IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Covert
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1980MI073006
  • User Pedon ID: S1980MI073006
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1980MI073006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - MTU
  • Lab Pedon # - S80MI-73-6
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 71692
  • Print Date: 1/26/2025

    • 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: 43.6274333
  • Std. Longitude: -84.6858167
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 14N
  • Range: 3W
  • Section: 4
  • PLSS Details: 400 ft N and 600 ft E of the SW corner
  • Map Unit: 21—Kingsville loamy sand
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Michigan
  • County: MI073—Isabella
  • MLRA: 99—Erie-Huron Lake Plain
  • Regional Office: NE—Northeast
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-FLI—Flint, Michigan
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MI073—Isabella County, Michigan
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 43084-F6—Leaton, Michigan

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: G. LeMasters, B. McLeese
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Mixed, mesic Spodic Udipsamments
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Covert
  • PSC - 32 to 107 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 3/4/2013
  • Classifier - M. Bromley
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Covert
  • Taxonomic Class - Sandy, mixed, mesic Entic Haplorthods
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 1/1/1980
  • Classifier - G. LeMasters, B. McLeese
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - typic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: sandy lacustrine deposits
  • Landform: lake plain
  • Drainage Pattern: dendritic
  • Runoff: negligible
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 3/4/2013 (entry creation date)
  • Data Collector: M. Bromley
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - conifers
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - yes
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    PIBA2

    PIRE

    Pinus banksiana

    Pinus resinosa

    jack pine

    red pine

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    albic horizon

    0—15

    10—15

    —15—

    —5—
    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

    3

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    224.9

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    180

    809

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    161

    8

    20.3

    -4.8

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    205662

    Central Michigan University

    COOP
    Oi—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary.
    Oa—2 to 7 centimeters (0.8 to 2.8 inches); N 2/1 (N 2/1) highly decomposed plant material; weak fine granular structure; many very fine roots and many fine roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MTU80210
    A—7 to 10 centimeters (2.8 to 3.9 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; rapid permeability; many very fine roots and many medium roots and many fine roots and many coarse roots; 2 percent by volume mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # MTU80211
    E—10 to 15 centimeters (3.9 to 5.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) sand; single grain; loose; rapid permeability; many very fine roots and many fine roots; 2 percent by volume mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # MTU80212
    Bs1—15 to 40 centimeters (5.9 to 15.7 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) sand; single grain, and weak fine subangular blocky; loose; rapid permeability; few very fine roots and few fine roots; 4 percent by volume mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MTU80213
    Bs2—40 to 67 centimeters (15.7 to 26.4 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) sand; single grain; loose; rapid permeability; few very fine roots and few fine roots; 5 percent by volume mixed fragments and 5 percent by volume ortstein fragments fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MTU80214, MTU80215
    BC—67 to 90 centimeters (26.4 to 35.4 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sand; single grain; loose; rapid permeability; few fine roots; 1 percent by volume mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MTU80216
    C—90 to 157 centimeters (35.4 to 61.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) sand; single grain; loose; rapid permeability; few fine roots; 1 percent by volume mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, unspecified. Lab sample # MTU80217