IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Capitola
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1972WI041004
  • User Pedon ID: 72WI041004
  • User Site Association ID: MLRA 90A - Capitola muck, 0 to 2 percent slopes, very stonyMLRA 90A - Langlade Lobe Drumlins DSM Pedons
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A1624
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 45.7308350
  • Std. Longitude: -89.0250015
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 38N
  • Range: 12E
  • Section: 32
  • PLSS Details: NW 1/4, SW 1/4
  • Location Description: Forest County, WI. in Argonne Experimental Forest near State Highway 32
  • State: Wisconsin
  • County: WI041—Forest
  • MLRA: 90A—Wisconsin and Minnesota Thin Loess and Till
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: WI041—Forest County, Wisconsin

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Steve Payne and Robert Fox
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Mollic Epiaqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Capitola
  • Classificaton Date - 7/30/2008
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Cable Taxadjunct
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1972
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: dead ice moraine
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1972 (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

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    76

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    6

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    O1—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); black (5YR 2/1) interior; 5.5 roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # 40A12817. 72L835; organic matter; the horizon is hemic to fibric in nature; many roots
    A2—15 to 40 centimeters (5.9 to 15.7 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 2.5 roots; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A12818. 72L836; thickness of the horizon ranges to about 32 cm in some places; common roots
    B21g—40 to 56 centimeters (15.7 to 22.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior sandy loam; 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) coarse prominent mottles; weak fine platy structure; firm; brittle; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A12819. 72L837; many coarse prominent 7.5YR56 mottles
    B22tg—56 to 73 centimeters (22.0 to 28.7 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior sandy loam; 30 percent brown (10YR 5/3) fine faint mottles; weak medium platy, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; brittle; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A12820. 72L838; wide range of thickness of this horizon; many fine faint 10YR53 mottles
    B23tg—73 to 104 centimeters (28.7 to 40.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior sandy loam; 11 percent brown (10YR 5/3) medium faint and 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) medium distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A12821. 72L839; common medium faint 10YR53 mottles; common medium distinct 10YR44 mottles
    B3g—104 to 134 centimeters (40.9 to 52.8 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior sandy loam; 11 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4) fine prominent and 11 percent brown (7.5YR 4/2) fine faint mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A12822. 72L840; common fine prominent 5YR44 mottles; common fine faint 7.5YR42 mottles
    C1g—134 to 165 centimeters (52.8 to 65.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/2) interior sandy loam; 30 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine faint mottles; structureless massive; friable; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A12823. 72L841; many fine faint 10YR52 mottles
    C2—165 to 193 centimeters (65.0 to 76.0 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3) interior sandy loam; structureless massive; friable; 1 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 40A12824. 72L842; few dark pebbles about 3 mm in diameter