IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ahmeek
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1979MN137002 (2956)
  • User Pedon ID: S1979MN137002 (2956)
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - UMNSSL1
  • Lab Pedon # - UMN2956
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 48629
  • 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: 46.8262405
  • Std. Longitude: -92.4134369
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 50N
  • Range: 16W
  • Section: 7
  • PLSS Details: 3900 feet south and 1600 feet west of the northeast corner
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Minnesota
  • County: MN137—St. Louis
  • MLRA: 93A—Superior and Rainy Stony and Rocky Till Plains and Moraines
  • Regional Office: NC—North Central
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NC-DUL—Duluth, Minnesota
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MN619—St. Louis County, Minnesota, Meadowlands Part
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 46092-G4—Saginaw, Minnesota

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Jerry Sharp, Brant Heikel
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, isotic, frigid Dystric Eutrudepts
  • 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 - Ahmeek
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/2/2011
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Ahmeek
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 5/17/1979
  • 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: loess over red till
  • Landform: moraine
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Geology: Wisconsinan formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/17/1979 (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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    O—; fragments. Lab sample # MN295602
    A—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 2.0 very fine roots; 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN295603; moist when described;
    E—5 to 8 centimeters (2.0 to 3.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 0.5 very fine roots; 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN295601; moist when described;
    Bw1—8 to 23 centimeters (3.1 to 9.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) silt loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 0.1 very fine roots; 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3; abrupt broken boundary. Lab sample # MN295604; moist when described;
    Bw2—23 to 38 centimeters (9.1 to 15.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 0.1 very fine roots; 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN295605; wet when described;
    2Bw3—38 to 56 centimeters (15.0 to 22.0 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) fine sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.1 very fine roots; 5 percent clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-160-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN295606; moist when described;
    2BC—56 to 84 centimeters (22.0 to 33.1 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to moderate coarse platy structure; firm; 0.1 very fine roots; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-160-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 10 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MN295607; moist when described;
    2BCd—84 to 152 centimeters (33.1 to 59.8 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) gravelly fine sandy loam; weak coarse platy structure; very firm; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-160-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 15 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN295608; moist when described;