IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Joy
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
1974IL131001
User Pedon ID:
1974IL131001
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
IL SCL
Lab Pedon # -
74IL131001
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
20759
Print Date:
6/2/2024
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:
41.1846543
Std. Longitude:
-90.8866304
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
14N
Range:
4W
Section:
30
Location Description:
40 rods south of road center, 1 3/4mi northeast from Mississippi River bluffs
State:
Illinois
County:
IL131—Mercer
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
IL131—Mercer County, Illinois
7.5 Minute USGS Quad:
41090-B8—Joy, Illinois
PEDON
Describers Name:
JSL, JBF
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Aquic Hapludolls
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
PedonPC
Pedon #:
1
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Joy
PSC -
25 to 100 cm.
Classificaton Date -
7/10/2009
Moisture Class -
udic
Moisture Subclass -
aquic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Joy
Classificaton Date -
9/1/1974
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Erosion Class -
1
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Parent Material:
loess
Drainage Class:
somewhat poorly
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
9/1/1974 (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
1.5
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207
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Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silt loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL22992
A12—20 to 33 centimeters (7.9 to 13.0 inches); black (10YR 2/1), gray (10YR 5/1), dry; silt loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL22993
A3—33 to 48 centimeters (13.0 to 18.9 inches); variegated very dark gray (10YR 3/1) and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), gray (10YR 5/1), dry; silt loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL22994
B1—48 to 56 centimeters (18.9 to 22.0 inches); variegated very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL22995
B21—56 to 64 centimeters (22.0 to 25.2 inches); variegated very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) and brown (10YR 4/3) silt loam; 1 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) fine faint mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL22996. patchy - phpvsfiid 464748; patchy - phpvsfiid 464748
B22—64 to 81 centimeters (25.2 to 31.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silt loam; 1 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) fine faint and 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 10 percent dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 10 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains on surfaces along pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL22997. patchy - phpvsfiid 464749; patchy - phpvsfiid 464749
B23—81 to 91 centimeters (31.9 to 35.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silt loam; 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) coarse prominent and 25 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) coarse distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 10 percent dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 10 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains on surfaces along pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL22998. patchy - phpvsfiid 464751; patchy - phpvsfiid 464751
B24—91 to 107 centimeters (35.8 to 42.1 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) silt loam; 25 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) coarse prominent mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL22999
B3—107 to 122 centimeters (42.1 to 48.0 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) silt loam; 1 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) fine prominent and 25 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) coarse prominent mottles; weak coarse angular blocky structure; firm; dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL23000. patchy - phpvsfiid 464754; patchy - phpvsfiid 464754
C1—122 to 173 centimeters (48.0 to 68.1 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) silt loam; 25 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) coarse prominent mottles; massive; friable; very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist, iron-manganese concretions; carbonate concretions; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # IL23001
C2—173 to 188 centimeters (68.1 to 74.0 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) silt loam; 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium prominent mottles; massive; friable; very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist, iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1. Lab sample # IL23002