IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Bluford
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1990IL025053
  • User Pedon ID: 90IL025053
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 90P0803
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 62736
  • 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: 38.8083344
  • Std. Longitude: -88.5291672
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 4N
  • Range: 6E
  • Section: 9
  • PLSS Details: About 530 feet W and 1300 feet S of NE corner
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL025—Clay

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, smectitic, mesic Aeric Epiaqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 53
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Bluford
  • Classificaton Date - 6/15/2007
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - aeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Bluford
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Aeric Ochraqualf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1990
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/1/1990 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • 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 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silt loam; weak medium granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P04737
    E—18 to 33 centimeters (7.1 to 13.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) and gray (10YR 6/1) silt loam; weak medium platy structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P04738
    Btg1—33 to 58 centimeters (13.0 to 22.8 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) silty clay loam; 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine distinct and 11 percent light gray (10YR 7/1) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P04739. some clay skins on peds also silt coats; common fine distinct 10YR44 mottles; common fine distinct 10YR71 mottles
    Btg2—58 to 94 centimeters (22.8 to 37.0 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) silty clay; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P04740. common clay skins in channels; common fine distinct 7.5YR46 mottles
    Btg3—94 to 130 centimeters (37.0 to 51.2 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) silty clay loam; 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P04741. clay skins discontinuous on peds; many medium distinct 10YR56 mottles
    2BCg—130 to 170 centimeters (51.2 to 66.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) and gray (10YR 6/1) loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P04742. sand grains are coated with clay
    3Ab—170 to 221 centimeters (66.9 to 87.0 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) and brown (10YR 4/3) silt loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P04743
    3Btgb1—221 to 241 centimeters (87.0 to 94.9 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) sandy clay loam; 30 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) coarse distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P04744. bridging of sand grains in the (10YR 4/6) tongues; many coarse distinct 10YR46 mottles
    3Btgb2—241 to 264 centimeters (94.9 to 103.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 55 percent distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P04745. sand grains are coated, clay bridges; many clay films surface features on faces of peds
    3BCb—264 to 351 centimeters (103.9 to 138.2 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) sandy loam; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P04746. sand grains are coated, some clay bridges
    3Cb1—351 to 401 centimeters (138.2 to 157.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) loamy sand; massive; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 90P04747. sand grains are coated