IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Capac
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • Local Phase: dense substratum
  • User Site ID: S1971MI045001
  • User Pedon ID: S1971MI045001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A1888
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 36046
  • 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: 42.7238960
  • Std. Longitude: -84.9321442
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 4N
  • Range: 5W
  • Section: 20
  • PLSS Details: 1030 feet S and 1000 feet E of NW corner
  • Location Description: Roxand Township
  • Map Unit: CaA—Capac loam, Lake Michigan lobe, 0 to 4 percent slopes
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Michigan
  • County: MI045—Eaton
  • MLRA: 98—Southern Michigan and Northern Indiana Drift Plains
  • Regional Office: NE—Northeast
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-GRP—Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MI045—Eaton County, Michigan
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 42084-F8—Hoytville, Michigan

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: H.R. Sinclair, Jr. and G.R. Landtiser
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Glossaquic Hapludalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: TUD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Capac
  • PSC - 23 to 61 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 3/14/2018
  • Classifier - Jon Quisler
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Capac
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 10/10/1971
  • Classifier - H. Sinclair and G. Landtiser
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loamy till
  • Landscape: till plain
  • Landform: ground moraine
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: base slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: footslope
  • Drainage Pattern: dendritic
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: yes

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/10/1971 (actual site observation date)
  • Data Collector: H. Sinclair Jr. and Gilbert Landtiser
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - close-grown crop
  • 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

    argillic horizon

    interfingering of albic materials

    aquic conditions

    redox depletions with chroma 2 or less

    densic materials

    free carbonates

    0—23

    23—61

    23—33

    23—165

    33—165

    76—165

    104—165

    —23—

    —38—

    —10—

    —142—

    —132—

    —89—

    —61—
    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

    0

    —

    —

    270.1

    —

    873

    —

    —

    8.8

    19.4

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    —

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    Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) broken face, gray (10YR 6/1) broken face, dry; loam; moderate fine and medium granular structure; friable; 3.0 fine roots; 6 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method and 6 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method; slightly acid, pH 6.4, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A15040
    B/E (Bt)—23 to 33 centimeters (9.1 to 13.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) broken face clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 fine roots; faint brown (7.5YR 4/4) clay films on faces of peds and faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 1 percent fine faint brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method and 6 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method; slightly acid, pH 6.4, unspecified. Lab sample # 40A15041
    B/E (E)—23 to 33 centimeters (9.1 to 13.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) broken face, very pale brown (10YR 8/2) broken face, dry; fine sandy loam; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A15041
    Bt1—33 to 48 centimeters (13.0 to 18.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) broken face clay loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; faint brown (7.5YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and faint dark reddish gray (5YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine distinct brown (7.5YR 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron and 1 percent fine faint brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 3 percent medium distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method and 6 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method; neutral, pH 6.9, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A15042
    Bt2—48 to 61 centimeters (18.9 to 24.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) broken face loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to strong fine and medium angular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine roots; faint brown (7.5YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and faint greenish gray (5GY 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent fine prominent brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 3 percent fine faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 3 percent fine prominent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method and 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method; neutral, pH 7.1, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A15043
    BC—61 to 76 centimeters (24.0 to 29.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) broken face loam; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; friable; faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 21 percent medium prominent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method and 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A15044. patchy - phpvsfiid 1263670; patchy - phpvsfiid 1263670
    Cd1—76 to 104 centimeters (29.9 to 40.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) broken face loam; weak very thick platy parts to weak thick platy structure; firm; 0.5 roots; 3 percent fine prominent light gray (N 7/), moist, masses of reduced iron and 3 percent fine distinct pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron and 3 percent fine faint reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 3 percent fine prominent greenish gray (5GY 6/1), moist, masses of reduced iron; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method and 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method and 6 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, unspecified; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A15045. firm in place, friable in hand
    Cd2—104 to 127 centimeters (40.9 to 50.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed loam; structureless massive; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 3 percent fine faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 3 percent fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 3 percent fine faint brown (7.5YR 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method and 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method and 6 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, unspecified; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A15046. firm in place, friable in hand
    Cd3—127 to 165 centimeters (50.0 to 65.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed loam; structureless massive; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 3 percent fine distinct brown (7.5YR 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron and 3 percent fine faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 3 percent fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 3 percent fine prominent greenish gray (5GY 6/1), moist, masses of reduced iron; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method and 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method and 6 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, unspecified. Lab sample # 40A15047