IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Westoo
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: B01MN137088
  • User Pedon ID: B01MN137088
  • Vegetation Plot ID: B01MN137088
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 02N0799
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 14887
  • Print Date: 11/24/2024

    • 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: 47.2836113
  • Std. Longitude: -92.8986130
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 56N
  • Range: 20W
  • Section: 32
  • PLSS Details: 150 feet north and 800 feet west of the southeast corner
  • State: Minnesota
  • County: MN137—St. Louis
  • MLRA: 88—Northern Minnesota Glacial Lake Basins
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MN619—St. Louis County, Minnesota, Meadowlands Part
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 47092-C8—Riley, Minnesota

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Rokus, Weikle
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Isotic, frigid Aquic Udipsamments
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Westoo
  • Taxonomic Class - Isotic, frigid Aquic Udipsamments
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 10/31/2001
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: eolian sands
  • Landform: dune
  • Hill Slope Profile: shoulder
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/31/2001 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 455SE
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - intermixed conifers and hardwoods
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    POTR5

    ABBA

    ACRU

    PIGL

    COCO6

    PTAQ

    SOLID

    COCA13

    Populus tremuloides

    Abies balsamea

    Acer rubrum

    Picea glauca

    Corylus cornuta

    Pteridium aquilinum

    Solidago

    Cornus canadensis

    quaking aspen

    balsam fir

    red maple

    white spruce

    beaked hazelnut

    western brackenfern

    goldenrod

    bunchberry dogwood

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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

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    399

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    270

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    A—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1) crushed loamy fine sand; moderate medium granular structure; very friable; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 2.0 medium roots and 2.0 fine roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small
    Bw1—8 to 25 centimeters (3.1 to 9.8 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) loamy fine sand; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 1.0 medium roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots; fragments; clear smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small
    Bw2—25 to 43 centimeters (9.8 to 16.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) loamy fine sand; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 1.0 medium roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots; fragments; clear smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small
    Bw3—43 to 84 centimeters (16.9 to 33.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) loamy fine sand; weak coarse subangular blocky parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 1.0 fine roots; 1 percent fine prominent irregular strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; clear wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small
    C1—84 to 140 centimeters (33.1 to 55.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) loamy fine sand; single grain; loose; 1.0 fine roots; 10 percent medium prominent irregular strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout and 15 percent coarse distinct irregular light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) iron depletions throughout; fragments; clear wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small
    C2—140 to 198 centimeters (55.1 to 78.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) loamy fine sand; single grain; loose; 1.0 fine roots; 2 percent medium prominent platy weakly coherent cemented yellowish red (5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; ; fragments; gradual wavy boundary.; observed in auger, bucket
    C3—198 to 254 centimeters (78.0 to 100.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) loamy fine sand; single grain; loose; 1 percent fine distinct irregular brown (7.5YR 5/4) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments.; observed in auger, bucket