IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Marna
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1969MN013001
User Pedon ID:
S1969MN013001
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
yes
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
40A1727
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
35885
Print Date:
11/11/2024
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:
43.8819389
Std. Longitude:
-94.1671906
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
105N
Range:
28W
Section:
23
PLSS Details:
SW1/4 of SW1/4, about 440 feet N and 300 feet E from E side of center of rd junction
Location Description:
Blue Earth Co.
State:
Minnesota
County:
MN013—Blue Earth
MLRA:
103—Central Iowa and Minnesota Till Prairies
PEDON
Describers Name:
R.J. Edwards and H.R. Finney
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine, smectitic, mesic Vertic Endoaquolls
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Purpose:
soil survey inventory
Pedon Record Orgin:
Converted from SSL-CMS data
Pedon #:
1
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Marna
Classificaton Date -
1/13/2015
Moisture Subclass -
aquic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Marna
Taxonomic Class -
Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Typic Haplaquolls
Classificaton Date -
10/1/1969
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Erosion Class -
1
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
yes
Certification Status:
certified
QC Status:
level 1
QA Status:
not reviewed
SITE
Slope Shape Down:
linear
Drainage Class:
poorly
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
10/1/1969 (actual site observation date)
Surface Cover Properties:
Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 -
crop cover
Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 -
row crop
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Drained? -
no
Bedded Soil? -
no
Forest Plantation? -
no
Site Erosion Accelerated:
water erosion
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
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319
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71
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8
22
-9
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Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior silty clay loam; weak and moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly plastic; 2.5 roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A13669. 69B766; common roots
A2—23 to 33 centimeters (9.1 to 13.0 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior silty clay loam; moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 roots; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A13670. 69B767; common roots
AB—33 to 46 centimeters (13.0 to 18.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior and very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior silty clay; moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky, and moderate very fine and fine angular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 roots; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A13671. 69B768; few roots
Bg1—46 to 56 centimeters (18.1 to 22.0 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior silty clay; 11 percent dark olive gray (5Y 3/2) fine distinct mottles; moderate and strong very fine and fine subangular blocky, and moderate and strong very fine and fine angular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; black (10YR 2/1), moist, coats; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A13672. 69B769; few fine and medium sand grains and few flaky shale fragments; common fine distinct 5Y32 mottles
Bg2—56 to 71 centimeters (22.0 to 28.0 inches); dark gray (5Y 4/1) interior and olive gray (5Y 4/2) interior silty clay; 11 percent olive (5Y 4/3) fine distinct mottles; moderate fine and medium prismatic, and moderate angular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; black (10YR 2/1), moist, coats; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A13673. 69B770; few fine and medium sand grains and few flaky shale fragments; common fine distinct 5Y43 mottles
2Cg1—71 to 107 centimeters (28.0 to 42.1 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) interior and light olive gray (5Y 6/2) interior clay loam; 11 percent olive (5Y 5/3) fine prominent and 11 percent olive (5Y 5/4) fine prominent mottles; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 11 percent lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A13674. 69B771; few reddish iron oxide stains; about 5% coarse fragments; lime masses are soft light gray (2.5Y 7/2); common soft masses of lime concentrations; common fine prominent 5Y53 mottles; common fine prominent 5Y54 mottles
2Cg2—107 to 152 centimeters (42.1 to 59.8 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) interior loam; 11 percent olive (5Y 4/4) fine prominent mottles; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 1 percent lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # 40A13675. 69B772; about 5% coarse fragments; few soft masses of lime concentrations; common fine prominent 5Y44 mottles