IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Becida

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S1963MN111491

User Pedon ID: S1963MN111491

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes

Lab Source ID - UMNSSL2

Lab Pedon # - UMN0491

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 82779

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: 46.4850842

Std. Longitude: -95.1896245

Datum: WGS84

Township: 135N

Range: 36W

Section: 23

PLSS Details: SE1/4 of SW1/4

Country: US—United States

State: Minnesota

County: MN111—Otter Tail

MLRA: 57—Northern Minnesota Gray Drift

Regional Office: NC—North Central

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MN111—Otter Tail County, Minnesota

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 46095-D2—Wadena, Minnesota

PEDON

Describers Name: Orville D. Friedrich

Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Aeric Glossaqualfs

Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct

Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series

Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site

Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Becida

PSC - 46 to 94 cm.

Classificaton Date - 4/5/2013

Classifier - Meredith Albers

Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition

Moisture Class - aquic

Moisture Subclass - aeric

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: yes

Certification Status: certified

QC Status: level 1

QA Status: level 2

SITE

Parent Material: coarse-loamy lodgment till

Landscape: drumlin field

Landform: drumlin

Drainage Class: somewhat poorly

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 9/6/1963 (actual site observation date)

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover

Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other grass/herbaceous cover

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Drained? - no

Bedded Soil? - no

Forest Plantation? - no

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
ochric epipedon glossic horizon redox depletions with chroma 2 or less redox concentrations argillic horizon densic contact densic materials	0—15 15—69 15—107 15—107 46—94 94—94 94—127	—15— —54— —92— —92— —48— —- —33—

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	—	—	—	—	0	680	—	135	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

A—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); black (N 2/), sandy loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable; many roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # MN500050; moist when described;

AE—10 to 15 centimeters (3.9 to 5.9 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) loam; weak medium platy structure; friable; common roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5; abrupt irregular boundary.; moist when described;. few fine faint mottles (now redox, no indication what kind)

E/B1—15 to 25 centimeters (5.9 to 9.8 inches); 65 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) and 35 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) sandy loam, sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common roots; 5 percent prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, iron-manganese masses; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MN500052; moist when described;. some of 7.5YR is mottling, 2.5YR inclusion, minor loamy sand pockets

E/B2—25 to 46 centimeters (9.8 to 18.1 inches); 60 percent 2.5Y 5/ (2.5Y 5/), and 40 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) sandy loam, sandy clay loam; weak medium platy, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common roots; 5 percent prominent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, iron-manganese masses; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MN500053; moist when described;. some 10YR colors which look like mottles

B/E—46 to 69 centimeters (18.1 to 27.2 inches); 60 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) and 40 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) sandy clay loam; 10YR (10YR mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few roots; 10 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, and black (N 2/0), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 50 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, and black (N 2/0), moist, clay films on surfaces along root channels; 5 percent faint dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, iron-manganese masses; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MN500054; moist when described;. 2m sbk with strong horizontal orientation; spots of almost pure clay

Btg—69 to 94 centimeters (27.2 to 37.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; few roots; 20 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 60 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, clay films on surfaces along root channels; 20 percent medium distinct light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6), moist, and olive brown (2.5Y 4/4), moist, iron-manganese masses; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # MN500055; moist when described;

BCd—94 to 107 centimeters (37.0 to 42.1 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) and grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) sandy loam; structureless massive; friable; organic stains on top faces of peds and organic stains on bottom faces of peds; 20 percent medium distinct light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6), moist, and olive brown (2.5Y 4/4), moist, iron-manganese masses; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described;. massive strong fine horizontal cleavage plates

Cd—107 to 127 centimeters (42.1 to 50.0 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) and grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) sandy loam; massive; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2. Lab sample # MN500057; moist when described;. massive, fine horizontal cleavage plates