IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ginat
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 2017IN147 Ginat-OSD
  • User Pedon ID: 2017IN147 Ginat-OSD
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 96P0188
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 68266
  • 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: 37.9234147
  • Std. Longitude: -87.0945401
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 7 S
  • Range: 6 W
  • Section: 8
  • PLSS Details: 900 feet west and 2400 feet north of the southeast corner
  • Map Unit: Gn—Ginat silt loam
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Indiana
  • County: IN147—Spencer
  • MLRA: 120B—Kentucky and Indiana Sandstone and Shale Hills and Valleys, Northwestern Part
  • Regional Office: 6—Morgantown, WV
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-OWN—Owensboro, Kentucky
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IN147—Spencer County, Indiana
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 37087-H1—Rockport, Indiana

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Ken McWilliams, Steve Neyhouse
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, active, mesic Typic Endoaqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Ginat (flagged as OSD)
  • PSC - 23 to 73 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 12/7/2017
  • Classifier - Steve Neyhouse
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Ginat (flagged as OSD)
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Typic Endoaqualfs
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 23 to 73 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1995
  • Classifier - Ken McWilliams
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - sixth edition
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture SUBClass - typic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: yes


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: fine-silty alluvium over clayey alluvium
  • Landscape: river valley
  • Landform: terrace
  • Geomorphic Component Flats: dip
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Flooding: rare flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Geology: Alluvium member of the Quaternary group.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 12/7/2017 (entry creation date)
  • Data Collector: Steve Neyhouse
  • 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
    • Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 1
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID Data Collector Total Clay CaCO3 Clay Total Silt Fine Silt Co. Silt Total Sand Total Sand Method VC Sand Co. Sand Med. Sand Fine Sand VF Sand VF Sand Method Texture Class - Field Lab Rubbed Fiber Unrubbed Fiber pH H2O
    cm cm % % % % % % % % % % % % %

    Ap

    Btg1

    Btg2

    Btg3

    Btg4

    Btg5

    Btg6

    0

    23

    46

    81

    96

    117

    142

    23

    46

    81

    96

    117

    142

    203

    96P01471

    96P01472

    96P01473

    96P01475

    96P01476

    96P01477

    96P01478

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    12.7

    17.3

    19.1

    25.5

    25.5

    33.8

    39.1

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    79.1

    75.7

    73.5

    69

    69.2

    59.4

    52.1

    46.3

    48.8

    46.4

    46

    45.6

    45.7

    42.9

    32.8

    26.9

    27.1

    23

    23.6

    13.7

    9.2

    8.2

    7

    7.4

    5.5

    5.3

    14.3

    8.8

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    hydrometer

    hydrometer

    0.5

    0.4

    0.9

    0.8

    0.5

    0.2

    0.3

    1.3

    1.4

    1.6

    1

    0.9

    0.7

    0.9

    1.6

    1.4

    1.4

    0.9

    1

    1.7

    2.1

    2.1

    1.6

    1.5

    1.1

    1.2

    2.2

    2.9

    2.7

    2.2

    2

    1.7

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    2.6

    hydrometer

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    hydrometer

    sil

    sil

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    sil

    sil

    sicl

    sicl

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    4.8

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    5.2

    7.1

    7.5

    7.8
    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 2
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID pH CaCl2 pH NaF pH Ox Delta pH LL PL PI Atter. Samp. Cond. COLE Pot. Acidity Ca + Mg - Meh 2 K Ca + Mg - Sat. Paste KCl Extract. Acidity Base Sat. - Meh 2 CEC-7 CEC-8.2
    cm cm % % % cm/cm meq/100g cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg mmol(+)/l cmol(+)/kg % cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg

    Ap

    Btg1

    Btg2

    Btg3

    Btg4

    Btg5

    Btg6

    0

    23

    46

    81

    96

    117

    142

    23

    46

    81

    96

    117

    142

    203

    96P01471

    96P01472

    96P01473

    96P01475

    96P01476

    96P01477

    96P01478

    5.1

    4.3

    4.1

    4.5

    6.4

    6.7

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    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 3
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID ECEC Phosphate P NO3-N EC EC Method EC 1:5 by volume CaCO3 Equiv. Equiv. Gypsum Na SAR Gypsum Req. Humic Color Fulvic Color Humic + Fulvic Color Al PI Pyro. Hue PyrO. Value Pyro. Chroma
    cm cm cmol(+)/kg mg/kg mg/kg dS/m dS/m % % mmol(+)/l % L-pcu/g L-pcu/g L-pcu/g %

    Ap

    Btg1

    Btg2

    Btg3

    Btg4

    Btg5

    Btg6

    0

    23

    46

    81

    96

    117

    142

    23

    46

    81

    96

    117

    142

    203

    96P01471

    96P01472

    96P01473

    96P01475

    96P01476

    96P01477

    96P01478

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    redox depletions with chroma 2 or less

    argillic horizon

    0—23

    0—203

    23—203

    —23—

    —203—

    —180—
    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

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    118.8

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    1137

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    204

    13.8

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    KY3762

    Henderson 8 SSW

    coop
    Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), light gray (10YR 7/2), dry; silt loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout; 1 percent fine prominent irregular weakly coherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries in matrix and 1 percent fine faint irregular weakly coherent cemented light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, iron depletions with diffuse boundaries in cracks; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P01471; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Btg1—23 to 46 centimeters (9.1 to 18.1 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) silt loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout; 30 percent distinct light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent medium distinct spherical strongly coherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese concretions with sharp boundaries in matrix and 22 percent medium prominent irregular weakly coherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries in matrix; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P01472; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Btg2—46 to 81 centimeters (18.1 to 31.9 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout; 30 percent distinct light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent medium distinct spherical strongly coherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese concretions with sharp boundaries in matrix and 22 percent coarse prominent irregular weakly coherent cemented yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries in matrix; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P01473; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Btg3—81 to 97 centimeters (31.9 to 38.2 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) silt loam; weak fine prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine roots between peds; 60 percent distinct gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent medium distinct spherical strongly coherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese concretions with sharp boundaries in matrix and 22 percent medium prominent irregular weakly coherent cemented dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries in matrix; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P01475; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Btg4—97 to 117 centimeters (38.2 to 46.1 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) silt loam; weak fine prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 fine roots between peds; 30 percent distinct gray (10YR 6/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent medium distinct spherical strongly coherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese concretions with sharp boundaries in matrix and 10 percent medium distinct irregular weakly coherent cemented white (10YR 8/1), moist, clay depletions with diffuse boundaries in matrix; fragments; neutral, pH 7.1; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P01476; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Btg5—117 to 142 centimeters (46.1 to 55.9 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) silty clay loam; weak fine prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 fine roots between peds; 30 percent distinct gray (10YR 6/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 30 percent distinct gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent medium distinct spherical strongly coherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese concretions with sharp boundaries in matrix and 10 percent medium distinct irregular weakly coherent cemented white (10YR 8/1), moist, clay depletions with diffuse boundaries in matrix and 15 percent medium distinct irregular weakly coherent cemented dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries in matrix; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P01477; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Btg6—142 to 203 centimeters (55.9 to 79.9 inches); gray (5Y 6/1) silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 30 percent distinct gray (10YR 6/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent medium distinct spherical strongly coherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese concretions with sharp boundaries in matrix and 15 percent medium prominent irregular weakly coherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries in matrix; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8. Lab sample # 96P01478; moist when described; observed in pit, small