IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Duluth
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1978MN137036 (2798)
  • User Pedon ID: S1978MN137036 (2798)
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - UMNSSL1
  • Lab Pedon # - UMN2798
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 48519
  • Print Date: 2/17/2025

    • 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: 47.4654007
  • Std. Longitude: -92.7630692
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 58N
  • Range: 19W
  • Section: 33
  • PLSS Details: northwest corner of the SW1/4SE1/4SE1/4NW1/4
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Minnesota
  • County: MN137—St. Louis
  • MLRA: 88—Northern Minnesota Glacial Lake Basins
  • Regional Office: NC—North Central
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NC-BEM—Bemidji, Minnesota
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MN621—St. Louis County, Minnesota, Virginia Part
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 47092-D7—Buhl, Minnesota

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Tim Richardson, Jerry Sharp
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Haplic Glossudalfs
  • 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 - Duluth
  • PSC - 36 to 86 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/2/2011
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Hibbing
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 10/18/1978
  • 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: red till
  • Landform: rise
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Geology: Wisconsinan formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/18/1978 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods
  • 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 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) very fine sandy loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-160-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; abrupt smooth boundary.; moist when described;
    E—8 to 15 centimeters (3.1 to 5.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/3) fine sandy loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-160-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; abrupt smooth boundary.; moist when described;
    Bw—15 to 28 centimeters (5.9 to 11.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN279801; moist when described;
    E/B—28 to 36 centimeters (11.0 to 14.2 inches); pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2) loam; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to moderate medium platy structure; firm; 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN279802; moist when described;
    Bt1—36 to 58 centimeters (14.2 to 22.8 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) clay; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to moderate fine platy structure; firm; 30 percent clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN279803; moist when described;
    Bt2—58 to 94 centimeters (22.8 to 37.0 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky parts to weak fine platy structure; firm; 30 percent clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 6.7; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN279804; moist when described;
    BC—94 to 124 centimeters (37.0 to 48.8 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to moderate medium platy structure; firm; 5 percent clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-160-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 8 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 7.2; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN279805; moist when described;
    C—124 to 152 centimeters (48.8 to 59.8 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to moderate medium platy structure; firm; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-160-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 8 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5. Lab sample # MN279806; moist when described;