IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Balaton
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1991MN149002C
  • User Pedon ID: 91MN149002C
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 92P0126
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 64365
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • 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: 45.6800003
  • Std. Longitude: -95.8091660
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 126N
  • Range: 41W
  • Section: 34
  • PLSS Details: 40 feet W of center
  • State: Minnesota
  • County: MN149—Stevens

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Gorton and DeMortelare
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, 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 - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • 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
  • 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); loam; black (10YR 2/1) mottles; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; friable; 2.5 fine roots; fragments; very slight effervescence. Lab sample # 92P00865; moist when described;. common fine roots
    Ap2—15 to 28 centimeters (5.9 to 11.0 inches); loam; black (10YR 2/1) mottles; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; slight effervescence; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P00866; moist when described;. few fine roots
    Bk—28 to 51 centimeters (11.0 to 20.1 inches); loam; brown (10YR 5/3) mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 0.5 very fine roots; pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist, carbonate coats; fragments; violent effervescence. Lab sample # 92P00867; moist when described;. few very fine roots