IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Graveraet
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1990MI061002
  • User Pedon ID: 90MI061002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 90P1057
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 62990
  • Print Date: 12/17/2024

    • 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: 46.7075005
  • Std. Longitude: -88.9261093
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 50N
  • Range: 37W
  • Section: 27
  • PLSS Details: NW 1/4, NW 1/4, NW 1/4
  • Location Description: in Houghton County, MI on the Ottawa National Forest. Fore
  • State: Michigan
  • County: MI061—Houghton
  • MLRA: 93—Superior Stony and Rocky Loamy Plains and Hills

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: DR, JKJ
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Graveraet
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed Alfic Fragiorthods
  • PSC - 0 to 30 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1990
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1990 (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

    albic horizon

    spodic horizon

    fragipan

    argillic horizon

    0—5

    5—13

    13—30

    30—53

    53—122

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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

    3

    —

    —

    —

    —

    225

    84

    —

    —

    4

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

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    Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. undecomposed organic matter
    A—3 to 8 centimeters (1.2 to 3.1 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2), dark reddish gray (5YR 4/2), dry; loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P06494. about 1% gravel and 1% cobbles; few coarse roots; common medium roots
    E—8 to 16 centimeters (3.1 to 6.3 inches); reddish gray (5YR 5/2) silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P06495. about 2% gravel and 1% cobbles; few medium roots; few coarse roots
    Bs—16 to 33 centimeters (6.3 to 13.0 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3) loam; 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 fine roots and 0.5 coarse roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P06496. mottles at boundary with E/Bx; some mixing of E in this horizon; about 3% gravel and 1% cobbles; few coarse roots; common fine roots; few fine distinct 5YR56 mottles
    E/Bx—33 to 56 centimeters (13.0 to 22.0 inches); weak red (2.5YR 5/2) loam; 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; weak medium platy, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 15 percent distinct reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P06497. occupies about 60% of the horizon surrounding reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) loam (Bt), mottles are in the upper part of the horizon, about 3% gravel and 1% cobbles; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots; few fine distinct 5YR56 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 226017; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 226017
    B/E—56 to 125 centimeters (22.0 to 49.2 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) sandy loam; weak thick platy, and moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 15 percent distinct reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P06498. occupies about 70% of the horizon surrounded by weak red (2.5YR 5/2) fine sandy loam (E); about 4% gravel and 1% cobbles; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots; continuous - phpvsfiid 226018; continuous - phpvsfiid 226018
    C—125 to 186 centimeters (49.2 to 73.2 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) loam; massive; friable; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 90P06499. few thin (1-3 cm) sandy bands present; slightly effervescent beginning at about 130 cm; about 4% gravel and 1% cobbles; few fine roots