IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Gilford

OSD

Series Extent

Local Phase: noncalcareous subsoil

User Site ID: S1990IN089001

User Pedon ID: S1990IN089001

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 90P0912

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 62845

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: 41.2072220

Std. Longitude: -87.3469467

Datum: WGS84

Township: 32N

Range: 8W

Section: 21

PLSS Details: 1500 feet N and 1600 feet E of the SW corner

Location Description: Cedar Creek Township, Lake County, Indiana.

Map Unit: Rn—Rensselaer loam, sandy substratum

Country: US—United States

State: Indiana

County: IN089—Lake

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: IN089—Lake County, Indiana

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 41087-B3—Shelby, Indiana

PEDON

Describers Name: Jerry Larson and Tom Ziegler

Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Typic Argiaquolls

Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct

Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series

Pedon Purpose: research site

Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data

Pedon #: 1

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Gilford

PSC - 63 to 81 cm.

Classificaton Date - 3/9/2015

Classifier - M. Bromley

Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition

Moisture Class - aquic

Moisture Subclass - typic

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Gilford

Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed Typic Haplaquolls

Classificaton Date - 7/1/1990

Classifier - Jerry Larson, Tom Ziegler

Moisture Class - aquic

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: yes

SITE

Parent Material: sandy and loamy outwash

Landform: outwash plain

Geomorphic Component Hills: base slope

Hill Slope Profile: toeslope

Drainage Pattern: artificial

Runoff: negligible

Drainage Class: very poorly

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: yes

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 7/1/1990 (actual site observation date)

Data Collector: Jerry Larson, Tom Ziegler

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover

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
mollic epipedon reduced matrix aquic conditions redox depletions with chroma 2 or less argillic horizon reduced matrix redox concentrations	0—25 25—44 25— 44—103 63—81 63— 63—112	—25— —19— —- —59— —18— —- —49—

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
0	—	—	194.8	—		1001	—	—	9.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Ap—0 to 25 centimeters (0.0 to 9.8 inches); black (10YR 2/1), dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; loamy fine sand; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; 2.5 fine and medium roots between peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, unspecified. Lab sample # 90P05466. common fine and medium roots between peds

BE—25 to 44 centimeters (9.8 to 17.3 inches); 40 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and 60 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) loamy sand; weak medium subangular blocky structure; 2.5 fine roots between peds; prominent 10YR (10YR), moist, organic stains in root channels and/or pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7, unspecified. Lab sample # 90P05467. common fine roots between peds; continuous - phpvsfiid 1398090; continuous - phpvsfiid 1398090

Bt—44 to 63 centimeters (17.3 to 24.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) sandy clay loam; 11 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots between peds; distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P05468. few fine roots between peds; common medium distinct 10YR42 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 1398091; continuous - phpvsfiid 1398091

Btg1—63 to 81 centimeters (24.8 to 31.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) loamy sand; 1 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) fine distinct and 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine distinct mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay bridges between sand grains; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P05469. few fine distinct 10YR31 mottles; common fine distinct 10YR46 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 1398092; continuous - phpvsfiid 1398092

Btg2—81 to 103 centimeters (31.9 to 40.6 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) sandy loam; 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine distinct and 30 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; distinct gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay bridges between sand grains; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P05470. common fine distinct 10YR46 mottles; many medium distinct 10YR42 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 1398093; continuous - phpvsfiid 1398093

BCtg—103 to 112 centimeters (40.6 to 44.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) loamy sand; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P05471. common fine distinct 10YR56 mottles

Cg—112 centimeters (44.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) sand; single grain; loose; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.1, unspecified. Lab sample # 90P05472