IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Alstad
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1975WI095001
  • User Pedon ID: 75WI095001
  • User Site Association ID: MLRA 91B - Seamless spatial and tabular data project
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A1613
  • User Project ID: GBSL_10-DUL22
  • Project Name: MLRA 90A - Grantsburg Sublobe Investigation
  • 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: 45.5838814
  • Std. Longitude: -92.6715851
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 36N
  • Range: 19W
  • Section: 25
  • PLSS Details: 120 feet east and 240 feet south of northwest corner
  • Location Description: Polk County, WI. R16W recorded on description changed to R19W. NW 1/4, 120 feet E of road and 200 feet S of large drain.
  • State: Wisconsin
  • County: WI095—Polk
  • MLRA: 90A—Wisconsin and Minnesota Thin Loess and Till
  • Regional Office: NC—North Central

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: A.J. Klingelhoets and G.B. Lee
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Aquic Glossudalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: TUD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Alstad
  • Classificaton Date - 7/30/2008
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Alstad Taxadjunct
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1975
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: fine-loamy till
  • Landscape: till plain
  • Landform: moraine
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/1/1975 (actual site observation date)
  • Data Collector: A.J. Klingelhoets and G.B. Lee
  • 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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    71

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    6

    22

    -11

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    1Ap—0 to 28 centimeters (0.0 to 11.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior loam; moderate fine subangular blocky, and moderate medium granular structure; friable; 5.5 roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A12729. 760169; many roots
    1A2—28 to 41 centimeters (11.0 to 16.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior loam; 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct and 30 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) medium prominent mottles; moderate medium and coarse platy structure; friable; 5.5 roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A12730. 760170; many roots; many medium distinct 10YR56 mottles; many medium prominent 10YR52 mottles
    1A&B—41 to 51 centimeters (16.1 to 20.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/2) interior loam; weak coarse platy, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 5.5 roots; 15 percent faint , moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A12731. 760171; occupies about 60% of the horizon as tongues extending into or completely surrounding isolated remnants of dark brown 7.5YR 4/4 loam, B2t material; est less than 5% by vol c frags > 2 mm dia. and < 1% greater than 3 in. diam.; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; many roots; patchy - phpvsfiid 213168; patchy - phpvsfiid 213168
    1B&A—51 to 74 centimeters (20.1 to 29.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior clay loam; 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium distinct and 30 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) medium prominent and 30 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) medium prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky, and weak coarse platy structure; firm; 5.5 roots; faint , moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A12732. 760172; few manganese spots and streaks; tongues up to 40 mm thick of brown 7.5YR 5/2 loam extend to bottom of horizon; estimated less than 5% by volume coarse fragments greater than 2 mm in diameter and less than 1% over 3 inches in diamete; many roots; many medium distinct 7.5YR56 mottles; many medium prominent 5YR56 mottles; many medium prominent 10YR52 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 213169; patchy - phpvsfiid 213169
    1B&A—74 to 97 centimeters (29.1 to 38.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior clay loam; 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium distinct and 30 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) medium prominent and 30 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) medium prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky, and weak coarse platy structure; firm; 5.5 roots; faint , moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A12733. 760173; few manganese spots and streaks; tongues up to 40 mm thick of brown 7.5YR 5/2 loam extend to bottom of horizon; estimated less than 5% by volume coarse fragments greater than 2 mm in diameter and less than 1% over 3 inches in diamete; many roots; many medium distinct 7.5YR56 mottles; many medium prominent 5YR56 mottles; many medium prominent 10YR52 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 213170; patchy - phpvsfiid 213170
    1B2t—97 to 114 centimeters (38.2 to 44.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior clay loam; 30 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4) medium distinct and 30 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) medium distinct and 30 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) medium prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 5.5 roots; faint , moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A12734. 760174; a few spots and streaks of manganese; estimated less than 5% coarse fragments greater than 2 mm in diameter; many roots; many medium prominent 10YR52 mottles; many medium distinct 5YR44 mottles; many medium distinct 5YR56 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 213171; patchy - phpvsfiid 213171
    1B3—114 to 130 centimeters (44.9 to 51.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior loam; 30 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) coarse distinct and 30 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) coarse distinct mottles; 0.5 roots; 15 percent faint , moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A12735. 760175; many fine manganese spots and streaks; estimated less than 5% coarse fragments over 2 mm in diameter; few clay films surface features on vertical faces of peds; few roots; many coarse distinct 5YR56 mottles; many coarse distinct 10YR52 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 213172; patchy - phpvsfiid 213172
    1C1—130 to 163 centimeters (51.2 to 64.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior loam; 30 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) medium distinct and 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 40A12736. 163176; estimated less than 5% by volume of coarse fragments over 2 mm in diameter; many medium distinct 10YR52 mottles; many medium distinct 7.5YR56 mottles