IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Aldenlake
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1979MN137018 (3215)
User Pedon ID:
S1979MN137018 (3215)
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
UMNSSL1
Lab Pedon # -
UMN3215
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
48641
Print Date:
11/12/2024
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:
47.0512390
Std. Longitude:
-91.8651352
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
53N
Range:
12W
Section:
28
PLSS Details:
1400 feet south and 1850 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:
MN615—St. Louis County, Minnesota, Duluth Part
7.5 Minute USGS Quad:
47091-A7—McCarthy Creek, Minnesota
PEDON
Describers Name:
Jerry Sharp
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 -
Aldenlake
PSC -
25 to 100 cm.
Classificaton Date -
9/2/2011
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Cloquet
Taxon Kind -
taxadjunct
Classificaton Date -
10/25/1979
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 outwash
Slope Shape Across:
convex
Slope Shape Down:
convex
Drainage Class:
somewhat excessively
Geology:
Wisconsinan formation.
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
10/25/1979 (actual site observation date)
Surface Cover Properties:
Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 -
barren land
Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 -
other barren
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
5
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Oa—0 to 0 centimeters (0.0 to 0.0 inches); highly decomposed plant material; fragments.; dry when described;
A—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); black (7.5YR 2.5/1), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; fine sandy loam; weak fine granular, and weak very fine granular structure; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN321501; dry when described;
Bw1—5 to 20 centimeters (2.0 to 7.9 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3), brown (7.5YR 5/3), dry; fine sandy loam; moderate very fine subangular blocky, and weak very fine subangular blocky structure; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN321502; dry when described;
Bw2—20 to 43 centimeters (7.9 to 16.9 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3), brown (7.5YR 5/4), dry; fine sandy loam; moderate fine subangular blocky, and weak very fine subangular blocky structure; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN321503; dry when described;
Bw3—43 to 56 centimeters (16.9 to 22.0 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), dry; fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # MN321504; dry when described;
2C—56 to 152 centimeters (22.0 to 59.8 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) gravelly sand; single grain; 5 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. Lab sample # MN321505; dry when described;