IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): ALFORD
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1998IN045009
  • User Pedon ID: S1998IN045009
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 99P0010
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 10870
  • Print Date: 5/31/2024

    • 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: 39.9980011
  • Std. Longitude: -87.4018631
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 18N
  • Range: 9W
  • Section: 14
  • PLSS Details: 2,200 feet west and 750 feet south of southeast corner
  • Location Description: Typical pedon of Alford silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes. about 4 miles north of Silverwood.
  • State: Indiana
  • County: IN045—Fountain
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IN045—Fountain County, Indiana
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 39087-H4—Newport, Indiana

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 9
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - ALFORD
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed Typic Hapludalfs
  • Classificaton Date - 10/1/1998
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/1/1998 (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
    • 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

    8

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    187

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    1016

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    Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); fragments.
    A—3 to 10 centimeters (1.2 to 3.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) silt loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; 21.0 fine and medium roots throughout; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 99P00048
    E/B—10 to 25 centimeters (3.9 to 9.8 inches); 75 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) and 25 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silt loam; weak very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 30 percent distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist, silt coats throughout; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 99P00049. continuous - phpvsfiid 201365; continuous - phpvsfiid 201365
    Bt1—25 to 43 centimeters (9.8 to 16.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 30 percent distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist, silt coats on faces of peds and 30 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 99P00050. continuous - phpvsfiid 201366; continuous - phpvsfiid 201367; continuous - phpvsfiid 201366; continuous - phpvsfiid 201367
    Bt2—43 to 76 centimeters (16.9 to 29.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silty clay loam; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 medium roots throughout; 10 percent distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist, silt coats on faces of peds and 30 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 99P00051. continuous - phpvsfiid 201368; continuous - phpvsfiid 201369; continuous - phpvsfiid 201368; continuous - phpvsfiid 201369
    Bt3—76 to 102 centimeters (29.9 to 40.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silty clay loam; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 medium roots throughout; 10 percent distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist, silt coats on faces of peds and 30 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 99P00052. continuous - phpvsfiid 201370; continuous - phpvsfiid 201371; continuous - phpvsfiid 201370; continuous - phpvsfiid 201371
    Bt4—102 to 120 centimeters (40.2 to 47.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silt loam; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 medium roots throughout; 10 percent distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist, silt coats on faces of peds and 10 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 99P00053. continuous - phpvsfiid 201372; continuous - phpvsfiid 201373; continuous - phpvsfiid 201372; continuous - phpvsfiid 201373
    Bt5—120 to 158 centimeters (47.2 to 62.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) silt loam; 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine and medium distinct irregular mottles; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 medium roots throughout; 10 percent distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist, silt coats on faces of peds and 10 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 99P00054. continuous - phpvsfiid 201374; continuous - phpvsfiid 202933; continuous - phpvsfiid 201374; continuous - phpvsfiid 202933
    2BCt1—158 to 168 centimeters (62.2 to 66.1 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 medium roots throughout; 10 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 99P00055. 4 percent coarse fragments.; patchy - phpvsfiid 202936; patchy - phpvsfiid 202936
    2BCt2—168 to 178 centimeters (66.1 to 70.1 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 medium roots throughout; 10 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 99P00056. 4 percent coarse fragments.; patchy - phpvsfiid 202937; patchy - phpvsfiid 202937
    2C—178 to 203 centimeters (70.1 to 79.9 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) loam; massive; very firm; fragments; strong effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 99P00057. 4 percent coarse fragments.