IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Avonburg
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1977IN031003
  • User Pedon ID: 1977IN031003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - Purdue
  • Lab Pedon # - DC7703
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 22891
  • Print Date: 5/20/2024

    • 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: 39.1506833
  • Std. Longitude: -85.5675583
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 8N
  • Range: 9E
  • Section: 7
  • PLSS Details: 2000 feet east and 1250 feet north of the southwest CORNER
  • State: Indiana
  • County: IN031—Decatur

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Shively and Henderson
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mesic Aeric Fragiaqualfs
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Avonburg
  • Classificaton Date - 3/27/2009
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Avonburg
  • Classificaton Date - 11/30/1977
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/30/1977 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID:
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other grass/herbaceous cover
  • 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 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silt loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; 10 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/6), moist, iron-manganese masses; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # DC77031
    A2—18 to 28 centimeters (7.1 to 11.0 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silt loam; moderate medium granular parts to weak fine platy structure; friable; 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/6), moist, iron-manganese masses and 3 percent prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # DC77032
    B21T—28 to 48 centimeters (11.0 to 18.9 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 35 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 21 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # DC77033
    B22T—48 to 69 centimeters (18.9 to 27.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 35 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 21 percent distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, iron depletions; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # DC77034
    BX1—69 to 81 centimeters (27.2 to 31.9 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silt loam; moderate coarse prismatic structure; very firm; 70 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, silt coats on faces of peds; 3 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 35 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, iron-manganese masses; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # DC77035
    BX2—81 to 193 centimeters (31.9 to 76.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silt loam; strong very coarse prismatic structure; very firm; 35 percent brown (10YR 5/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores and 70 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, silt coats on faces of peds; 21 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, iron depletions; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # DC77036
    B3—193 to 229 centimeters (76.0 to 90.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 35 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), 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 5.0. Lab sample # DC77037