IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Nicollet
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1978MN091008 (2782)
  • User Pedon ID: S1978MN091008 (2782)
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - UMNSSL1
  • Lab Pedon # - UMN2782
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 47937
  • Print Date: 9/24/2024

    • 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: 43.7461700
  • Std. Longitude: -94.7531357
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 103N
  • Range: 33W
  • Section: 12
  • PLSS Details: 500 feet south and 250 feet east of the northwest corner
  • State: Minnesota
  • County: MN091—Martin
  • MLRA: 103—Central Iowa and Minnesota Till Prairies
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NC-ALB—Albert Lea, Minnesota
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MN091—Martin County, Minnesota
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 43094-F7—Alpha, Minnesota

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Ken Matzdorf
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Aquic 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 - Nicollet
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/2/2011
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Nicollet
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 10/3/1978
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: not certified
  • QC Status: not reviewed
  • QA Status: not reviewed


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loamy till
  • Landform: till plain
  • Geomorphic Component Flats: flat
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Geology: Wisconsinan formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/3/1978 (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
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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; sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky parts to weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard; 0.5 fine roots; 4 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN278201; dry when described;
    A—25 to 38 centimeters (9.8 to 15.0 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dry; clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky parts to weak fine prismatic structure; slightly hard; 0.5 fine roots; 4 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN278202; dry when described;
    Bw1—38 to 61 centimeters (15.0 to 24.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky parts to weak fine prismatic structure; hard; 0.5 fine roots; 3 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MN278203; dry when described;
    Bw2—61 to 86 centimeters (24.0 to 33.9 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) loam; weak medium prismatic parts to weak fine prismatic structure; slightly hard; 0.5 fine roots; 11 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN278204; dry when described;
    C1—86 to 107 centimeters (33.9 to 42.1 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) loam; friable; 11 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; 7 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN278205; moist when described;
    C2—107 to 152 centimeters (42.1 to 59.8 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) loam; friable; 30 percent 5/6 5/6, moist, iron stains on faces of peds and in pores; 11 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; 6 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1. Lab sample # MN278206; moist when described;