IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Thetford
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1975MI021009
  • User Pedon ID: S1975MI021009
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A1913
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 36071
  • 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: 42.2055664
  • Std. Longitude: -86.2996902
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 3S
  • Range: 17W
  • Section: 16
  • PLSS Details: 402 feet E and 1878 feet N of the SW corner
  • State: Michigan
  • County: MI021—Berrien
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MI021—Berrien County, Michigan
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 42086-B3—Coloma, Michigan

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: N. Stroesenreuther and J. Larson
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 9
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Thetford
  • Taxonomic Class - Sandy, mixed, mesic Psammaquentic Hapludalfs
  • PSC - 79 to 83 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 10/10/1975
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: outwash plain
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/10/1975 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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

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    813

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    10

    20

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    Ap—0 to 25 centimeters (0.0 to 9.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) loamy fine sand; moderate fine granular structure; very friable; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A15224
    B1—25 to 51 centimeters (9.8 to 20.1 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) fine sand; 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium faint and 3 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) medium distinct mottles; weak fine granular structure; very friable; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A15225
    A2—51 to 79 centimeters (20.1 to 31.1 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3) fine sand; 3 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) medium distinct and 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium prominent mottles; single grain; loose; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A15226
    A/B—79 to 152 centimeters (31.1 to 59.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loamy fine sand; 1 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) medium distinct and 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium distinct mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments. Lab sample # 40A15227. 40A15228 and 40A15229; horizon was originally A&B
    A/B—79 to 152 centimeters (31.1 to 59.8 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) fine sand; 3 percent light gray (10YR 7/2) medium faint and 3 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; single grain; loose; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, unspecified. Lab sample # 40A15227