IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Edwards
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1994IN039003
User Pedon ID:
94IN039003
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
95P0247
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
67265
Print Date:
5/20/2024
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:
41.6949997
Std. Longitude:
-85.8527756
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
37N
Range:
6E
Section:
5
PLSS Details:
In a cultivated field, 90 feet south and 500 feet west of the northeast corner
Map Unit:
EchAN—Edwards muck, drained, 0 to 1 percent slopes
Country:
US—United States
State:
Indiana
County:
IN039—Elkhart
MLRA:
98—Southern Michigan and Northern Indiana Drift Plains
Regional Office:
NE—Northeast
MLRA Soil Survey Area:
NE-GRP—Grand Rapids, Michigan
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
IN039—Elkhart County, Indiana
7.5 Minute USGS Quad:
41085-F7—Bristol, Indiana
PEDON
Current Taxonomic Class:
Mixed, euic, mesic Limnic Haplosaprists
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Type:
classifies to current taxon name, full description
Pedon Purpose:
laboratory sampling site
Pedon Record Orgin:
Converted from PDP 3.x
Pedon #:
3
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Edwards
Classificaton Date -
4/12/2013
Soil Taxonomic Edition -
eleventh edition
Moisture Class -
aquic
Moisture Subclass -
typic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Edwards
Taxonomic Class -
Marly, euic, mesic Limnic Medisaprists
Taxon Kind -
series
Classificaton Date -
10/24/1994
Moisture Class -
aquic
Moisture SUBClass -
typic
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
yes
SITE
Parent Material:
organic material over marl
Landscape:
till plain
Landform:
depression
Geomorphic Component Hills:
base slope
Hill Slope Profile:
toeslope
Drainage Pattern:
deranged
Runoff:
negligible
Ksat Class Upper:
high
Ksat Class Lower:
moderately low
Drainage Class:
very poorly
Flooding:
none flooding
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
8/11/1994 (actual site observation date)
Hydrology Status:
drier than natural
Surface Cover Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Drained? -
yes
Bedded Soil? -
no
Forest Plantation? -
no
Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind
Feature Depth L-H
Feature Thickness L-RV-H
cm
sapric soil materials
marl
limnic materials
0—71
71—203
71—203
—71—
—132—
—132—
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
—
—
232.4
—
954
—
—
9.8
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—
—
—
—
—
—
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—
Op—0 to 25 centimeters (0.0 to 9.8 inches); black (N 2/0) broken face and black (N 2/0) rubbed muck; moderate fine granular structure; very friable; 21.0 fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine tubular pores; 3 percent fine and medium spherical brown (7.5YR 4/4) iron-manganese masses; fragments; neutral, pH 6.9, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P01578
Oa1—25 to 43 centimeters (9.8 to 16.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) broken face and black (10YR 2/1) oxidized and black (N 2/0) rubbed muck; weak medium platy structure; very friable; 3.0 fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine tubular pores; 3 percent fine and medium spherical brown (7.5YR 4/4) iron-manganese masses; fragments; neutral, pH 6.9, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P01579. 95P1586. Subsampled iron accumulation.
Oa2—43 to 61 centimeters (16.9 to 24.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) broken face and black (N 2/0) rubbed muck; weak medium platy structure; very friable; 3.0 fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine tubular pores; 3 percent fine and medium spherical brown (7.5YR 4/4) iron-manganese masses; fragments; neutral, pH 6.9, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P01580
Oa3—61 to 71 centimeters (24.0 to 28.0 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) broken face and black (N 2/0) rubbed muck; weak medium platy structure; very friable; 3.0 very fine tubular pores; 3 percent fine and medium spherical brown (7.5YR 4/4) iron-manganese masses; fragments; neutral, pH 6.9, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P01581
Lma1—71 to 89 centimeters (28.0 to 35.0 inches); dark gray (5Y 4/1) marly silt loam; yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) and 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; massive; very friable; 3.0 very fine tubular pores; 3 percent fine and medium spherical dark reddish brown (2.5YR 2/4) iron-manganese masses; fragments; violent effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P01582
Lma2—89 to 107 centimeters (35.0 to 42.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) marly silt loam, muck; massive; very friable; 3 percent fine and medium spherical extremely weakly coherent cemented iron-manganese masses; fragments; violent effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P01583
Lma3—107 to 152 centimeters (42.1 to 59.8 inches); gray (N 5/0) marly silt loam; 3 percent gray (10YR 5/1) medium faint mottles; massive; very friable; 3.0 very fine tubular pores; 3 percent fine and medium spherical extremely weakly coherent cemented iron-manganese concretions; fragments; violent effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P01584
Lma4—152 to 203 centimeters (59.8 to 79.9 inches); dark gray (N 4/0) marly silt loam; 3 percent dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) fine distinct mottles; massive; very friable; 3 percent fine and medium spherical extremely weakly coherent cemented iron-manganese masses; fragments; violent effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P01585
Lma5—203 to 279 centimeters (79.9 to 109.8 inches); black (N 2/0) marly silt loam; massive; very friable; 3 percent fine and medium spherical extremely weakly coherent cemented iron-manganese masses; fragments; violent effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog. Not sampled.