; strong medium angular blocky parts to moderate medium prismatic structure; very firm; 35 percent dark gray (5Y 4/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent olive (5Y 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 21 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 7.3; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PR71014
    B23G—81 to 99 centimeters (31.9 to 39.0 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) clay loam; moderate coarse angular blocky parts to weak coarse prismatic structure; very firm; 35 percent gray (5Y 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 35 percent very dark gray (5Y 3/1), moist, organic stains on faces of peds; 21 percent distinct olive (5Y 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.7; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PR71015
    B3G—99 to 137 centimeters (39.0 to 53.9 inches); gray (5Y 6/1) clay loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 1 percent olive (5Y 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 1 percent olive (5Y 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 3 percent distinct light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # PR71016
    C1G—137 to 175 centimeters (53.9 to 68.9 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) clay; massive; very firm; 1 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 3 percent distinct olive brown (2.5Y 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PR71017
    C2G—175 to 213 centimeters (68.9 to 83.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) clay; massive; very firm; 1 percent distinct gray (5Y 5/1), moist, iron depletions; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1. Lab sample # PR71018