IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sawmill
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1985IL021008
  • User Pedon ID: S1985IL021008
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0667
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 56933
  • Print Date: 4/26/2024

    • 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: 39.8096267
  • Std. Longitude: -89.2454763
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 16N
  • Range: 1W
  • Section: 30
  • PLSS Details: 66 feet E and 495 feet N of center
  • Map Unit: 3107A—Sawmill silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Illinois
  • County: IL021—Christian
  • MLRA: 108—Illinois and Iowa Deep Loess and Drift
  • Regional Office: NC—North Central
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NC-SPI—Springfield, Illinois
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IL021—Christian County, Illinois
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 39089-G2—Niantic, Illinois

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Steven E. Suhl
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Cumulic Endoaquolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: soil survey inventory
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 8
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Sawmill
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/15/2007
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Sawmill
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Cumulic Haplaquoll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 4/1/1985
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: yes


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: alluvium
  • Landform: flood plain
  • Geomorphic Component Flats: talf
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Flooding: frequent flooding for long periods
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/1/1985 (actual site observation date)
  • 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
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • 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

    A1

    A2

    AB

    Btg1

    Btg2

    Btg3

    0

    18

    38

    56

    74

    99

    127

    18

    38

    56

    74

    99

    127

    152

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    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

    A1

    A2

    AB

    Btg1

    Btg2

    Btg3

    0

    18

    38

    56

    74

    99

    127

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    56

    74

    99

    127

    152

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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

    A1

    A2

    AB

    Btg1

    Btg2

    Btg3

    0

    18

    38

    56

    74

    99

    127

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    56

    74

    99

    127

    152

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

    mollic epipedon

    cambic horizon

    0—74

    74—127

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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

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    965

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    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; silty clay loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P03455. few very fine roots
    A1—18 to 38 centimeters (7.1 to 15.0 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; silty clay loam; weak very fine subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 1 percent fine distinct spherical very dark brown (7.5YR 2.5/2), moist, iron-manganese concretions with sharp boundaries throughout; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few very fine roots
    A2—38 to 56 centimeters (15.0 to 22.0 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior, dry; silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 1 percent fine distinct spherical very dark brown (7.5YR 2.5/2), moist, iron-manganese concretions with sharp boundaries throughout; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few very fine roots
    AB—56 to 74 centimeters (22.0 to 29.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 55 percent prominent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine prominent spherical very dark brown (7.5YR 2.5/2), moist, iron-manganese concretions with sharp boundaries throughout; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; many organic coats surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots; continuous - phpvsfiid 1414372; continuous - phpvsfiid 1414372
    Btg1—74 to 99 centimeters (29.1 to 39.0 inches); dark gray (5Y 4/1) interior silty clay loam; mottles; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 15 percent prominent very dark gray (N 3/0), moist, organic stains on surfaces along root channels and 37 percent faint very dark gray (5Y 3/1), moist, organoargillans on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine prominent spherical very dark brown (7.5YR 2.5/2), moist, iron-manganese concretions with sharp boundaries throughout and 10 percent fine prominent irregular olive brown (2.5Y 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries in matrix; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P03456. few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots; few fine distinct 2.5Y44 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 1414365; continuous - phpvsfiid 1414366; continuous - phpvsfiid 1414365; continuous - phpvsfiid 1414366
    Btg2—99 to 127 centimeters (39.0 to 50.0 inches); dark gray (5Y 4/1) silty clay loam; mottles; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 15 percent prominent very dark gray (N 3/0), moist, organic stains on surfaces along root channels and 15 percent distinct very dark gray (5Y 3/1), moist, organoargillans on vertical faces of peds and 15 percent prominent very dark gray (N 3/), moist, organic stains on surfaces along pores; 1 percent fine prominent spherical very dark brown (7.5YR 2.5/2), moist, iron-manganese concretions with diffuse boundaries throughout and 10 percent medium prominent irregular olive brown (2.5Y 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries in matrix; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots; common fine distinct 2.5Y44 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 1414367; continuous - phpvsfiid 1414368; continuous - phpvsfiid 1414369; continuous - phpvsfiid 1414367; continuous - phpvsfiid 1414368; continuous - phpvsfiid 1414369
    Btg3—127 to 152 centimeters (50.0 to 59.8 inches); dark gray (5Y 4/1) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) fine and medium distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 15 percent distinct very dark gray (N 3/0), moist, clay films in root channels and/or pores and 15 percent distinct very dark gray (5Y 3/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 85P03457. few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots; common fine and medium distinct 2.5Y44 mottles