IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Jebavy
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 2008MI139007
  • User Pedon ID: 2008MI139007
  • Vegetation Plot ID: F2008MI139007
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Pedon # - 09N0201
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 24101
  • Print Date: 2/17/2025

    • 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: 42.8840556
  • Std. Longitude: -86.1703056
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 6N
  • Range: 16W
  • Section: 26
  • PLSS Details: NE 1/4 of NW 1/2
  • Map Unit: Gm—Granby loamy sand, lake plain, 0 to 2 percent slopes
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Michigan
  • County: MI139—Ottawa
  • MLRA: 98—Southern Michigan and Northern Indiana Drift Plains
  • Regional Office: NE—Northeast
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MI139—Ottawa County, Michigan
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 42086-H2—Port Sheldon, Michigan

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: John Scott Eversoll, Matt Bromley, Erin Lynn Segar
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Sandy, mixed, mesic, ortstein Typic Endoaquods
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Jebavy
  • Taxonomic Class - Sandy, mixed, mesic, ortstein Typic Endoaquods
  • PSC - 25 to 61 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/10/2008
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture SUBClass - typic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: sandy lacustrine deposits
  • Landform: lake plain
  • Geomorphic Component Flats: talf
  • Hill Slope Profile: toeslope
  • Slope Complexity: complex
  • Runoff: negligible
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: frequent ponding for brief periods begining in apr
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/10/2008 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - intermixed conifers and hardwoods
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    ACRU

    CAREX

    FAGR

    PIST

    PRSE2

    PTERI

    SAAL5

    Acer rubrum

    Carex

    Fagus grandifolia

    Pinus strobus

    Prunus serotina

    Pteridium

    Sassafras albidum

    red maple

    sedge

    American beech

    eastern white pine

    black cherry

    brackenfern

    sassafras

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    spodic horizon

    ortstein

    spodic horizon

    2—18

    23—43

    61—81

    61—81

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    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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

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    Oa—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); highly decomposed plant material; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, pH meter 1:2 calcium chloride; abrupt smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small. pH's were taken in the MLRA lab after description date.
    A—2 to 18 centimeters (0.8 to 7.1 inches); 60 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) and 40 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), gray (10YR 5/1), dry; sand; moderate fine subangular blocky parts to weak fine granular, and moderate fine subangular blocky parts to weak medium granular, and moderate medium subangular blocky parts to weak fine granular, and moderate medium subangular blocky parts to weak medium granular structure; very friable; 10.0 very fine roots and 0.5 very coarse roots and 4.0 medium roots and 10.0 fine roots and 4.0 coarse roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, pH meter; abrupt wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small. Sieving in MLRA lab confirmed original texture field estimate of medium sand.; pH's were taken in the MLRA lab after description date.; A horizon tongues to 19'' and is about 4'' wide, follows root channel on left side of pit face. Color 7.5 YR 2.5/1 moist.
    EA—18 to 61 centimeters (7.1 to 24.0 inches); 30 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and 30 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1) and 30 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and 10 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), 50 percent light gray (10YR 7/1) and 50 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; fine sand; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 4.0 very fine roots and 4.0 fine roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, pH meter; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small. pH's were taken in the MLRA lab after description date.; Original field estimate of texture was medium sand. Changed to fine sand after sieving a sample in the MLRA lab.
    Bhs1—23 to 43 centimeters (9.1 to 16.9 inches); 70 percent black (7.5YR 2.5/1) and 30 percent very dark brown (7.5YR 2.5/2) fine sand; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 4.0 very fine roots and 10.0 medium roots and 10.0 fine roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, pH meter; clear broken boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small. pH's were taken in the MLRA lab after description date.; Original field estimate of texture was medium sand. Changed to fine sand after sieving a sample in the MLRA lab.; Bhs1 horizon occupies 8 out of 40 inches in pit face.
    Bhs2—61 to 81 centimeters (24.0 to 31.9 inches); 60 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) and 20 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) and 20 percent black (7.5YR 2.5/1) sand; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable, strongly coherent; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 medium roots and 0.5 fine roots; 60 percent by volume strongly coherent cemented ortstein fragments fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, pH meter.; moist when described; observed in pit, small. Orstein colors are 70% 2.5YR 2.5/1 and 30% 2.5YR 2.5/3.; pH's were taken in the MLRA lab after description date.; Sieving in MLRA lab confirmed original texture field estimate of medium sand.
    Bs—81 to 114 centimeters (31.9 to 44.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) sand; single grain; loose; 1 percent fine prominent irregular dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, pH meter.; wet, satiated when described; observed in auger, bucket. pH's were taken in the MLRA lab after description date.
    C1—114 to 150 centimeters (44.9 to 59.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) sand; single grain; loose; 1 percent fine prominent irregular strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, pH meter.; wet, satiated when described; observed in auger, bucket. pH's were taken in the MLRA lab after description date.
    C2—150 to 203 centimeters (59.1 to 79.9 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) sand; single grain; loose; 5 percent coarse prominent platy dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 3 percent by volume nonflat 2-55-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, pH meter.; wet, satiated when described; observed in auger, bucket. pH's were taken in the MLRA lab after description date.; At 72'' (183 cm) lense of loamy coarse sand with 7% gravels. Colors are 20% 10YR4/2 and 80% 2.5YR 4/2.