IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Hickory
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1987IN119017
  • User Pedon ID: 87IN119017
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 91P0437
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 63483
  • Print Date: 5/30/2024

    • 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: 39.2583351
  • Std. Longitude: -86.9805527
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 10N
  • Range: 5W
  • Section: 33
  • PLSS Details: 1100 Feet North and 1000 Feet East of Southwest Corner
  • State: Indiana
  • County: IN119—Owen
  • MLRA: 114—Southern Illinois and Indiana Thin Loess and Till Plain

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Paul McCarter, Jr.
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 17
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Hickory
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed Typic Hapludalfs
  • PSC - 25 to 76 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1987
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: very high
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1987 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    argillic horizon

    0—8

    8—25

    25—213

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    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

    35

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    —

    174

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    0

    112

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    A1—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) crushed, dry; silt loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; 5.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 5.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7, pH meter; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P02496; moist when described;. many fine and medium roots throughout
    A2—3 to 8 centimeters (1.2 to 3.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior silt loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; 5.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 5.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, pH meter; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P02497; moist when described;. many fine and medium roots throughout
    BE—8 to 25 centimeters (3.1 to 9.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 2.5 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P02498; moist when described;. common fine and medium roots throughout
    2Bt1—25 to 43 centimeters (9.8 to 16.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 fine and medium roots between peds; 2.5 fine interstitial and tubular pores; 15 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P02499; moist when described;. few clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; common fine and medium roots between peds; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 226664; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 226664
    2Bt2—43 to 64 centimeters (16.9 to 25.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine to coarse roots between peds; 2.5 fine vesicular and tubular pores; 37 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P02500; moist when described;. common clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; few fine to coarse roots between peds; continuous - phpvsfiid 234038; continuous - phpvsfiid 234038
    2Bt3—64 to 84 centimeters (25.2 to 33.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine to coarse roots between peds; 0.5 fine vesicular and tubular pores; 37 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P02501; moist when described;. common clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; few fine to coarse roots between peds; continuous - phpvsfiid 234039; continuous - phpvsfiid 234039
    2Bt4—84 to 112 centimeters (33.1 to 44.1 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) interior clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine vesicular and tubular pores; 37 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P02502; moist when described;. common clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; continuous - phpvsfiid 234040; continuous - phpvsfiid 234040
    3Btb1—112 to 152 centimeters (44.1 to 59.8 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior clay loam; 30 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) medium distinct mottles; strong medium angular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 fine vesicular and tubular pores; 55 percent distinct gray (10YR 6/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 8 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P02503; moist when described;. many clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; many medium distinct 10YR62 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 234041; continuous - phpvsfiid 234041
    3Btb2—152 to 203 centimeters (59.8 to 79.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) interior clay loam; 11 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) medium distinct mottles; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine vesicular and tubular pores; 55 percent distinct gray (10YR 6/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 8 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, pH meter; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 91P02505; moist when described;. Base saturation sample(60 inches); many clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; common medium distinct 10YR62 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 234042; continuous - phpvsfiid 234042