IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Balaton
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1991MN149002
  • User Pedon ID: 91MN149002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 92P0120
  • User Project ID: FFTP_10-FAR19
  • Project Name: MLRA 102A - Fergus Falls Till Plain Formdale Catena Study, Re-correlation and Investigations
  • 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: 45.5000000
  • Std. Longitude: -96.0166702
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 126N
  • Range: 41W
  • Section: 34
  • PLSS Details: 305 feet NE and 10 feet W of center on NE-SW 1 inch just outside of circle
  • State: Minnesota
  • County: MN149—Stevens
  • MLRA: 102A—Rolling Till Prairie

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Gorton and DeMortelare
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, active, frigid Aquic Calciudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Balaton
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Hamerly
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, frigid Aeric Calciaquoll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 10/1/1991
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no
  • Plot #: 18

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/1/1991 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • STM Version ID: 1
  • 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
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    Ap1—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; slight effervescence. Lab sample # 92P00839; moist when described;. few fine roots
    Ap2—15 to 30 centimeters (5.9 to 11.8 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; slight effervescence; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P00840; moist when described;. few fine roots
    Bk1—30 to 43 centimeters (11.8 to 16.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots; fragments; violent effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P00841; moist when described;. few very fine roots
    Bk2—43 to 64 centimeters (16.9 to 25.2 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots; fragments; violent effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P00842; moist when described;. few very fine roots
    Bk3—64 to 91 centimeters (25.2 to 35.8 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots; fragments; violent effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P00843; moist when described;. few very fine roots
    C1—91 to 122 centimeters (35.8 to 48.0 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) loam; 30 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) medium distinct and 30 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) medium distinct mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; slight effervescence. Lab sample # 92P00844. many medium distinct 2.5Y52 mottles; many medium distinct 2.5Y56 mottles
    Ck2—122 to 163 centimeters (48.0 to 64.2 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) loam; 30 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) medium distinct and 30 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) medium distinct mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; slight effervescence. Lab sample # 92P00845. many medium distinct 2.5Y52 mottles; many medium distinct 2.5Y56 mottles
    C3—163 to 201 centimeters (64.2 to 79.1 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) loam; 30 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) medium distinct and 30 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) medium distinct mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; slight effervescence. Lab sample # 92P00846; moist when described;. many medium distinct 2.5Y52 mottles; many medium distinct 2.5Y56 mottles
    C4—201 to 239 centimeters (79.1 to 94.1 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) loam; 30 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) medium distinct and 30 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) medium distinct mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; slight effervescence. Lab sample # 92P00847. many medium distinct 2.5Y52 mottles; many medium distinct 2.5Y56 mottles