IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Madelia
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1969MN013010
  • User Pedon ID: 69MN013010
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A1724
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 35882
  • Print Date: 11/24/2024

    • 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: 44.0499992
  • Std. Longitude: -94.1333313
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 107N
  • Range: 27W
  • Section: 30
  • PLSS Details: SW1/4 of NW1/4, about 700 feet N and 500 feet E of SW corner of NW1/4
  • Location Description: Blue Earth Co.
  • State: Minnesota
  • County: MN013—Blue Earth
  • MLRA: 103—Central Iowa and Minnesota Till Prairies

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: R.J. Edwards and H.R. Finney
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Typic Endoaquolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: not classified to current taxon name
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 10
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Madelia
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Typic Endoaquolls
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 10/1/1969
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • 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

  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/1/1969 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • 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

    1

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    305

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    71

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    8

    22

    -9

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    1A p—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); black (N 2/0) interior and black (10YR 2/1) interior silty clay loam; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A13650. 69B825; common roots
    1A 12—23 to 36 centimeters (9.1 to 14.2 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 roots; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A13651. 69B826; common roots
    1A 3—36 to 48 centimeters (14.2 to 18.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior silty clay loam; moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 roots; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A13652. 69B827; about 2% olive gray (5Y 4/2) fillings; few roots
    1B 1g—48 to 58 centimeters (18.9 to 22.8 inches); dark olive gray (5Y 3/2) interior and olive gray (5Y 4/2) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent olive (5Y 4/3) fine distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic, and moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, coats; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A13653. 69B828; common fine distinct 5Y43 mottles
    1B 2g—58 to 84 centimeters (22.8 to 33.1 inches); dark gray (5Y 4/1) interior and gray (5Y 5/1) interior and olive gray (5Y 5/2) interior silty clay loam; 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) fine prominent and 11 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) fine distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic, and moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A13654. 69B829; common fine distinct 2.5Y44 mottles; few fine prominent 5YR46 mottles
    1B 31g—84 to 104 centimeters (33.1 to 40.9 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) interior silt loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine prominent and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; weak coarse prismatic, and weak very fine subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A13655. 69B830; few soft black concretions; common fine prominent 10YR56 mottles; common fine prominent 7.5YR56 mottles
    1B 32g—104 to 127 centimeters (40.9 to 50.0 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) interior and light olive gray (5Y 6/2) interior silt loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine prominent and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; weak coarse prismatic, and weak very fine subangular blocky structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A13656. 69B831; few dark gray krotovina; common fine prominent 10YR56 mottles; common fine prominent 7.5YR56 mottles
    1C g—127 to 152 centimeters (50.0 to 59.8 inches); light olive gray (5Y 6/2) interior silt loam; 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine and medium prominent mottles; weak very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 1 percent lime masses; fragments. Lab sample # 40A13657. 69B832; few soft masses of lime concentrations; many fine and medium prominent 7.5YR56 mottles