IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Elk
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 2020KY101011
  • User Pedon ID: 2020KY101011
  • Transect:
  • User Transect ID - T2020KY101001
  • Transect Stop Number - 1
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - 6-OWN
  • User Project ID: 20206OWN003
  • Project Name: MLRA 120A - Wheeling silt loam (Elk) Project
  • Print Date: 4/21/2026

    • 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: 37.8669960
  • Std. Longitude: -87.3253910
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Map Unit: uWhoA—Wheeling silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Kentucky
  • County: KY101—Henderson
  • MLRA: 120A—Kentucky and Indiana Sandstone and Shale Hills and Valleys, Southern Part
  • Regional Office: 6—Morgantown, WV
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-OWN—Owensboro, Kentucky
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: KY101—Henderson County, Kentucky
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 37087-G3—Reed, Kentucky

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Angel Domenech
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, active, mesic Ultic Hapludalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: soil survey inventory
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Elk
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed, active, mesic Ultic Hapludalfs
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 16 to 66 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/26/2020
  • Classifier - Perri Pedley
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - typic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: fine-silty alluvium over loamy alluvium
  • Landscape: river valley
  • Landform: terrace
  • Geomorphic Component Terraces: tread
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: rare flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Geology: Alluvium formation of the Qal group.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/13/2020 (entry creation date)
  • Data Collector: Angel Domenech
  • 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

    Bt1

    Bt2

    Bt3

    2Bt4

    2BC1

    2BC2

    2BC3

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    16

    36

    53

    68

    112

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    211

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    68

    112

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    Perri Pedley

    Perri Pedley

    Perri Pedley

    Perri Pedley

    Perri Pedley

    Perri Pedley

    Perri Pedley

    16

    27

    34

    35

    24

    19

    15

    14

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    67

    61

    55

    55

    45

    48

    44

    36

    49

    48

    46

    44

    30

    25

    21

    20

    18

    13

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    15

    23

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    17

    12

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    31

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    50

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    sil

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    5.9

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    5.2
    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

    Bt1

    Bt2

    Bt3

    2Bt4

    2BC1

    2BC2

    2BC3

    0

    16

    36

    53

    68

    112

    147

    211

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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

    Bt1

    Bt2

    Bt3

    2Bt4

    2BC1

    2BC2

    2BC3

    0

    16

    36

    53

    68

    112

    147

    211

    16

    36

    53

    68

    112

    147

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    0.32

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

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—16

    16—112

    —16—

    —96—
    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

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    116.1

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    225

    1136

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    197

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    KY3762

    Henderson 7 SSW

    coop
    Ap—0 to 16 centimeters (0.0 to 6.3 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) rubbed silt loam; 17 percent sand; 67 percent silt; 16 percent clay; moderate medium granular structure; friable; few (0.5) fine roots throughout; ; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; strongly acid, pH 5.1, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary.; observed in push tube
    Bt1—16 to 36 centimeters (6.3 to 14.2 inches); 80 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior and 20 percent dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior silty clay loam; 12 percent sand; 61 percent silt; 27 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; few (0.5) fine roots throughout; 5 percent distinct brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; moderately acid, pH 5.9, pH meter; clear smooth boundary.; observed in push tube
    Bt2—36 to 53 centimeters (14.2 to 20.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent sand; 55 percent silt; 34 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; few (0.5) fine roots throughout; 75 percent distinct brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; moderately acid, pH 6.0, pH meter; clear smooth boundary.; observed in push tube
    Bt3—53 to 68 centimeters (20.9 to 26.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior silty clay loam; 10 percent sand; 55 percent silt; 35 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; few (0.5) fine roots throughout; 75 percent distinct brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 2 percent fine distinct irregular noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese masses with sharp boundaries in matrix; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; slightly acid, pH 6.2, pH meter; clear smooth boundary.; observed in push tube
    2Bt4—68 to 112 centimeters (26.8 to 44.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior loam; 31 percent sand; 45 percent silt; 24 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 75 percent distinct brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent fine faint irregular noncoherent cemented brown (10YR 5/3), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix and 5 percent fine distinct irregular noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese masses with sharp boundaries in matrix; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; moderately acid, pH 5.8, pH meter; clear smooth boundary.; observed in push tube
    2BC1—112 to 147 centimeters (44.1 to 57.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior loam; 33 percent sand; 48 percent silt; 19 percent clay; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 15 percent distinct light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, silt coats on all faces of peds; 7 percent very fine distinct noncoherent cemented mica flakes, muscovite with sharp boundaries in matrix; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; strongly acid, pH 5.4, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary.; observed in push tube
    2BC2—147 to 211 centimeters (57.9 to 83.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior loam; 41 percent sand; 44 percent silt; 15 percent clay; weak coarse massive; friable; 2 percent fine faint irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix; 15 percent very fine distinct noncoherent cemented mica flakes, muscovite with sharp boundaries in matrix; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; strongly acid, pH 5.2, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary.; observed in push tube
    2BC3—211 to 236 centimeters (83.1 to 92.9 inches); 80 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior and 20 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior loam; 50 percent sand; 36 percent silt; 14 percent clay; structureless massive; friable; ; 2 percent fine distinct irregular noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese masses with sharp boundaries in matrix and 5 percent fine faint irregular noncoherent cemented brown (10YR 5/3), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries in matrix; 15 percent very fine distinct noncoherent cemented mica flakes, muscovite with sharp boundaries in matrix; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; strongly acid, pH 5.2, pH meter.; observed in push tube