IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Brainerd
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1973MN1451682
  • User Pedon ID: S1973MN1451682
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - UMNSSL1
  • Lab Pedon # - UMN1682
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 49894
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • 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: 45.5007973
  • Std. Longitude: -94.1934280
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 124N
  • Range: 28W
  • Section: 34
  • PLSS Details: 50 feet north and 1350 feet east of the southwest corner of the SW1/4
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Minnesota
  • County: MN145—Stearns
  • MLRA: 91A—Central Minnesota Sandy Outwash
  • Regional Office: NC—North Central
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NC-FER—Fergus Falls, Minnesota
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MN145—Stearns County, Minnesota
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 45094-E2—Saint Cloud, Minnesota

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Charles K. Sutton
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Aquic Hapludalfs
  • 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 - Brainerd
  • Classificaton Date - 2/14/2012
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Brainerd
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 1/5/2011
  • 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 till
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 1/5/2011 (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
    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
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    A—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2), gray (10YR 5/1) and dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2 percent by volume subrounded 2-?-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN168201
    E1—15 to 25 centimeters (5.9 to 9.8 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) fine sandy loam; weak medium platy structure; friable; 3 percent medium distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix; 1 percent by volume subrounded 2-?-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MN168203
    E2—25 to 38 centimeters (9.8 to 15.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) sandy loam; weak fine platy, and weak medium platy structure; very friable; 3 percent medium distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix and 3 percent medium distinct dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2), moist, iron depletions in matrix and 3 percent medium distinct dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix; 5 percent by volume subrounded 2-?-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN168204
    Bt1—38 to 56 centimeters (15.0 to 22.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/2) sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 6 percent clay films; 3 percent medium faint dark gray (7.5YR 4/1), moist, iron depletions in matrix and 3 percent coarse faint dark gray (7.5YR 4/1), moist, iron depletions in matrix and 3 percent medium faint dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist, iron depletions in matrix and 3 percent coarse faint dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist, iron depletions in matrix and 3 percent medium faint brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix and 3 percent coarse distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix; 10 percent by volume subrounded 2-?-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MN168205. patchy - phpvsfiid 854689; patchy - phpvsfiid 854689
    Bt2—56 to 69 centimeters (22.0 to 27.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/3) coarse sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky, and weak coarse platy structure; friable; 6 percent clay films; 3 percent medium distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix and 3 percent coarse distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix; 8 percent by volume subrounded 2-?-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MN168206. patchy - phpvsfiid 854690; patchy - phpvsfiid 854690
    BC—69 to 109 centimeters (27.2 to 42.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) sandy loam; moderate coarse platy structure; firm; 3 percent medium faint brown (7.5YR 5/3), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix and 3 percent medium distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions in matrix; 8 percent by volume subrounded 2-?-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MN168207
    BCd1—109 to 140 centimeters (42.9 to 55.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) sandy loam; weak coarse platy structure; firm; 1 percent coarse distinct brown (7.5YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions in matrix and 1 percent coarse faint dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix; 8 percent by volume subrounded 2-?-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # MN168208
    BCd2—140 to 183 centimeters (55.1 to 72.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) sandy loam; weak medium platy structure; firm; 1 percent medium distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions in matrix and 1 percent medium distinct yellowish red (5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix; 10 percent by volume subrounded 2-?-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 6.8. Lab sample # MN168209