IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Locke
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1971MI087003
  • User Pedon ID: S1971MI087003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A1963
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 36121
  • Print Date: 4/21/2025

    • 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: 42.9088806
  • Std. Longitude: -83.0345111
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 6N
  • Range: 12E
  • Section: 27
  • PLSS Details: SE 1/4, SW 1/4
  • Map Unit: LoA—Locke sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Michigan
  • County: MI087—Lapeer
  • MLRA: 99—Erie-Huron Lake Plain
  • Regional Office: NE—Northeast
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-FLI—Flint, Michigan
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MI087—Lapeer County, Michigan
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 42083-H1—Almont, Michigan

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: H.R. Sinclair, Jr.
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Aquic Argiudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Locke
  • PSC - 33 to 58 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/23/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Locke
  • Classificaton Date - 10/10/1971
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: fine-loamy till
  • Landform: ground moraine
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/10/1971 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • 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

    1

    —

    —

    255

    —

    784

    —

    144

    8.3

    20.1

    -4.3

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    204655

    Lapeer WWTP

    COOP
    Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; loam; moderate fine and medium granular structure; friable; 21.0 fine to coarse roots; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.9, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A15604
    A/B—23 to 33 centimeters (9.1 to 13.0 inches); 5 percent brown (10YR 4/3); fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A15605. horizon was originally A&B
    A/B—23 to 33 centimeters (9.1 to 13.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), very pale brown (10YR 8/2), dry; loam; moderate thin platy structure; friable; 3.0 fine to coarse roots; 1 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.9, unspecified. Lab sample # 40A15605
    B/A—33 to 41 centimeters (13.0 to 16.1 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), very pale brown (10YR 8/3), dry; loam; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A15606. horizon was originally B&A
    B/A—33 to 41 centimeters (13.0 to 16.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 30 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, unspecified. Lab sample # 40A15606
    B2t—41 to 58 centimeters (16.1 to 22.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine faint and 3 percent gray (N 5/0) medium distinct and 3 percent gray (N 6/0) medium distinct and 3 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) medium distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 roots; dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) clay films on all faces of peds and 30 percent brown (7.5YR 4/2) clay films; 1 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, unspecified; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A15607
    B3—58 to 79 centimeters (22.8 to 31.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate thin platy parts to weak thin platy structure; friable; 0.5 roots; 1 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A15608
    C1—79 to 99 centimeters (31.1 to 39.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct and 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine distinct and 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; massive parts to weak medium platy; friable; 0.5 roots; 1 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A15609
    C2—99 to 142 centimeters (39.0 to 55.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) fine sandy loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine faint and 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine faint mottles; massive; friable; 0.5 roots; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1, unspecified; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A15610
    C3—142 to 173 centimeters (55.9 to 68.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) loam; 3 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine distinct and 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine distinct and 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine distinct mottles; massive; friable; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1, unspecified. Lab sample # 40A15611