IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Grantsburg
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1990IL055010
  • User Pedon ID: 90IL055010
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 91P1123
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 64159
  • Print Date: 5/19/2024
  • LOCATION

  • Location Description: T4-S3
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL055—Franklin
  • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Aquic Fragiudalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 10
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Grantsburg
  • Classificaton Date - 6/15/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Snd
  • Classificaton Date - 10/1/1990
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


  • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no
  • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/1/1990 (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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    Ap—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silt loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 5.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P07533. many very fine and fine roots throughout
    E—5 to 13 centimeters (2.0 to 5.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; 11 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine faint mottles; weak thick platy structure; friable; 2.5 very fine roots throughout; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P07534. common very fine roots throughout; common fine faint 10YR52 mottles
    Bt—13 to 15 centimeters (5.1 to 5.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silt loam; 30 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) medium faint mottles; strong fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots between peds; 2 percent prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains throughout and 15 percent prominent light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, skeletans on faces of peds and in pores; 1 percent fine irregular iron-manganese masses; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P07535. few fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; very few manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features throughout; few skeletans (sand or silt) surface features on faces of peds and in pores; few very fine roots between peds; many medium faint 10YR52 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 227999; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 227998; continuous - phpvsfiid 227999; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 227998
    Btg1—15 to 18 centimeters (5.9 to 7.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silty clay loam; 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) medium faint mottles; moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots between peds; 2 percent prominent light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains throughout and 2 percent prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains throughout and 15 percent prominent light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, skeletans on faces of peds and in pores; 1 percent fine irregular iron-manganese masses; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P07536. few fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; few skeletans (sand or silt) surface features on faces of peds and in pores; very few manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features throughout; very few manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features throughout; few very fine roots between peds; many medium faint 10YR54 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 228000; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 228001; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 228002; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 228000; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 228001; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 228002
    Btg2—18 to 30 centimeters (7.1 to 11.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silty clay; 30 percent brown (10YR 5/3) medium faint mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots between peds; 2 percent prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains throughout and 15 percent faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 1 percent fine irregular iron-manganese masses; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P07537. few fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; very few manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features throughout; few clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; few very fine roots between peds; many medium faint 10YR53 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 228003; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 228004; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 228003; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 228004
    Btg3—30 to 41 centimeters (11.8 to 16.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silty clay loam; 30 percent brown (10YR 5/3) medium faint mottles; weak coarse prismatic, and weak thick platy structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots between peds; 2 percent prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains throughout and 15 percent faint brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 1 percent fine irregular iron-manganese masses; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P07538. few fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; very few manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features throughout; few clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; few very fine roots between peds; many medium faint 10YR53 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 228005; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 228006; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 228005; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 228006
    2Btg4—41 to 46 centimeters (16.1 to 18.1 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silt loam; moderate fine angular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots between peds; 2 percent prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains throughout and 15 percent faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 1 percent fine irregular iron-manganese masses; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P07539. few fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; very few manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features throughout; few clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; few very fine roots between peds; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 234584; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 234585; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 234584; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 234585
    2Btg5—46 to 61 centimeters (18.1 to 24.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) loam; 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) coarse distinct mottles; weak coarse prismatic, and strong thin platy structure; firm; brittle; 2 percent prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains throughout and 15 percent faint brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 1 percent fine irregular iron-manganese masses; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P07540. few fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; very few manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features throughout; few clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; many coarse distinct 10YR56 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 234586; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 234587; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 234586; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 234587
    2Bt1—61 to 71 centimeters (24.0 to 28.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; weak coarse prismatic, and strong thick platy structure; firm; brittle; 2 percent prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains throughout and 15 percent distinct brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 1 percent fine irregular iron-manganese masses; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P07541. few fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; very few manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features throughout; few clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; common medium distinct 10YR56 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 234588; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 234589; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 234588; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 234589
    2Bt2—71 to 84 centimeters (28.0 to 33.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loam; 30 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) medium distinct mottles; weak coarse prismatic, and moderate thick platy structure; firm; brittle; 2 percent prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains throughout and 15 percent distinct brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 1 percent fine irregular iron-manganese masses; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P07542. few fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; very few manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features throughout; few clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; many medium distinct 10YR52 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 234590; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 234591; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 234590; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 234591
    3Btb1—84 to 97 centimeters (33.1 to 38.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay loam; 11 percent brown (10YR 5/3) medium faint and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium faint mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 2 percent prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains throughout and 55 percent faint brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P07543. very few manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features throughout; many clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; common medium faint 10YR53 mottles; common medium faint 10YR56 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 234593; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 234592; patchy - phpvsfiid 234593; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 234592
    3Btb2—97 to 109 centimeters (38.2 to 42.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium faint and 11 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) coarse distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 2 percent prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains throughout and 15 percent distinct brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P07544. very few manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features throughout; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; common medium faint 10YR56 mottles; common coarse distinct 10YR52 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 234594; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 234595; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 234594; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 234595
    3Btb3—109 to 122 centimeters (42.9 to 48.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay loam; 11 percent brown (10YR 5/3) medium faint and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) medium faint mottles; moderate fine angular blocky structure; firm; 2 percent prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains throughout and 15 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P07545. very few manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features throughout; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; common medium faint 10YR53 mottles; common medium faint 10YR54 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 228007; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 228008; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 228007; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 228008
    4Btb1—122 to 130 centimeters (48.0 to 51.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sandy clay loam; 11 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) medium distinct and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) coarse prominent mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 15 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P07546. few clay films surface features on faces of peds; common medium distinct 10YR62 mottles; common coarse prominent 7.5YR56 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 228009; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 228009
    4Btb2—130 to 137 centimeters (51.2 to 53.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay loam; 11 percent light gray (10YR 7/1) medium prominent and 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) coarse distinct and 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) coarse distinct mottles; weak coarse angular blocky structure; firm; 15 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P07547. few clay films surface features on faces of peds; common medium prominent 10YR71 mottles; many coarse distinct 7.5YR56 mottles; many coarse distinct 7.5YR58 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 228010; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 228010