IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Alcona
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1986MI031005
  • User Pedon ID: 86MI031005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 86P0133
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 57938
  • Print Date: 11/11/2024
  • 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: 45.5308342
  • Std. Longitude: -84.2525024
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 36N
  • Range: 1E
  • Section: 1
  • PLSS Details: 2300 feet N and 800 feet W of the SE corner
  • State: Michigan
  • County: MI031—Cheboygan
  • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-silty, isotic, frigid Alfic Haplorthods
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Alcona
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Bohemian V
  • Classificaton Date - 10/1/1986
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


  • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no
  • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/1/1986 (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

    3

    763

    137

    7.2

    19.3

    -5.7

    206184

    Onaway 4N

    COOP

    1A—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior loamy very fine sand; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 0.5 fine roots throughout and 5.5 fine roots throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P00846. many fine roots throughout; few fine roots throughout
    1E—5 to 18 centimeters (2.0 to 7.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior very fine sand; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 0.5 fine roots throughout and 5.5 fine roots throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P00847. many fine roots throughout; few fine roots throughout
    1Bs1—18 to 23 centimeters (7.1 to 9.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior loamy very fine sand; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 2.5 fine roots throughout; fragments; very strongly alkaline, pH 9.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P00848. common fine roots throughout
    1Bs2—23 to 28 centimeters (9.1 to 11.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior loamy very fine sand; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 2.5 medium roots throughout and 5.5 fine roots throughout; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 86P00849. common medium roots throughout; many fine roots throughout
    1B—28 to 41 centimeters (11.0 to 16.1 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3) interior very fine sand; weak fine single grain; loose; 2.5 medium roots throughout and 5.5 fine roots throughout; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 86P00850. common medium roots throughout; many fine roots throughout
    2Bt—41 to 48 centimeters (16.1 to 18.9 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior silt loam; weak fine angular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 medium roots throughout and 5.5 fine roots throughout; 37 percent distinct reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 86P00851. common clay films surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; common medium roots throughout; many fine roots throughout; patchy - phpvsfiid 231223; patchy - phpvsfiid 231223
    2C—48 to 152 centimeters (18.9 to 59.8 inches); pink (7.5YR 7/3) interior stratified loamy very fine sand; weak coarse platy structure; very friable; 0.5 fine roots throughout; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 86P00852. few fine roots throughout