Soil Survey of Mcdonough County, Illinois
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United States In cooperation with Illinois Department of Agricultural Experiment Agriculture Station Soil Survey of Natural McDonough Resources Conservation Service County, Illinois NRCS Accessibility Statement The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is committed to making its information accessible to all of its customers and employees. If you are experiencing accessibility issues and need assistance, please contact our Helpdesk by phone at 1-800-457-3642 or by e-mail at [email protected]. For assistance with publications that include maps, graphs, or similar forms of information, you may also wish to contact our State or local office. You can locate the correct office and phone number at http://offices.sc.egov.usda.gov/locator/app. 3 How To Use This Soil Survey This publication consists of a manuscript and a set of soil maps. The information provided can be useful in planning the use and management of small areas. To find information about your area of interest, locate that area on the Index to Map Sheets. Note the number of the map sheet, and turn to that sheet. Locate your area of interest on the map sheet. Note the map unit symbols that are in that area. Turn to the Numerical Index to Map Units, which lists the map units by symbol and name and shows the page where each map unit is described. The map unit symbols and names also appear as bookmarks, which link directly to the appropriate page in the publication. The Contents shows which table has data on a specific land use for each soil map unit. Also see the Contents for other sections of this publication that may address your specific needs. 4 This soil survey is a publication of the National Cooperative Soil Survey, a joint effort of the United States Department of Agriculture and other Federal agencies, State agencies including the Agricultural Experiment Stations, and local agencies. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (formerly the Soil Conservation Service) has leadership for the Federal part of the National Cooperative Soil Survey. Major fieldwork for this soil survey was completed in 2001. Soil names and descriptions were approved in 2002. Unless otherwise indicated, statements in this publication refer to conditions in the survey area in 2002. This survey was made cooperatively by the Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station. It is part of the technical assistance furnished to the McDonough County Soil and Water Conservation District. Financial assistance was provided by the McDonough County Board and the Illinois Department of Agriculture. Soil maps in this survey may be copied without permission. Enlargement of these maps, however, could cause misunderstanding of the detail of mapping. If enlarged, maps do not show the small areas of contrasting soils that could have been shown at a larger scale. 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The address is http://www.nrcs.usda.gov. 5 Contents How To Use This Soil Survey ................................. 3 249A—Edinburg silty clay loam, 0 to 2 Numerical Index to Map Units ............................... 8 percent slopes ............................................. 34 Foreword ............................................................... 11 Elco Series ......................................................... 35 General Nature of the Survey Area ......................... 13 119C2—Elco silt loam, 5 to 10 percent Farming .............................................................. 13 slopes, eroded ............................................. 36 Relief, Physiography, and Drainage .................... 13 119D2—Elco silt loam, 10 to 18 percent Climate ............................................................... 15 slopes, eroded ............................................. 36 How This Survey Was Made ................................... 15 119E2—Elco silt loam, 18 to 25 percent Formation and Classification of the Soils .......... 17 slopes, eroded ............................................. 37 Factors of Soil Formation ................................... 17 Fayette Series .................................................... 37 Parent Material ............................................... 17 280D2—Fayette silt loam, 10 to 18 percent Living Organisms ........................................... 18 slopes, eroded ............................................. 38 Climate........................................................... 18 280F—Fayette silt loam, 18 to 35 percent Topography .................................................... 18 slopes .......................................................... 39 Time ............................................................... 19 Fishhook Series ................................................. 39 Classification of the Soils.................................... 19 6C2—Fishhook silt loam, 5 to 10 percent Soil Series and Detailed Soil Map Units.............. 21 slopes, eroded ............................................. 40 799D—Arents, loamy, hilly.................................. 22 6D2—Fishhook silt loam, 10 to 18 percent Assumption Series ............................................. 22 slopes, eroded ............................................. 40 259C2—Assumption silt loam, 5 to 10 Greenbush Series .............................................. 41 percent slopes, eroded ................................ 23 675B—Greenbush silt loam, 2 to 5 percent 259D2—Assumption silt loam, 10 to 18 slopes .......................................................... 42 percent slopes, eroded ................................ 24 Hickory Series .................................................... 42 Atlas Series ........................................................ 24 8D2—Hickory silt loam, 10 to 18 percent 7C3—Atlas silty clay loam, 5 to 10 percent slopes, eroded ............................................. 43 slopes, severely eroded ............................... 25 8F—Hickory silt loam, 18 to 35 percent 7D3—Atlas silty clay loam, 10 to 18 percent slopes .......................................................... 44 slopes, severely eroded ............................... 26 8G—Hickory silt loam, 35 to 60 percent Atterberry Series ................................................ 26 slopes .......................................................... 44 61A—Atterberry silt loam, 0 to 2 percent Ipava Series ....................................................... 45 slopes .......................................................... 27 43A—Ipava silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes ........ 46 Birds Series ........................................................ 28 43B—Ipava silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes ........ 46 1334A—Birds silt loam, undrained, 0 to 2 43B2—Ipava silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, percent slopes, frequently flooded ............... 28 eroded ......................................................... 47 3334A—Birds silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, Keller Series ....................................................... 47 frequently flooded ........................................ 29 470C2—Keller silt loam, 5 to 10 percent Clarksdale Series ............................................... 29 slopes, eroded ............................................. 48 257A—Clarksdale silt loam, 0 to 2 percent Keomah Series ................................................... 49 slopes .......................................................... 31 17A—Keomah silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes ... 50 257B—Clarksdale silt loam, 2 to 5 percent 17B—Keomah silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes ... 50 slopes .......................................................... 31 9017A—Keomah silt loam, terrace, 0 to 2 Denny Series...................................................... 32 percent slopes ............................................. 51 45A—Denny silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes ...... 33 9017B—Keomah silt loam, terrace, 2 to 5 Edinburg Series .................................................. 33 percent slopes ............................................. 51 6 Lawson Series .................................................... 52 Sawmill Series .................................................... 68 3451A—Lawson silt loam, 0 to 2 percent 3107A—Sawmill silty clay loam, 0 to 2 slopes, frequently flooded ............................ 52 percent slopes, frequently flooded ............... 69 Marseilles Series ...............................................