IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Selma
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1975IN083008
  • User Pedon ID: 1975IN083008
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - Purdue
  • Lab Pedon # - KX7508
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 22631
  • 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: 38.5455472
  • Std. Longitude: -87.5456083
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 1N
  • Range: 10W
  • Section: 5
  • PLSS Details: 2155 feet west and 2805 feet south of the northeast CORNER
  • State: Indiana
  • County: IN083—Knox

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Kelly and Neely
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Mesic
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon #: 8
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Selma
  • Classificaton Date - 3/27/2009
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Westland
  • Classificaton Date - 8/5/1975
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/5/1975 (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
    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
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    AP—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1), dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; sandy loam; moderate medium granular structure; firm; 3 percent by volume 2-39-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # KX75081
    A12—20 to 41 centimeters (7.9 to 16.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), gray (10YR 5/1), dry; loam; moderate medium granular parts to weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 5 percent by volume 2-39-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KX75082
    B21TG—41 to 69 centimeters (16.1 to 27.2 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky parts to moderate coarse prismatic structure; firm; very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 5 percent by volume 2-39-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.1; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # KX75083
    B22TG—69 to 122 centimeters (27.2 to 48.0 inches); dark gray (N 4/0) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to weak coarse prismatic structure; firm; dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3), moist, iron-manganese concretions and 3 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 5 percent by volume 2-39-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # KX75084
    B3G—122 to 132 centimeters (48.0 to 52.0 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) sandy clay loam; massive; friable; 3 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # KX75085
    2C—132 to 152 centimeters (52.0 to 59.8 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) stratified stratified gravelly sand; single grain; firm; 20 percent medium faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions; fragments; strong effervescence.