IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Harps
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1979MN091013(2815)
User Pedon ID:
S1979MN091013(2815)
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
UMNSSLx
Lab Pedon # -
UMN2815
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
48609
Print Date:
11/21/2024
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:
43.5069618
Std. Longitude:
-94.3347015
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
101N
Range:
29W
Section:
32
PLSS Details:
1140 feet east and 120 feet south of center
Country:
US—United States
State:
Minnesota
County:
MN091—Martin
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:
MN091—Martin County, Minnesota
7.5 Minute USGS Quad:
43094-E3—East Chain, Minnesota
PEDON
Describers Name:
Ken Matzdorf
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Typic Calciaquolls
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 -
Harps
PSC -
25 to 51 cm.
Classificaton Date -
9/2/2011
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Harps
Taxon Kind -
series
Classificaton Date -
9/13/1978
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:
brown till
Drainage Class:
poorly
Geology:
Wisconsinan formation.
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
9/13/1978 (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
2
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Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1), dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 4 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; violent effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.7; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN281501; moist when described;
Ak—23 to 36 centimeters (9.1 to 14.2 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), gray (10YR 5/1), dry; clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MN281502; moist when described;
Bkg1—36 to 64 centimeters (14.2 to 25.2 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 1 percent pale olive (5Y 6/3), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 3 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN281503; moist when described;
Bkg2—64 to 84 centimeters (25.2 to 33.1 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 1 percent olive (5Y 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MN281504; moist when described;
Cg1—84 to 114 centimeters (33.1 to 44.9 inches); light olive gray (5Y 6/2) silt loam; moderately sticky; 11 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; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN281505; wet when described;
Cg2—114 to 152 centimeters (44.9 to 59.8 inches); gray (5Y 6/1) loam; slightly sticky; 33 percent light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0. Lab sample # MN281506; wet when described;