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: 11/24/2024

    • 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