IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Truman
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1979MN091011 (2787)
  • User Pedon ID: 1979MN091-011 (2787)
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Pedon # - UMN2787
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 48607
  • Print Date: 4/25/2025

    • 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: 43.8402290
  • Std. Longitude: -94.2666473
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 104N
  • Range: 29W
  • Section: 1
  • PLSS Details: 2540 feet north and 175 feet east of southwest corner
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Minnesota
  • County: MN091—Martin
  • MLRA: 103—Central Iowa and Minnesota Till Prairies
  • Regional Office: NC—North Central
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NC-ALB—Albert Lea, Minnesota
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MN091—Martin County, Minnesota
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 43094-G3—Truman SE, Minnesota

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: MATZDORF
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Pachic Hapludolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: not classified to current taxon name
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Truman
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/16/2014
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Truman
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 10/4/1978
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 1
  • QA Status: level 2


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: lacustrine deposits
  • Drainage Class: very poorly
  • Geology: Wisconsinan formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/4/1978 (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
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    Ap—0 to 28 centimeters (0.0 to 11.0 inches); black (10YR 2/1) silty clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 3 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN278701; moist when described;
    A1—28 to 43 centimeters (11.0 to 16.9 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) silty clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky parts to weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.1 fine roots; 65 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds; 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN278702; moist when described;
    A2—43 to 61 centimeters (16.9 to 24.0 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 65 percent dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds; 3 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 6.9; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # MN278703; moist when described;
    Bw—61 to 91 centimeters (24.0 to 35.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard; 30 percent dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds; 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 6.9; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN278704; dry when described;
    C1—91 to 119 centimeters (35.8 to 46.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) silt loam; slightly hard; 1 percent fine light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN278705; dry when described;
    C2—119 to 152 centimeters (46.9 to 59.8 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) silt loam; weak fine platy structure; slightly hard; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9. Lab sample # MN278706; dry when described;