Soil Survey of Jasper County, Illinois
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United States In cooperation with the Department of Illinois Agricultural Agriculture Experiment Station Soil Survey of Jasper County, Natural Illinois Resources Conservation Service i 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 Contents, which lists the map units by symbol and name and shows the page where each map unit is described. The Contents shows which table has data on a specific land use for each detailed soil map unit. Also see the Contents for sections of this publication that may address your specific needs. ii National Cooperative Soil Survey 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. 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 Jasper County Soil and Water Conservation District. Additional funding was provided by the Illinois Department of Agriculture and Jasper County. Major fieldwork for this soil survey was completed in 1985. Soil names and descriptions for the updated survey were approved in 2004. Unless otherwise indicated, statements in this publication refer to conditions in the survey area in 2006. The most current official data are available on the Internet. 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. Nondiscrimination Statement The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or a part of an individual’s income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720- 6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Cover Photo Caption Corn growing in an area of Bluford and Wynoose soils. Additional information about the Nation’s natural resources is available online from the Natural Resources Conservation Service at http://www.nrcs.usda.gov. iii Contents How To Use This Soil Survey .......................................................................................i Numerical Index to Map Units .................................................................................. vii Foreword ..................................................................................................................... ix General Nature of the County ...................................................................................... 1 History and Development ......................................................................................... 1 Physiography, Relief, and Drainage ......................................................................... 3 Natural Resources ................................................................................................... 4 Climate ..................................................................................................................... 5 How This Survey Was Made ........................................................................................ 7 Formation and Classification of the Soils.............................................................. 11 Factors of Soil Formation ....................................................................................... 11 Parent Material .................................................................................................. 11 Climate .............................................................................................................. 13 Plant and Animal Life ......................................................................................... 14 Relief ................................................................................................................. 15 Time ................................................................................................................... 16 Classification of the Soils ....................................................................................... 16 Soil Series and Detailed Soil Map Units ................................................................. 19 Alvin Series ............................................................................................................ 20 131B—Alvin fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes .............................................. 22 131C2—Alvin fine sandy loam, 5 to 10 percent slopes, eroded............................. 22 131D2—Alvin fine sandy loam, 10 to 18 percent slopes, eroded........................... 23 131F—Alvin fine sandy loam, 18 to 35 percent slopes .......................................... 24 Atlas Series ............................................................................................................ 25 7C2—Atlas silt loam, 5 to 10 percent slopes, eroded ............................................ 26 7C3—Atlas silty clay loam, 5 to 10 percent slopes, severely eroded ..................... 27 7D2—Atlas silt loam, 10 to 18 percent slopes, eroded .......................................... 28 7D3—Atlas silty clay loam, 10 to 18 percent slopes, severely eroded ................... 29 946D2—Hickory-Atlas silt loams, 10 to 18 percent slopes, eroded ....................... 30 Ava Series .............................................................................................................. 31 14B—Ava silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes.............................................................. 33 14C2—Ava silt loam, 5 to 10 percent slopes, eroded ............................................ 34 Bluford Series ........................................................................................................ 35 13A—Bluford silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes ........................................................ 37 13B2—Bluford silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, eroded ......................................... 37 Chelsea Series....................................................................................................... 38 779D—Chelsea loamy fine sand, 10 to 18 percent slopes .................................... 39 Cisne Series .......................................................................................................... 40 2A—Cisne silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes ............................................................ 42 991A—Cisne-Huey silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes ............................................. 43 Darmstadt Series ................................................................................................... 44 620B2—Darmstadt silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, eroded .................................. 46 912A—Hoyleton-Darmstadt silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes ................................ 47 Darwin Series......................................................................................................... 48 3071A—Darwin silty clay, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded ...................... 49 iv 7071A—Darwin silty clay, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded ............................. 50 866—Dumps, slurry ............................................................................................... 51 Ebbert Series ......................................................................................................... 51 48A—Ebbert silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes ......................................................... 53 Gosport Series ....................................................................................................... 53 967F—Hickory-Gosport silt loams, 18 to 35 percent slopes .................................. 55 Haymond Series .................................................................................................... 56 3331A—Haymond silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded .................. 57 7331A—Haymond silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded ......................... 58 Hickory Series ........................................................................................................ 59 8F—Hickory silt loam, 18 to 35 percent slopes .....................................................