IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Arveson
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1972MN0691516
User Pedon ID:
S1972MN0691516
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
UMNSSL1
Lab Pedon # -
UMN1516
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
49809
Print Date:
4/28/2025
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:
48.6018639
Std. Longitude:
-96.6345367
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
159N
Range:
46W
Section:
7
PLSS Details:
110 feet north and 1584 feet west and of the southeast corner
Country:
US—United States
State:
Minnesota
County:
MN069—Kittson
MLRA:
56—Red River Valley of the North
Regional Office:
NC—North Central
MLRA Soil Survey Area:
NC-FAR—Fargo, North Dakota
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
MN069—Kittson County, Minnesota
7.5 Minute USGS Quad:
48096-E6—Karlstad SW, Minnesota
PEDON
Describers Name:
Jacobson, Suhs
Current Taxonomic Class:
Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Typic Calciaquolls
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Type:
not classified to current taxon name
Pedon Purpose:
laboratory sampling site
Pedon Record Orgin:
PedonPC
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Arveson
Classificaton Date -
2/13/2012
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Arveson
Taxon Kind -
series
Classificaton Date -
11/24/2010
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
Certification Status:
not certified
QC Status:
not reviewed
QA Status:
not reviewed
SITE
Parent Material:
loamy lacustrine deposits over sandy lacustrine deposits
Drainage Class:
poorly
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
11/24/2010 (actual site observation date)
Surface Cover Properties:
Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 -
hayland
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Drained? -
no
Bedded Soil? -
no
Forest Plantation? -
no
Setting and Climate
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Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1) and very dark gray (10YR 3/1) loam; weak very fine granular structure; very friable; fragments; violent effervescence; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN151601
Bkg1—18 to 43 centimeters (7.1 to 16.9 inches); gray (5Y 6/1) loam; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; fragments; violent effervescence; gradual wavy boundary.
Bkg2—43 to 56 centimeters (16.9 to 22.0 inches); gray (5Y 6/1) fine sandy loam; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; fragments; strong effervescence; clear wavy boundary.
2Cg1—56 to 79 centimeters (22.0 to 31.1 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) fine sand; single grain; loose; 1 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix and 1 percent medium prominent olive yellow (2.5Y 6/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix; fragments; strong effervescence; gradual smooth boundary.
2Cg2—79 to 97 centimeters (31.1 to 38.2 inches); light gray (2.5Y 7/2) fine sand; single grain; loose; 21 percent coarse prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix and 21 percent coarse prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix and 21 percent coarse prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix; fragments; slight effervescence; clear wavy boundary.
2Cg3—97 to 152 centimeters (38.2 to 59.8 inches); light olive gray (5Y 6/2) fine sand; single grain; loose; 1 percent fine distinct light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix and 1 percent fine prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix; fragments.