IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Webster
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1978MN015021 (2717)
User Pedon ID:
S1978MN015-021 (2717)
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Pedon # -
UMN2717
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
47841
Print Date:
3/2/2025
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:
44.1400490
Std. Longitude:
-94.9149170
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
108N
Range:
34W
Section:
22
PLSS Details:
1400 feet east and 1200 feet north of the southwest corner
Country:
US—United States
State:
Minnesota
County:
MN015—Brown
MLRA:
103—Central Iowa and Minnesota Till Prairies
Regional Office:
NC—North Central
MLRA Soil Survey Area:
NC-ALB—Albert Lea, Minnesota
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
MN015—Brown County, Minnesota
7.5 Minute USGS Quad:
44094-B8—Springfield, Minnesota
PEDON
Describers Name:
CHRISTENSEN
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Typic Endoaquolls
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Type:
TUD pedon
Pedon Purpose:
laboratory sampling site
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Webster
PSC -
25 to 100 cm.
Classificaton Date -
9/2/2011
Classifier -
CAJ
Soil Taxonomic Edition -
eleventh edition
Moisture Class -
aquic
Moisture Subclass -
typic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Webster
Classificaton Date -
7/19/1978
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Erosion Class -
1
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
Certification Status:
certified
QC Status:
level 1
QA Status:
level 1
SITE
Parent Material:
gray till
Landform:
depression on till plain
Drainage Class:
poorly
Geology:
Wisconsinan formation.
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
7/19/1978 (actual site observation date)
Surface Cover Properties:
Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 -
crop cover
Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 -
row crop
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Drained? -
no
Bedded Soil? -
no
Forest Plantation? -
no
Setting and Climate
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MWAT
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MWST
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Climate Station Type
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Ap—0 to 25 centimeters (0.0 to 9.8 inches); black (10YR 2/1), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dry; clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 6.8; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN271701; moist when described; observed in cut
A—25 to 51 centimeters (9.8 to 20.1 inches); black (N 2/),, very dark gray (N 3/),, dry; clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; neutral, pH 6.7; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN271702; moist when described; observed in cut
Bg1—51 to 66 centimeters (20.1 to 26.0 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 6.7; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MN271703; moist when described; observed in cut
Bg2—66 to 89 centimeters (26.0 to 35.0 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) clay loam; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN271704; moist when described; observed in cut
Bg3—89 to 107 centimeters (35.0 to 42.1 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) loam; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN271705; moist when described; observed in cut
Cg1—107 to 132 centimeters (42.1 to 52.0 inches); light olive gray (5Y 6/2) loam; friable; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strong effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN271706; moist when described; observed in cut
Cg2—132 to 152 centimeters (52.0 to 59.8 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) loam; friable; 33 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5. Lab sample # MN271707; moist when described; observed in cut