IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Whitaker
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1979IN071015
  • User Pedon ID: 1979IN071015
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - Purdue
  • Lab Pedon # - JN7915
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 23447
  • 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: 38.9760944
  • Std. Longitude: -85.9892889
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 6N
  • Range: 5E
  • Section: 8
  • PLSS Details: 1345 feet north and 770 feet east of the center
  • State: Indiana
  • County: IN071—Jackson

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Nagel and Mac donald
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mesic Aeric Ochraqualfs
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon #: 15
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Whitaker
  • Classificaton Date - 3/27/2009
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Roby
  • Classificaton Date - 8/7/1979
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/7/1979 (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 25 centimeters (0.0 to 9.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # JN79151
    B21T—25 to 64 centimeters (9.8 to 25.2 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 70 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist, clay films between sand grains; 21 percent faint light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, iron depletions and 35 percent black (N 2/0), moist, iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent by volume 2-10-19 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.1; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # JN79152
    B22T—64 to 97 centimeters (25.2 to 38.2 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 70 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, clay films between sand grains; 10 percent black (N 2/0), moist, iron-manganese concretions and 21 percent prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent by volume 2-10-19 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # JN79153
    B23T—97 to 124 centimeters (38.2 to 48.8 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 70 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, clay films between sand grains; 1 percent black (N 2/0), moist, iron-manganese concretions and 3 percent prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent by volume 2-10-19 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # JN79154
    B3—124 to 142 centimeters (48.8 to 55.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) coarse sandy loam; massive; firm; 3 percent prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent by volume 2-10-19 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9. Lab sample # JN79155
    C—142 to 165 centimeters (55.9 to 65.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) sand; single grain; loose; 5 percent by volume 2-10-19 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3. Lab sample # JN79156