IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Sparta
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1978MN015032(2774)
User Pedon ID:
S1978MN015032(2774)
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
UMNSSL1
Lab Pedon # -
UMN2774
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
47851
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:
44.2878685
Std. Longitude:
-94.6374969
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
110N
Range:
32W
Section:
36
PLSS Details:
1900 feet north and 1800 feet east 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-C6—Sleepy Eye, Minnesota
PEDON
Describers Name:
Michael Domeier, Keith Christensen
Current Taxonomic Class:
Sandy, mixed, mesic Entic Hapludolls
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Type:
not classified to current taxon name
Pedon Purpose:
laboratory sampling site
Pedon Record Orgin:
Unknown
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Sparta
PSC -
25 to 100 cm.
Classificaton Date -
9/2/2011
Moisture Class -
udic
Moisture Subclass -
typic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Sparta
Taxonomic Class -
Sandy, mixed, mesic Entic Hapludolls
Taxon Kind -
series
Classificaton Date -
8/1/1978
Moisture Class -
udic
Moisture SUBClass -
typic
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Erosion Class -
2
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
Certification Status:
not certified
QC Status:
not reviewed
QA Status:
not reviewed
SITE
Parent Material:
gray outwash
Drainage Class:
excessively
Geology:
Wisconsinan formation.
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
8/1/1978 (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
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
14
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225
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Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dry; loamy sand; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 4 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 6.9; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN277401; dry when described;
A—20 to 30 centimeters (7.9 to 11.8 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3), brown (10YR 4/3), dry; loamy sand; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 6 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 6.8; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN277402; dry when described;
C1—30 to 58 centimeters (11.8 to 22.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) gravel; loose; 20 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN277403; dry when described;
C2—58 to 97 centimeters (22.8 to 38.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine sand; loose; 7 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN277404; dry when described;
C3—97 to 152 centimeters (38.2 to 59.8 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) fine sand; loose; 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8. Lab sample # MN277405; dry when described;