IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Pipestone

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: F2008MI121005

User Pedon ID: F2008MI121005

Vegetation Plot ID: F2008MI121005

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 08N0658

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 19966

Print Date: 11/26/2024

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: 43.1561661

Std. Longitude: -86.0627518

Datum: WGS84

Township: 9N

Range: 15W

Section: 23

PLSS Details: SW1/4 of NW1/4

Map Unit: PpsaaA—Pipestone-Covert-Saugatuck sands, 0 to 3 percent slopes

Country: US—United States

State: Michigan

County: MI121—Muskegon

MLRA: 98—Southern Michigan and Northern Indiana Drift Plains

Regional Office: NE—Northeast

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MI121—Muskegon County, Michigan

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 43086-B1—Sullivan, Michigan

PEDON

Describers Name: J. Scott Eversoll, Erin Segar

Current Taxonomic Class: Sandy, isotic, mesic Typic Endoaquods

Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct

Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Pipestone

PSC - 25 to 100 cm.

Classificaton Date - 4/17/2009

Classifier - Steve Tardy

Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition

Moisture Class - aquic

Moisture Subclass - typic

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Pipestone

Taxonomic Class - Sandy, mixed, mesic Typic Endoaquods

Taxon Kind - series

Classificaton Date - 6/4/2008

Classifier - Scott Eversoll

Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition

Moisture Class - aquic

Moisture SUBClass - typic

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Erosion Class - 0

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Parent Material: sandy glaciolacustrine deposits

Landscape: lake plain

Landform: nearshore zone (relict)

Geomorphic Component Flats: talf

Slope Complexity: simple

Drainage Pattern: dendritic

Runoff: negligible

Drainage Class: somewhat poorly

Flooding: none flooding

Ponding: none ponding

Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 6/4/2008 (actual site observation date)

Data Collector: Scott Eversoll

Surface Water Kind: none observed

Hydrology Status: unaltered

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
ACRU DRCA11 FAGR MACA4 PIRE PTERI QUAL SAAL5	Acer rubrum Dryopteris carthusiana Fagus grandifolia Maianthemum canadense Pinus resinosa Pteridium Quercus alba Sassafras albidum	red maple spinulose woodfern American beech Canada mayflower red pine brackenfern white oak sassafras	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
ochric epipedon spodic horizon ortstein	0—20 20—25 20—25	—20— —5— —5—

Site Soil Temperature
Site Obs. Date	Depth	Sensor Kind	Temperature
	cm		C
6/4/2008	51	—	12

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
0	—	—	201	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), gray (7.5YR 6/1), dry; loamy sand; moderate fine granular, and moderate medium granular structure; friable; rapid permeability; 10.0 medium roots and 10.0 fine roots and 4.0 coarse roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small. Original field estimate of texture was medium sand. Changed to loamy fine sand after sieving a sample in the MLRA lab.; pH's were taken in the MLRA lab after description date.

Bhs—20 to 25 centimeters (7.9 to 9.8 inches); 60 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) and 35 percent dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/3) and 5 percent dark reddish brown (5YR 2.5/2) loamy sand; moderate fine subangular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; rapid permeability; 10.0 medium roots and 10.0 fine roots and 4.0 coarse roots; 50 percent by volume moderately coherent cemented ortstein fragments fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, pH meter; diffuse broken boundary.; observed in pit, small. pH's were taken in the MLRA lab after description date.; Sieving in MLRA lab confirmed original texture field estimate of medium sand.

Bs1—25 to 33 centimeters (9.8 to 13.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) sand; weak medium subangular blocky parts to weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; rapid permeability; 10.0 very fine roots and 10.0 fine roots and 4.0 coarse roots; 3 percent very fine prominent red (2.5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron on surfaces along root channels; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, pH meter; gradual broken boundary.; observed in pit, small. pH's were taken in the MLRA lab after description date.; Original field estimate of texture was medium sand. Changed to fine sand after sieving a sample in the MLRA lab.

Bs2—33 to 51 centimeters (13.0 to 20.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine sand; weak fine subangular blocky parts to weak very fine subangular blocky, and weak medium subangular blocky parts to weak very fine subangular blocky structure; friable; rapid permeability; 4.0 very fine roots and 0.5 medium roots and 4.0 fine roots; 5 percent prominent very pale brown (10YR 7/3), moist, skeletans; 2 percent fine prominent reddish yellow (5YR 6/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent coarse prominent reddish yellow (5YR 6/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 20 percent coarse prominent light red (2.5YR 6/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small. pH's were taken in the MLRA lab after description date.; Original field estimate of texture was medium sand. Changed to fine sand after sieving a sample in the MLRA lab.

Bs3—51 to 81 centimeters (20.1 to 31.9 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/3) fine sand; weak fine subangular blocky parts to weak very fine subangular blocky, and weak medium subangular blocky parts to weak very fine subangular blocky structure; friable; rapid permeability; 0.5 medium roots and 0.5 fine roots; 10 percent fine prominent reddish yellow (5YR 6/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 25 percent coarse prominent reddish yellow (5YR 6/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 35 percent coarse prominent light red (2.5YR 6/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small. pH's were taken in the MLRA lab after description date.; Original field estimate of texture was medium sand. Changed to fine sand after sieving a sample in the MLRA lab.

BC—81 to 178 centimeters (31.9 to 70.1 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) fine sand; weak fine subangular blocky parts to weak very fine subangular blocky, and weak medium subangular blocky parts to weak very fine subangular blocky structure; friable; rapid permeability; 0.5 medium roots and 0.5 fine roots; 5 percent fine prominent reddish yellow (5YR 6/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 20 percent coarse prominent reddish yellow (5YR 6/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 30 percent coarse prominent light red (2.5YR 6/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, pH meter.; observed in auger, bucket. pH's were taken in the MLRA lab after description date.; Original field estimate of texture was medium sand. Changed to fine sand after sieving a sample in the MLRA lab.