IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Itasca
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1982MN061001
  • User Pedon ID: 82MN061001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 83P0640
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 52877
  • 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: 47.1841660
  • Std. Longitude: -93.6038895
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 54N
  • Range: 26W
  • Section: 2
  • PLSS Details: 482 meters W and 385 meters N from SE corner
  • Location Description: Itasca County, MN. 4.8 km S and 6.4 km W of Grand Rapids.
  • State: Minnesota
  • County: MN061—Itasca
  • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, montmorillonitic Aridic Eutroboralfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Itasca
  • Classificaton Date - 11/30/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Itasca
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed Glossic Eutroboralf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 10/1/1982
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


  • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: mesa or butte
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no
  • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/1/1982 (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
  • 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

    12

    Oe—0 to 9 centimeters (0.0 to 3.5 inches); partially decomposed organic matter; fragments. Lab sample # 83P03142. Oganic litter, mainly leaves and twigs.
    E—9 to 14 centimeters (3.5 to 5.5 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, light gray (10YR 7/1) interior, dry; silt loam; weak very fine crumb, and weak very fine platy structure; very friable; 5.5 roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 83P03143. many roots
    Bw—14 to 39 centimeters (5.5 to 15.4 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, very pale brown (10YR 7/4) interior, dry; silt loam; weak fine platy, and weak very fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 5.5 roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 83P03144. many roots
    E'—39 to 50 centimeters (15.4 to 19.7 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 5.5 roots; 2.5 vesicular pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P03145. many roots
    2E/B—50 to 78 centimeters (19.7 to 30.7 inches); 80 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior and 20 percent brown (10YR 4/3) interior and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior fine sandy loam; weak fine and medium angular blocky structure; very friable; 5.5 roots; 2.5 vesicular pores; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 83P03146. many roots
    2B/E—78 to 88 centimeters (30.7 to 34.6 inches); 70 percent brown (10YR 4/3) interior and 30 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior fine sandy loam; weak medium and coarse angular blocky structure; firm; 2.5 roots; dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds and brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 83P03147. common roots; patchy - phpvsfiid 216191; patchy - phpvsfiid 216192; patchy - phpvsfiid 216191; patchy - phpvsfiid 216192
    2Bt1—88 to 113 centimeters (34.6 to 44.5 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior fine sandy loam; weak medium and coarse angular blocky, and weak fine platy structure; firm; 2.5 roots; 15 percent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2), moist, clay films and 55 percent dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 83P03148. many clay films surface features on faces of peds; few clay films surface features; common roots
    2Bt2—113 to 136 centimeters (44.5 to 53.5 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior fine sandy loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; weak very coarse angular blocky structure; firm; 2.5 roots; 15 percent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2), moist, clay films and 37 percent brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P03149. common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few clay films surface features; common roots; few fine distinct 7.5YR56 mottles
    2C—136 to 177 centimeters (53.5 to 69.7 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior fine sandy loam; 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) fine prominent mottles; weak fine and medium platy structure; friable; 0.5 roots; 1 percent threadlike carbonate concretions; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 83P03150. Few light gray (10YR 7/2) lime threads.; few lime concretions concentrations; few roots; few fine prominent 5YR58 mottles