IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Waldorf
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1969MN013008
User Pedon ID:
S1969MN013008
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
yes
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
40A1754
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
35912
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:
43.9500008
Std. Longitude:
-94.3000031
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
106N
Range:
29W
Section:
27
PLSS Details:
SW1/4 of SW1/4, about 300 feet E and 100 feet N of SW corner
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 Type:
not classified to current taxon name
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
Converted from SSL-CMS data
Pedon #:
8
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Waldorf
PSC -
25 to 100 cm.
Classificaton Date -
11/17/2014
Soil Taxonomic Edition -
twelfth edition
Moisture Subclass -
udic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Waldorf
Taxonomic Class -
Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Typic Haplaquolls
Taxon Kind -
series
Classificaton Date -
10/1/1969
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Erosion Class -
1
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
Certification Status:
certified
QC Status:
level 1
QA Status:
not reviewed
SITE
Parent Material:
lacustrine deposits and/or lacustrine deposits
Landform:
lake plain, moraine
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:
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
1
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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 (N 2/0) interior silty clay loam; moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A13909. 69B811; common roots
A—23 to 38 centimeters (9.1 to 15.0 inches); black (N 2/0) interior silty clay loam; moderate medium and coarse angular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 roots; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A13910. 69B812; common roots
Bg1—38 to 51 centimeters (15.0 to 20.1 inches); black (5Y 2/1) interior silty clay; 1 percent dark olive gray (5Y 3/2) fine faint mottles; weak fine and medium prismatic, and moderate and strong very fine subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 roots; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A13911. 69B813; few roots; few fine faint 5Y32 mottles
Bg2—51 to 71 centimeters (20.1 to 28.0 inches); olive gray (5Y 4/2) interior silty clay; 30 percent dark olive gray (5Y 3/2) fine distinct and 30 percent olive gray (5Y 4/2) fine distinct mottles; moderate and strong very fine angular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A13912. 69B814; very dark gray (5Y 3/1) ped coatings; many fine distinct 5Y32 mottles; many fine distinct 5Y42 mottles
BCg1—71 to 89 centimeters (28.0 to 35.0 inches); olive gray (5Y 4/2) interior silty clay; 30 percent olive (5Y 4/3) fine distinct and 30 percent olive (5Y 5/3) fine distinct mottles; weak and moderate very fine angular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, very plastic; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A13913. 69B815; dark gray (5Y 4/1) ped coatings; many fine distinct 5Y43 mottles; many fine distinct 5Y53 mottles
BCg2—89 to 114 centimeters (35.0 to 44.9 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent olive (5Y 5/3) fine distinct and 11 percent olive (5Y 5/4) fine distinct and 11 percent olive (5Y 5/6) fine distinct mottles; weak very fine angular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A13914. 69B816; gray (5Y 5/1) ped coatings; common fine distinct 5Y53 mottles; common fine distinct 5Y54 mottles; common fine distinct 5Y56 mottles
Cg1—114 to 135 centimeters (44.9 to 53.1 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) interior silty clay loam; 30 percent olive (5Y 5/3) fine distinct and 30 percent olive (5Y 5/4) fine distinct and 30 percent olive (5Y 5/6) fine distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic, and weak fine angular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A13915. 69B817; gray (5Y 5/1) ped coatings; some horizontal cleavage; many fine distinct 5Y53 mottles; many fine distinct 5Y54 mottles; many fine distinct 5Y56 mottles
Cg2—135 to 157 centimeters (53.1 to 61.8 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) interior silty clay loam; 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; weak medium prismatic, and weak fine angular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; fragments; slight effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A13916. 69B818; few gray (5Y 5/1) ped coatings; some horizontal cleavage; many fine prominent 7.5YR56 mottles
Cg3—157 to 183 centimeters (61.8 to 72.0 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) interior silty clay loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent and 30 percent olive (5Y 4/4) fine distinct and 30 percent olive (5Y 5/4) fine distinct mottles; weak very fine and fine angular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; fragments; slight effervescence. Lab sample # 40A13917. 69B819; trace of coarse fragments; many fine distinct 5Y44 mottles; many fine distinct 5Y54 mottles; few fine prominent 7.5YR56 mottles