IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sconsin
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1988WI119001
  • User Pedon ID: 88WI119001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 89P0291
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 61395
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 45.2827797
  • Std. Longitude: -90.5766678
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 32N
  • Range: 2W
  • Section: 2
  • PLSS Details: 2075 feet N and 75 feet W of the SE corner
  • Map Unit: 648B—Sconsin silt loam, 1 to 6 percent slopes
  • State: Wisconsin
  • County: WI119—Taylor
  • MLRA: 90—Central Wisconsin and Minnesota Thin Loess and Till
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: WI119—Taylor County, Wisconsin

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: D. Silkworth
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy over sandy or sandy-skeletal, mixed, superactive, frigid Haplic Glossudalfs
  • 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 #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Sconsin
  • PSC - 36 to 81 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Scott Lake
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed Typic Glossoboralf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1988
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/1/1988 (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

    argillic horizon

    0—36

    36—81

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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

    1

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    416

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    270

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    Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P01617
    Oa—3 to 13 centimeters (1.2 to 5.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1); moderate medium granular structure; very friable; 5.5 fine and medium roots throughout and 5.5 coarse roots throughout; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. many fine and medium roots throughout; many coarse roots throughout
    E1—13 to 26 centimeters (5.1 to 10.2 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silt loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 fine and medium roots throughout and 2.5 coarse roots throughout; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P01616. common fine and medium roots throughout; common coarse roots throughout
    E2—26 to 49 centimeters (10.2 to 19.3 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silt loam; moderate medium platy, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 2.5 medium roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 1 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P01617. few fine roots throughout; common medium roots throughout
    B/E—49 to 84 centimeters (19.3 to 33.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) and brown (7.5YR 4/4) silt loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium faint mottles; weak medium platy, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 15 percent faint , moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P01618. few clay films surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; few fine and medium roots throughout; few medium faint 7.5YR56 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 232962; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 232962
    2Bt—84 to 94 centimeters (33.1 to 37.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium faint mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 2.5 medium roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 2 percent distinct 7.5YR 4/0 (7.5YR 4/0), moist, skeletans on all faces of peds and 15 percent , moist, clay films; 4 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P01619. very few skeletans (sand or silt) surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; few clay films surface features; few fine roots throughout; common medium roots throughout; few medium faint 7.5YR56 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 232963; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 232963
    2BC—94 to 127 centimeters (37.0 to 50.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) coarse sand; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 12 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P01620. few fine roots throughout
    2C1—127 to 148 centimeters (50.0 to 58.3 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) coarse sand; single grain; loose; 3 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 8 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P01621
    2C2—148 to 165 centimeters (58.3 to 65.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) coarse sand; single grain; loose; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 40 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P01622
    2C3—165 to 196 centimeters (65.0 to 77.2 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) sand; single grain; loose; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary.