IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Mahtomedi
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1972MN1632006
User Pedon ID:
S1972MN1632006
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
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:
45.0878170
Std. Longitude:
-92.9440930
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
30N
Range:
21W
Section:
16
PLSS Details:
Washington County, Minnesota; about 1.5 miles northwest of Mahtomedi; 2240 feet south and 100 feet east of the northwest corner
State:
Minnesota
County:
MN163—Washington
MLRA:
90A—Wisconsin and Minnesota Thin Loess and Till
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
MN163—Washington County, Minnesota
7.5 Minute USGS Quad:
45092-A8—White Bear Lake East, Minnesota
PEDON
Current Taxonomic Class:
Mixed, frigid Typic Udipsamments
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Type:
OSD pedon
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
PedonPC
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Mahtomedi
Classificaton Date -
2/2/2012
Moisture Class -
udic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Mahtomedi
Classificaton Date -
12/1/2010
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Parent Material:
sandy outwash
Landform:
moraine, outwash plain
Drainage Class:
excessively
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
12/1/2010 (actual site observation date)
Surface Cover Properties:
Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 -
hardwoods
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
0—20
—-
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
13
—
—
346
—
699
—
115
5
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A—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; loamy sand; weak medium granular, and weak fine granular structure; very friable; 5 percent by volume subrounded 2-?-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; abrupt smooth boundary.
E—13 to 20 centimeters (5.1 to 7.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/2) sand; single grain; loose; 10 percent by volume subrounded 2-?-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3; clear smooth boundary.
Bw1—20 to 38 centimeters (7.9 to 15.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) gravelly coarse sand; single grain; loose; 10 percent by volume subrounded 75-?-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 25 percent by volume subrounded 2-?-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3; clear smooth boundary.
Bw2—38 to 76 centimeters (15.0 to 29.9 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) gravelly sand; single grain; loose; 2 percent by volume subrounded 75-?-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 18 percent by volume subrounded 2-?-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3; gradual smooth boundary.
C1—76 to 112 centimeters (29.9 to 44.1 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4) gravelly sand; single grain; loose; 1 percent by volume subrounded 75-?-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 25 percent by volume subrounded 2-?-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3; gradual smooth boundary.
C2—112 to 152 centimeters (44.1 to 59.8 inches); light reddish brown (5YR 6/3) gravelly sand; single grain; loose; 1 percent by volume subrounded 75-?-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 15 percent by volume subrounded 2-?-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8.