IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Champion
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1978MI013004
  • User Pedon ID: 78MI013004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 79P0026
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 46210
  • 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: 46.5619431
  • Std. Longitude: -88.3119431
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 48N
  • Range: 32W
  • Section: 16
  • PLSS Details: Center of NW 1/4 NE 1/4
  • State: Michigan
  • County: MI013—Baraga

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: E. P. Whiteside and N. W. Stroesenreuther
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Champion
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed Orthox
  • PSC - 25 to 73 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 10/1/1978
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: plain
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/1/1978 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    spodic horizon

    fragipan

    0—18

    18—56

    73—186

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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

    6

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    1A1—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); black (5YR 2/1) interior loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 2.5 fine roots; 3 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P00111. common fine roots
    1A2—8 to 18 centimeters (3.1 to 7.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/2) interior loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 5.5 fine and medium roots; 3 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P00112. many fine and medium roots
    1B21hir—18 to 41 centimeters (7.1 to 16.1 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) interior fine sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 5.5 fine and medium roots; 3 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P00113. many fine and medium roots
    1B22ir—41 to 56 centimeters (16.1 to 22.0 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior fine sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 fine roots; 3 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 8 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P00114. common fine roots
    2A'2x—56 to 73 centimeters (22.0 to 28.7 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior gravelly sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 2.5 tubular pores; 3 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 23 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P00115. few fine roots
    2A&Bx—73 to 109 centimeters (28.7 to 42.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) gravelly sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.1 fine roots; 2.5 tubular pores; reddish brown (5YR 4/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds and , moist, clay films between sand grains; 3 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 28 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P00116. B part has the 4/2 colors.; very few fine roots
    2B3x—109 to 168 centimeters (42.9 to 66.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior gravelly sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 tubular pores; 3 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 23 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P00117
    2C1x—168 to 186 centimeters (66.1 to 73.2 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior gravelly loamy sand; massive; very friable; 0.5 tubular pores; 3 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 23 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P00118. Horizon separates into weak thick plates when distrubed. Dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) horizontal color bands and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) sand streaks.
    2C2—186 to 206 centimeters (73.2 to 81.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior gravelly sand; weak medium granular structure; very friable; 3 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 23 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 79P00119