IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Laona
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1972WI041009
  • User Pedon ID: S1972WI041009
  • User Site Association ID: MLRA 90A - Langlade Lobe Drumlins DSM Pedons
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A1645
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 35253
  • Print Date: 12/10/2025

    • 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: 45.7327766
  • Std. Longitude: -89.0258331
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 38N
  • Range: 12E
  • Section: 32
  • PLSS Details: SW 1/4, NW 1/4
  • Location Description: Forest County, WI.
  • State: Wisconsin
  • County: WI041—Forest
  • MLRA: 90A—Wisconsin and Minnesota Thin Loess and Till
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: WI041—Forest County, Wisconsin

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Steve Payne and Robert Fox
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Alfic Fragiorthods
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 9
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Laona
  • PSC - 32 to 70 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/2/2020
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Iron River Tax.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1972
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: dead ice moraine
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1972 (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
    • Pedon Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    fragipan

    noncoherent

    70 - 149

    - 79 -

    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    albic horizon

    spodic horizon

    fragipan

    glossic horizon

    argillic horizon

    0—20

    7—20

    20—91

    70—149

    91—149

    149—236

    —20—

    —13—

    —71—

    —79—

    —58—

    —87—
    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

    2

    —

    —

    —

    —

    76

    —

    —

    4

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —
    Oe—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); moderately decomposed plant material; fragments. Lab sample # 40A12993. partially decomposed leaves and new leaves from the forest cover
    Oa—2 to 7 centimeters (0.8 to 2.8 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior highly decomposed plant material; weak fine granular structure; very friable; fragments. Lab sample # 40A12994. decomposed leaves
    E—7 to 20 centimeters (2.8 to 7.9 inches); dark reddish gray (5YR 4/2) interior fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 2.5 roots; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, hellige-truog; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # 40A12995. 72L878; common roots
    Bhs—20 to 27 centimeters (7.9 to 10.6 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) interior fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 0.5 roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A12996. 72L879; few roots
    Bs1—27 to 60 centimeters (10.6 to 23.6 inches); dark red (2.5YR 3/6) interior fine sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 0.5 roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, hellige-truog; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A12997. 72L880; few roots
    Bs2—60 to 70 centimeters (23.6 to 27.6 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; brittle; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, hellige-truog; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # 40A12998. 72L881
    Bsx—70 to 91 centimeters (27.6 to 35.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior loamy sand; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A12999. 72L882; a few peds of brittle firm sandy loam which are more firm than the A&B horizon below
    E/Bx—91 to 149 centimeters (35.8 to 58.7 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior and reddish brown (5YR 4/3) interior loamy sand, sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; loose; brittle; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # 40A13000. 72L883
    Bt1—149 to 210 centimeters (58.7 to 82.7 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) interior sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, weakly cemented; 55 percent , moist, clay films and 55 percent , moist, clay bridges; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A13001. 72L884; many clay films surface features; many clay bridging surface features
    Bt2—210 to 236 centimeters (82.7 to 92.9 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) interior sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 15 percent , moist, clay films and 15 percent , moist, clay bridges; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A13002. 72L885; few clay films surface features; few clay bridging surface features
    C—236 to 261 centimeters (92.9 to 102.8 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3) interior sandy loam; structureless massive; friable; 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments. Lab sample # 40A13003