LOCATION MEDARYVILLE IN

Established Series
Rev. RAB-DAG
11/2021

MEDARYVILLE SERIES

The Medaryville series consists of very deep, somewhat poorly drained soils formed in loamy and sandy water-sorted materials and in the underlying lacustrine materials on lake plains. Slope ranges from 0 to 1 percent. Mean annual precipitation is about 889 mm (35 inches), and mean annual temperature is about 10.0 degrees C (50 degrees F).

TAXONOMIC CLASS: Sandy over loamy, mixed, semiactive, mesic Aquic Argiudolls

TYPICAL PEDON: Medaryville fine sandy loam, on a nearly level area in a cultivated field at an elevation of 205 meters (673 feet) above mean sea level. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise stated.)

Ap--0 to 28 cm (11 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) fine sandy loam, dark gray (10YR 4/1) dry; weak fine subangular blocky structure parting to weak medium granular; friable; few very fine roots throughout; few very fine tubular pores with low continuity; moderately acid; abrupt smooth boundary. [25 to 38 cm (10 to 15 inches) thick]

Bt1--28 to 43 cm (11 to 17 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few very fine roots throughout; few very fine tubular pores with low continuity; many faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) clay films on faces of peds; many distinct very dark brown (10YR 2/2) organic coatings on faces of peds; common fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; common fine distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) iron depletions; slightly acid; clear wavy boundary.

Bt2--43 to 56 cm (17 to 22 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) loamy fine sand; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few very fine roots throughout; few very fine tubular pores with low continuity; many faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) clay films on faces of peds; common fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron in the matrix; common fine distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) iron depletions; slightly acid; clear wavy boundary.

Bt3--56 to 71 cm (22 to 28 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) loamy sand; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few very fine roots throughout; few very fine tubular pores with low continuity; many faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) clay films on faces of peds; common fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron in the matrix; few medium distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1) spherical iron-manganese nodules throughout; common fine distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) iron depletions; neutral; clear wavy boundary.

Bt4--71 to 81 cm (28 to 32 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) loamy sand; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few very fine roots throughout; few very fine tubular pores with low continuity; few faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) clay films on faces of peds; many medium prominent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) iron depletions; neutral; clear wavy boundary. [Combined thickness of the Bt horizon is 30 to 76 cm (12 to 30 inches).]

BCg--81 to 91 cm (32 to 36 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine sand; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very friable; common medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; neutral; abrupt wavy boundary. [0 to 25 cm (10 inches) thick]

2BC1--91 to 104 cm (36 to 41 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) silty clay; weak medium prismatic structure; firm; common fine faint light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) and common medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron in the matrix; few medium distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1) spherical iron-manganese masses throughout; many medium faint olive gray (5Y 5/2) iron depletions in the matrix; lenses of light gray (10YR 7/2) fine sand less than 3 mm thick between bedding planes; strongly effervescent; moderately alkaline; gradual wavy boundary.

2BC2--104 to 152 cm (41 to 60 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) silty clay; weak coarse prismatic structure; firm; common faint dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron in root channels; many distinct gray (5Y 5/1) iron depletions between peds; strongly effervescent; moderately alkaline; gradual wavy boundary. [Combined thickness of the 2BC horizon is 25 to 76 cm (10 to 30 inches).]

2Cg--152 to 203 cm (60 to 80 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay; massive; firm; common medium distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron; common medium faint gray (5Y 5/1) iron depletions; strongly effervescent; moderately alkaline.

TYPE LOCATION: Pulaski County, Indiana; about 1.5 miles north and 1.5 miles east of Francesville; 1,250 feet west and 2,450 feet south of the northeast corner of sec. 34, T. 30 N., R. 4 W.; USGS North Judson Southeast topographic quadrangle; lat. 41 degrees 00 minutes 21.28 seconds N. and long. 86 degrees 51 minutes 29.12 seconds W., NAD 27; UTM Zone 16, 511932 easting and 4539426 northing, NAD 83.

RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:
Depth to the base of the argillic horizon: 66 to 102 cm (26 to 40 inches)
Depth to carbonates: 66 to 102 cm (26 to 40 inches)
Thickness of the mollic epipedon: 25 to 38 cm (10 to 15 inches)
Depth to the underlying lacustrine materials: dominantly 76 to 102 cm (30 to 40 inches), but ranges from 51 to 102 cm (20 to 40 inches)
Particle-size control section: average silt content plus 2 times the average clay content is less than 30 percent in the sandy part of the control section

Ap or A horizon:
Hue: 10YR
Value: 2, 2.5, or 3
Chroma: 1 or 2
Texture: loam or fine sandy loam
Rock fragment content: 0 to 5 percent
Reaction: moderately acid to neutral

E or BE horizon: (where present)
Hue: 10YR or 2.5Y
Value: 5 or 6
Chroma: 2 or 3
Texture: loam or fine sandy loam
Rock fragment content: 0 to 5 percent
Reaction: moderately acid to neutral

Bt or Btg horizon:
Hue: 10YR or 2.5Y
Value: 4 to 6
Chroma: 1 to 6
Texture: fine sandy loam, sandy loam, loamy fine sand, or loamy sand
Rock fragment content: 0 to 5 percent
Reaction: moderately acid to neutral

BC or BCg horizon:
Hue: 10YR or 2.5Y
Value: 4 to 6
Chroma: 1 to 6
Texture: fine sand, sand, or very fine sand
Reaction: neutral to moderately alkaline

2BC, 2BCg, 2C or 2Cg horizon:
Hue: 10YR or 2.5Y
Value: 4 to 6
Chroma: 1 to 6
Texture: silty clay loam or silty clay
Clay content: 27 to 60 percent
Sand content: less than 20 percent
Reaction: slightly alkaline or moderately alkaline

COMPETING SERIES: There are no other series in this family.

GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: Medaryville soils are on flats and swells on lake plains. Slope ranges from 0 to 1 percent. Medaryville soils formed in 51 to 102 cm (20 to 40 inches) of loamy and sandy water-sorted materials and in the underlying lacustrine materials. Mean annual precipitation ranges from 762 to 1067 mm (30 to 42 inches). Mean annual temperature ranges from 8.9 to 11.7 degrees C (48 to 53 degrees F). Frost-free period is 130 to 180 days. Elevation is 177 to 466 meters (580 to 1,530 feet) above mean sea level.

GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: These are the Brady, Gilford, Headlee, Milford, Mermill, Radioville, Rensselear, Whitepost, and Whiskerville soils. The poorly drained or very poorly drained Gilford, Mermill, Milford, Rensselaer, and Whitepost soils are in depressions. The somewhat poorly drained Brady and Headlee soils are on similar landforms. The moderately well drained Whiskerville soils are on higher swells.

DRAINAGE AND SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY: Somewhat poorly drained. Depth to the top of a perched seasonal high water table ranges from 15 to 46 cm (0.5 to 1.5 feet) between November and April in normal years. Potential for surface runoff is low. Saturated hydraulic conductivity is moderately high in the upper loamy and sandy materials and moderately low or low in the underlying lacustrine mateials. Permeability is moderate in the upper loamy and sandy materials and slow or very slow in the underlying lacustrine materials.

USE AND VEGETATION: Soils are mostly cultivated. Corn, soybeans, wheat, and hay are the principal crops. Native vegetation is prairie grasses (tall grass prairie).

DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: MLRA 111C in northern Indiana. The series is of small extent.

SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS

SERIES ESTABLISHED: Pulaski County, Indiana, 2001.

REMARKS: Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon are:
Mollic epipedon: from the surface to a depth of 28 cm (11 inches) (Ap horizon).
Argillic horizon: from a depth of 28 to 81 cm (11 to 32 inches) (Bt horizon).
Aquic conditions: redoximorphic features present in all horizons below a depth of 28 cm (11 inches).

NASIS Data Mapunit ID 155029 represents the typical pedon.

ADDITIONAL DATA: Lab characterization data is available for the typical pedon (S99IN131-005) from the National Soil Survey Laboratory in Lincoln, NE. Transect data for the typical pedon (T00IN-131-002) is on file in the MLRA project office, Plymouth, Indiana. Transect shows 80 percent Medaryville soils, 10 percent Strole soils, and 10 percent Milford soils.

National Cooperative Soil Survey
U.S.A.