IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Almena
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1990WI119013
  • User Pedon ID: 90WI119013
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1990WI119013
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 91P0496
  • Print Date: 2/1/2025

    • 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: 45.0316620
  • Std. Longitude: -90.5679016
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 30N
  • Range: 2W
  • Section: 36
  • PLSS Details: 2525 feet E and 100 feet N of the SW corner
  • Location Description: Taylor County, WI.
  • State: Wisconsin
  • County: WI119—Taylor

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: W.D. Fiala and R.A. Dahl
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, frigid Aquic Glossudalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: TUD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 13
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Almena
  • PSC - 33 to 84 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/4/2006
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Almena
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed Aquic Glossoboralf
  • Taxon Kind - taxadjunct
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1990
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: footslope
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1990 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    TRPR2

    Trifolium pratense

    red clover

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    albic horizon

    argillic horizon

    0—33

    23—33

    33—107

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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

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    Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) exterior silt loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; 2.5 fine and medium roots throughout; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P02841. 1% gravel mixed; grayish brown (10YR 5/2) after exposure to air dry; common fine and medium roots throughout
    E/B—23 to 33 centimeters (9.1 to 13.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) exterior silt loam; 1 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine faint and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; weak medium platy, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots throughout; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P02842. 1% gravel mixed; very pale brown (10YR 7/3) after exposure to air dry (E); extends as tongues into or completely surrounds some remnants of dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) exterior silt loam (Bt); few fine roots throughout; few fine faint 10YR52 mottles; common medium distinct 10YR56 mottles
    B/E—33 to 53 centimeters (13.0 to 20.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) exterior silt loam; strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and 11 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) medium distinct mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky, and weak fine platy structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 15 percent faint brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on horizontal faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P02843. 3% gravel mixed; penetrated by tongues of brown (10YR 5/3) exterior silt loam; very pale brown (10YR 7/3) after exposure to air dry (E); few clay films surface features on horizontal faces of peds; few fine roots throughout; common medium distinct 10YR52 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 226757; patchy - phpvsfiid 226757
    Bt1—53 to 76 centimeters (20.9 to 29.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) exterior silt loam; strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and 11 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) medium distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 15 percent faint brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P02844. 3% gravel mixed; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; common medium distinct 10YR52 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 226758; patchy - phpvsfiid 226758
    Bt2—76 to 107 centimeters (29.9 to 42.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) exterior silt loam; 1 percent brown (7.5YR 5/2) fine distinct and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 37 percent faint strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P02845. 3% gravel mixed; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine distinct 7.5YR52 mottles; common 7.5YR56 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 226759; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 226759
    2C—107 to 152 centimeters (42.1 to 59.8 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) exterior sandy loam; massive; friable; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 91P02846. 7% gravel mixed