IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Pipestone
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2008MI121008
  • User Pedon ID: F2008MI121008
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S2008MI121008
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 08N0661
  • User Project ID: 2025-NEGRP-013
  • Project Name: EVAL - MLRA 97 - Pipestone loamy sand, lake moderated, 0 to 4 percent slopes
  • Print Date: 7/11/2025
  • 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: 43.1605263
  • Std. Longitude: -86.2030029
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 9N
  • Range: 16W
  • Section: 22
  • PLSS Details: NE 1/4 of NW 1/4 of NW 1/4
  • Location Description: Fruitport Township
  • Map Unit: PpsaaA—Pipestone-Covert-Saugatuck sands, 0 to 3 percent slopes
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Michigan
  • County: MI121—Muskegon
  • MLRA: 97—Southwestern Michigan Fruit and Vegetable Crop Belt
  • Regional Office: 11—Indianapolis, INNE—Northeast
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-GRP—Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MI121—Muskegon County, Michigan
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 43086-B2—Muskegon East, Michigan
  • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J. Scott Eversoll
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Sandy, mixed, mesic Typic Endoaquods
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: within range of map unit
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 8
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Pipestone
  • Taxonomic Class - Sandy, mixed, mesic Typic Endoaquods
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/9/2008
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition
  • 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: relict nearshore zone
  • Geomorphic Component Flats: talf
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Pattern: dendritic
  • Runoff: negligible
  • Ksat Class Upper: high
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no
  • VEGETATION

  • Ecological Sites. (Click Ecological Site ID For Link to EDIT.)
    Ecological Site ID Ecological Site Name Correlation Data Classifier
    F097XA006MI Moist Acidic Sandy Flatwoods Feb 21 2025 Sydney Lance
  • SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/9/2008 (actual site observation date)
  • Data Collector: Soil Survey Staff
  • Surface Water Kind: none observed
  • 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

    ACRU

    MACA4

    MACA4

    PTERI

    PTERI

    QUAL

    QUAL

    RUID

    RUID

    SAAL5

    SAAL5

    SMILA2

    SMILA2

    Acer rubrum

    Acer rubrum

    Maianthemum canadense

    Maianthemum canadense

    Pteridium

    Pteridium

    Quercus alba

    Quercus alba

    Rubus idaeus

    Rubus idaeus

    Sassafras albidum

    Sassafras albidum

    Smilax

    Smilax

    red maple

    red maple

    Canada mayflower

    Canada mayflower

    brackenfern

    brackenfern

    white oak

    white oak

    American red raspberry

    American red raspberry

    sassafras

    sassafras

    greenbrier

    greenbrier

    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    spodic horizon

    0—25

    25—41

    —-

    —-

    Site Soil Temperature
    Site Obs. Date Depth Sensor Kind Temperature
    cm C

    6/9/2008

    6/9/2008

    102

    51

    12

    16

    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

    1

    193

    270

    835

    157

    8.5

    20.1

    -3.4

    205712

    Muskegon County AP

    NWS COOP

    AE1—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); variegated 60 percent very dark brown (10YR 2/2) and 40 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), gray (10YR 5/1), dry; sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 10.0 very fine roots and 4.0 medium roots and 10.0 fine roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 0 percent by volume unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 08N04066; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    AE2—10 to 25 centimeters (3.9 to 9.8 inches); variegated 80 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) and 20 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), gray (10YR 6/1), dry; sand; weak coarse subangular blocky parts to weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 10.0 very fine roots and 4.0 medium roots and 10.0 fine roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 2 percent medium prominent weakly coherent cemented yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 0 percent by volume unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 08N04067; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bhs—25 to 41 centimeters (9.8 to 16.1 inches); variegated 60 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) and 40 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) sand; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 4.0 very coarse roots and 10.0 medium roots and 10.0 fine roots and 10.0 coarse roots; 0 percent by volume unspecified fragments; clear broken boundary. Lab sample # 08N04068; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bs1—41 to 53 centimeters (16.1 to 20.9 inches); variegated 90 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) and 10 percent brown (7.5YR 5/4) sand; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 medium roots and 4.0 fine roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 2 percent fine prominent weakly coherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 0 percent by volume unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 08N04069; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bs2—53 to 94 centimeters (20.9 to 37.0 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) sand; friable; 0.5 medium roots and 0.5 fine roots; 10 percent fine prominent strongly coherent cemented red (2.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 40 percent coarse prominent moderately coherent cemented yellowish red (5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 0 percent by volume unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 08N04070; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    BC—94 to 152 centimeters (37.0 to 59.8 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) sand; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 0.5 fine roots; 5 percent fine prominent yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 15 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent by volume 2-40-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 08N04071; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    C—152 to 203 centimeters (59.8 to 79.9 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) sand; single grain; loose; 1 percent faint dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, organic stains; 0 percent by volume unspecified fragments. Lab sample # 08N04072; wet when described; observed in auger, bucket