IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ross
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1984IL041002
  • User Pedon ID: 1984IL041002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - IL SCL
  • Lab Pedon # - 84IL041002
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 22236
  • Print Date: 5/19/2024

    • 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: 39.6938806
  • Std. Longitude: -88.0395750
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 14N
  • Range: 10E
  • Section: 1
  • PLSS Details: 1400 meters N & 1200 meters W of the SE corner
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL041—Douglas
  • MLRA: 108—Illinois and Iowa Deep Loess and Drift
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IL041—Douglas County, Illinois
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 39088-F1—Oakland, Illinois

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: RGD, SCM
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic cumulic hapludolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: representative pedon for component
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Ross
  • Classificaton Date - 1/4/2010
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Ross
  • Classificaton Date - 1/1/1985
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: alluvium
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 1/1/1985 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID:
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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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    A1—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1) loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4; clear boundary. Lab sample # IL30867
    A2—18 to 37 centimeters (7.1 to 14.6 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) loam; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to moderate medium granular structure; friable; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3; gradual boundary. Lab sample # IL30868
    AB—37 to 66 centimeters (14.6 to 26.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) loam; 1 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine faint mottles; weak medium subangular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9; clear boundary. Lab sample # IL30869. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 478695; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 478695
    Bw1—66 to 99 centimeters (26.0 to 39.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9; clear boundary. Lab sample # IL30870. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 478691; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 478691
    Bw2—99 to 106 centimeters (39.0 to 41.7 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, organic stains; dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist, iron-manganese concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # IL30871. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 478693; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 478693
    Bw3—106 to 141 centimeters (41.7 to 55.5 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) clay loam; 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains; dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist, iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.1; gradual boundary. Lab sample # IL30872. continuous - phpvsfiid 478694; continuous - phpvsfiid 478694
    BC—141 to 170 centimeters (55.5 to 66.9 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) loam; 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 10 percent dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, organic stains; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5. Lab sample # IL30873. continuous - phpvsfiid 478692; continuous - phpvsfiid 478692