IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Sparta
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1979MN091015(2817)
User Pedon ID:
S1979MN091015(2817)
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
UMNSSL1
Lab Pedon # -
UMN2817
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
48611
Print Date:
12/17/2024
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:
43.6448708
Std. Longitude:
-94.3025665
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
102N
Range:
29W
Section:
15
PLSS Details:
1350 feet east and 100 feet south of northwest 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-F3—Granada, Minnesota
PEDON
Describers Name:
Ken Matzdorf, Carroll Oskvig
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 -
8/8/1978
Moisture Class -
udic
Moisture SUBClass -
typic
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 outwash
Landform:
rise
Drainage Class:
well
Geology:
Wisconsinan formation.
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
8/8/1978 (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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m
degrees
mm
mm
C
mm
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Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dry; loamy sand; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.1; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN281701; dry when described;
BA—20 to 33 centimeters (7.9 to 13.0 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) loamy sand; weak fine subangular blocky parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.1 fine roots; 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MN281702; dry when described;
Bw1—33 to 46 centimeters (13.0 to 18.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) loamy fine sand; loose; 0.1 fine roots; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN281703; dry when described;
Bw2—46 to 91 centimeters (18.1 to 35.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) loamy sand; loose; 0.1 fine roots; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN281704; moist when described;
C1—91 to 132 centimeters (35.8 to 52.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine sand; loose; 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MN281705; moist when described;
C2—132 to 152 centimeters (52.0 to 59.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine sand; loose; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 4 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 6.9. Lab sample # MN281706; moist when described;