LOCATION WHISKERVILLE IN

Established Series
Rev. RAB-GFF-DAG
11/2021

WHISKERVILLE SERIES

The Whiskerville series consists of very deep, moderately well drained soils formed in loamy and sandy outwash overlying lacustrine deposits on lake plains and outwash 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: Coarse-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Aquollic Hapludalfs

TYPICAL PEDON: Whiskerville fine sandy loam, on a 1 percent slope in a cultivated field at an elevation of 206 (675 feet) above mean sea level. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise stated.)

Ap--0 to 23 cm (9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) fine sandy loam, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) dry; moderate fine granular structure; very friable; few very fine roots throughout; common fine interstitial and tubular pores; moderately acid; abrupt smooth boundary. [18 to 23 cm (7 to 9 inches) thick]

Bt1--23 to 43 cm (9 to 17 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine sandy loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; few very fine roots throughout; common fine interstitial and tubular pores; few distinct brown (10YR 4/3) clay films on faces of peds; few fine faint dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) spherical iron-manganese masses; slightly acid; clear wavy boundary.

Bt2--43 to 58 cm (17 to 23 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; common very fine interstitial and tubular pores; few distinct brown (10YR 4/3) clay films on faces of peds; common fine prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) spherical masses of oxidized iron in the matrix; common fine prominent black (N 2.5/) spherical iron-manganese masses throughout; few fine distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) iron depletions in the matrix; neutral; clear wavy boundary.

Bt3--58 to 79 cm (23 to 31 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; common very fine interstitial and tubular pores; very few distinct brown (10YR 4/3) clay films on faces of peds; few fine distinct dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) spherical iron-manganese masses; common medium distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) iron depletions in the matrix; neutral; clear wavy boundary. [Combined thickness of the Bt horizon is 51 to 89 cm (20 to 35 inches).]

BC--79 to 107 cm (31 to 42 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; very fine interstitial and tubular pores; common medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron in the matrix; many medium distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) iron depletions in the matrix; neutral; abrupt smooth boundary. [0 to (12 inches) thick]

2Cg--107 to 137 cm (42 to 54 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; weak coarse prismatic structure; firm; very fine interstitial and tubular pores; few gray (10YR 6/1) carbonate coatings; many medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron in the matrix; common medium distinct gray (N 6/) iron depletions in the matrix; strongly effervescent; moderately alkaline; clear wavy boundary.

2C1--137 to 175 cm (54 to 69 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silty clay; weak coarse prismatic structure; firm; few gray (10YR 6/1) carbonate coatings; many medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron in the matrix; many medium faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2) iron depletions in the matrix; strongly effervescent; moderately alkaline; clear wavy boundary.

2C2--175 to 203 cm (69 to 80 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silty clay; weak coarse prismatic structure; firm; few light gray (10YR 7/1) carbonate coatings; common medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron in the matrix; many medium faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2) iron depletions in the matrix; strongly effervescent; moderately alkaline.

TYPE LOCATION: Pulaski County, Indiana; about 3 miles east and 2 miles south of Francesville; 1,500 feet east and 550 feet north of the southwest corner of sec. 13, T. 29 N., R. 4 W.; USGS Monon NE topographic quadrangle; lat. 40 degrees 57 minutes 27.29 seconds N. and long. 86 degrees 49 minutes 51.16 seconds W., NAD 27; UTM Zone 16, 514231 easting and 4534065 northing, NAD 83.

RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:
Depth to the base of the argillic horizon: 76 to 127 cm (30 to 50 inches)
Depth to carbonates: 127 to 152 cm (30 to 60 inches)
Depth to lacustrine deposits: 102 to 152 cm (40 to 60 inches)
Particle-size control section: averages less than 18 percent clay
Rock fragment content: 0 to 5 percent in the A and B horizons

A or Ap horizon:
Hue: 10YR
Value: 2 or 3
Chroma: 1 to 3
Texture: loamy sand, sandy loam, fine sandy loam, or loamy fine sand
Reaction: moderately acid to neutral

EB or BE horizon: (where present)
Hue: 7.5YR or 10YR
Value: 5 or 6
Chroma: 2 to 4
Texture: loamy fine sand, loamy sand, sandy loam, or fine sandy loam
Reaction: moderately acid to neutral

Bt horizon:
Hue: 7.5YR or 10YR
Value: 4 or 5
Chroma: 4 to 6
Texture: fine sandy loam or sandy loam, but may contain bands of sandy clay loam
Reaction: moderately acid to neutral

BC horizon:
Hue: 10YR
Value: 4 or 5
Chroma: 3 to 6
Texture: fine sandy loam, sandy loam, loamy fine sand, or loamy sand
Reaction: slightly acid to slightly alkaline

2C or 2Cg horizon:
Hue: 10YR or 2.5Y
Value: 5 or 6
Chroma: 1 to 4
Texture: silty clay loam or silty clay
Reaction: slightly alkaline or moderately alkaline

COMPETING SERIES: These are the Brady, Budd, Dixboro, Poseyville, and Winamac series. Brady, Budd, Dixboro, and Winamac soils have less than 27 percent clay and more than 20 percent sand in the lower part of the series control section. Poseyville soils are less than 76 cm (30 inches) to the base of the argillic horizon.

GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: Whiskerville soils are on lake plains and outwash plains. Slope ranges from 0 to 1 percent. Whiskerville soils formed in loamy and sandy outwash overlying lacustrine deposits. Mean annual precipitation ranges from 813 to 1067 mm (32 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 Bronson, Headlee, Medaryville, Milford, Radioville, Strole, and Whitepost soils. The moderately well drained Bronson soils are on similar landform positions but are underlain by sand and gravel deposits. The somewhat poorly drained Headlee, Medaryville, and Strole soils are on slightly lower positions on the landform. The poorly drained or very poorly drained Milford, Radioville, and Whitepost soils are in depressional areas.

DRAINAGE AND SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY: Moderately well drained. Potential for surface runoff is negligible. Saturated hydraulic conductivity is high in the subsoil and moderately low in the underlying lacustrine deposits. Permeability is moderately rapid in the subsoil and slow in the underlying lacustrine deposits.

USE AND VEGETATION: Soils are cropped mainly to corn and soybeans, with small areas in grass-legume hay, small grains, and permanent pasture. Native vegetation is a mixture of deciduous forest and prairie grass.

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:
Ochric epipedon (mollic intergrade): from the surface to a depth of 23 cm (9 inches) (Ap horizon).
Argillic horizon: from a depth of 23 to 79 cm (9 to 31 inches) (Bt horizon).

NASIS Data Mapunit ID 155010 represents the typical pedon in complex with Bronson soils.

ADDITIONAL DATA: Lab characterization data is available for the typical pedon (S98IN-131-005) from the National Soil Survey Laboratory in Lincoln, NE. Transect data for the typical pedon (T97IN-131-141) is on file in MLRA project office, Plymouth, Indiana. Transect shows 70 percent Whiskerville soils and 30 percent Simonin soils.

National Cooperative Soil Survey
U.S.A.