IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Swanlake
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1979MN091014(2816)
  • User Pedon ID: S1979MN091014(2816)
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - UMNSSL1
  • Lab Pedon # - UMN2816
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 48610
  • 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: 43.7821503
  • Std. Longitude: -94.7517471
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 104N
  • Range: 33W
  • Section: 25
  • PLSS Details: 2000 feet north and 700 feet east of southeast corner
  • 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-G7—Mountain Lake SE, Minnesota

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Ken Matzdorf
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Calcic Hapludolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: not classified to current taxon name
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Unknown
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Swanlake
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/2/2011
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Swanlake
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 6/29/1978
  • 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
  • Landform: rise
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Geology: Wisconsinan formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/29/1978 (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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    90

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    A1—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dry; loam; weak medium subangular blocky parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard; 0.5 fine roots; 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MN281601; dry when described;
    A2—18 to 28 centimeters (7.1 to 11.0 inches); black (10YR 2/1), dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard; 0.1 fine roots; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MN281602; dry when described;
    A3—28 to 41 centimeters (11.0 to 16.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard; 0.1 fine roots; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # MN281603; dry when described;
    Bk1—41 to 61 centimeters (16.1 to 24.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loam; weak medium subangular blocky parts to weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard; 1 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, worm casts on surfaces along root channels; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN281604; dry when described;
    Bk2—61 to 79 centimeters (24.0 to 31.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN281605; moist when described;
    Bk3—79 to 112 centimeters (31.1 to 44.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loam; friable; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN281605; moist when described;
    C—112 to 152 centimeters (44.1 to 59.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loam; friable; 11 percent gray (10YR 6/1), moist, masses of reduced iron; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0.; moist when described;