IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Yalmer
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1966MI061002
  • User Pedon ID: S1966MI061002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A1967
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 36125
  • Print Date: 2/17/2025

    • 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: 47.0422211
  • Std. Longitude: -88.5717163
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 54N
  • Range: 34W
  • Section: 25
  • PLSS Details: SW 1/4, SW 1/4
  • State: Michigan
  • County: MI061—Houghton
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MI610—Houghton County Area, Michigan
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 47088-A5—Chassell, Michigan

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: R. Johnson and E.P. Whiteside
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Yalmer
  • Taxonomic Class - Sandy, mixed Alfic Fragiorthods
  • PSC - 25 to 68 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 10/10/1966
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: dead ice moraine
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/10/1966 (actual site observation date)
  • 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
    • 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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    813

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    5.6

    16.7

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    O2—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); black (5YR 2/1); weak fine granular structure; friable; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A15628
    A2—3 to 16 centimeters (1.2 to 6.3 inches); gray (5YR 5/1) and dark gray (5YR 4/1) loamy sand; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A15629
    B21hir—16 to 26 centimeters (6.3 to 10.2 inches); very dusky red (2.5YR 2/2) and dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) fine sandy loam; weak coarse granular parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, weakly cemented; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A15630
    B22ir—26 to 46 centimeters (10.2 to 18.1 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) and reddish brown (5YR 4/4) loamy sand; weak coarse subangular blocky parts to weak coarse granular structure; friable; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A15631
    B3—46 to 59 centimeters (18.1 to 23.2 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3) loamy sand; weak coarse subangular blocky parts to weak medium granular structure; friable; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A15632
    A'21—59 to 72 centimeters (23.2 to 28.3 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4) loamy sand; weak thick platy parts to weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A15633
    A'22x—72 to 105 centimeters (28.3 to 41.3 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/3) loamy sand; weak thick platy parts to weak medium platy structure; hard; brittle; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A15634
    A/B—105 to 125 centimeters (41.3 to 49.2 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/3) loamy sand; weak thick platy structure; friable; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified.
    A/B—125 to 125 centimeters (49.2 to 49.2 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4); fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A15635. horizon was originally A'23 and B'21t
    B&A—125 to 171 centimeters (49.2 to 67.3 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) and light reddish brown (5YR 6/3) and reddish gray (5YR 5/2) sandy loam, loamy sand; weak thick platy structure; friable; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A15636. horizon was originally B'22t and A'24
    B'23t—171 to 204 centimeters (67.3 to 80.3 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) fine sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A15637
    2C1—204 to 244 centimeters (80.3 to 96.1 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) sandy loam; massive parts to single grain; friable; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A15638. sampled with auger
    3C2—244 to 295 centimeters (96.1 to 116.1 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) sandy loam; massive; friable; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A15639. sampled with auger
    4C3—295 to 313 centimeters (116.1 to 123.2 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) sandy loam; massive; friable; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, unspecified. Lab sample # 40A15640. sampled with auger