IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Trimountain
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1986MI061002
  • User Pedon ID: 86MI061002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 86P0776
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59070
  • 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: 47.0508347
  • Std. Longitude: -88.7305527
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 54N
  • Range: 35W
  • Section: 24
  • PLSS Details: 1850 feet W and 1850 feet N of the SE corner
  • State: Michigan
  • County: MI061—Houghton
  • MLRA: 93—Superior Stony and Rocky Loamy Plains and Hills

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: C. Schwenner, R. Yeck, W. Frederick
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Typic Fragiorthods
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Trimountain
  • PSC - 0 to 66 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Trimountain
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, frigid Typic Fragiorthod
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1986
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: dead ice moraine
  • Slope Position: upper third
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/1/1986 (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

    albic horizon

    spodic horizon

    fragipan

    0—10

    10—66

    66—85

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    —-

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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

    35

    —

    —

    563

    —

    225

    85

    —

    —

    5

    18

    -7

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

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    Oa—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); partially decomposed organic matter; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P04698
    E—2 to 12 centimeters (0.8 to 4.7 inches); dark reddish gray (5YR 4/2) interior fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 5.5 fine and medium roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P04699. many fine and medium roots throughout; few coarse roots throughout
    Bhs—12 to 28 centimeters (4.7 to 11.0 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) interior fine sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 5.5 fine and medium roots throughout and 2.5 coarse roots throughout; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P04700. many fine and medium roots throughout; common coarse roots throughout
    Bs1—28 to 68 centimeters (11.0 to 26.8 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior fine sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 fine and medium roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P04701. 26-46 cm, 86P4701; 46-66 cm, 86P4702. Micromorphology: Amorphous materials occur as thin and medium continuous coatings on mineral grains and as segregated materials in intersticial areas. Very little bridging of grains by amorphous material; common fine and medium roots throughout; few coarse roots throughout
    2E/Bx—68 to 87 centimeters (26.8 to 34.3 inches); 70 percent reddish brown (5YR 5/3) exterior and 30 percent reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) interior gravelly loamy sand, gravelly sandy loam; massive; firm; 2.5 fine vesicular pores; 15 percent distinct reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, clay films in root channels and/or pores; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P04703. Micromorphology: No segreated amorphous material. Small amount of oriented clay mainly in pores associated with mineral grains.; few clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220906; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220906
    2BCd—87 to 116 centimeters (34.3 to 45.7 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior gravelly sandy loam; massive; firm; 0.5 very fine vesicular pores; 15 percent faint reddish brown (5YR 4/3), moist, clay films in root channels and/or pores; 3 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P04704. Some extention of E material (5YR 5/3) into top 5-8 cm of horizon. Micromorphology: No segreagated amorphous material. Common oriented and in associated pores. Common clay opaque concentrations. Clay forms bridge between sand grains.; few clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220907; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220907
    2Cd—116 to 141 centimeters (45.7 to 55.5 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior loamy fine sand; massive; firm; 3 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P04705. Micromorphology: Some oriented clay as very thin grain argillan. commone highly weathered rock fragments. Opaque black concentrations common in plain light.
    3C—141 to 206 centimeters (55.5 to 81.1 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior gravelly loamy sand; massive; friable; 30 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 86P04706