IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Barber
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: B01MN137187
  • User Pedon ID: B01MN137187
  • Vegetation Plot ID: B01MN137187
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 02N0798
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 14886
  • Print Date: 4/22/2025

    • 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: 47.2847214
  • Std. Longitude: -92.9586105
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 56N
  • Range: 21W
  • Section: 36
  • PLSS Details: 500 feet north and 300 feet east of the southwest 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, Tuve
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Isotic, frigid Aquic Udipsamments
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Barber
  • Taxonomic Class - Isotic, frigid Aquic Udipsamments
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 10/30/2001
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - ninth edition
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: eolian sands
  • Landform: glacial lake
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/30/2001 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 455SW
  • 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

    LYOB

    VACCI

    PTAQ

    Populus tremuloides

    Abies balsamea

    Lycopodium obscurum

    Vaccinium

    Pteridium aquilinum

    quaking aspen

    balsam fir

    rare clubmoss

    blueberry

    western brackenfern

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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

    4

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    399

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    260

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    A—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1) fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small
    E—8 to 18 centimeters (3.1 to 7.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) loamy fine sand; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small
    B/E—18 to 33 centimeters (7.1 to 13.0 inches); 70 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) loamy fine sand; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 2 percent fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small
    B/E—18 to 33 centimeters (7.1 to 13.0 inches); 30 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2); very friable; fragments.; observed in pit, small
    Bw1—33 to 48 centimeters (13.0 to 18.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine sand; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2 percent fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; clear wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small
    Bw2—48 to 69 centimeters (18.9 to 27.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine sand; weak coarse platy parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 5 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 50 percent coarse prominent spherical dark red (2.5YR 3/6), moist, iron-manganese masses; fragments; clear wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small
    BC—69 to 99 centimeters (27.2 to 39.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine sand; massive; loose; 5 percent medium distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, iron depletions and 10 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 20 percent medium prominent spherical 5YR 3/6 (5YR 3/6), moist, iron-manganese masses throughout; fragments; gradual wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small
    C1—99 to 140 centimeters (39.0 to 55.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine sand; massive; loose; 3 percent medium distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, iron depletions and 5 percent medium distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 5 percent fine prominent platy yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, iron-manganese masses; fragments; gradual wavy boundary.; observed in auger, bucket
    C2—140 to 203 centimeters (55.1 to 79.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) fine sand; massive; loose; 1 percent fine distinct yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, iron depletions and 2 percent fine distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments.; observed in auger, bucket