IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Pipestone
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1980MI073007
  • User Pedon ID: S1980MI073007
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1980MI073007
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - MTU
  • Lab Pedon # - S80MI-73-7
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 69130
  • Print Date: 2/17/2025

    • 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: 43.6023917
  • Std. Longitude: -84.6414056
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 14N
  • Range: 3W
  • Section: 14
  • PLSS Details: 1980 ft N and 1700 ft E of the SW corner
  • Map Unit: 20A—Pipestone sand, Erie-Huron Lake Plain, 0 to 3 percent slopes
  • 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-E6—Shepherd, Michigan

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: G. LeMasters, B. McLeese
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Sandy, mixed, mesic Typic Endoaquods
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: TUD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Pipestone
  • PSC - 29 to 104 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 3/8/2013
  • Classifier - M. Bromley
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Pipestone
  • Taxonomic Class - Sandy, mixed, mesic Typic Sideraquods
  • Taxon Kind - taxadjunct
  • Classificaton Date - 1/1/1980
  • Classifier - G. LeMasters, B. McLeese
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture SUBClass - typic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: sandy outwash
  • Landform: glacial delta
  • Drainage Pattern: dendritic
  • Runoff: negligible
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 3/8/2013 (entry creation date)
  • Data Collector: M. Bromley
  • 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
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    ACRU

    Acer rubrum

    red maple

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

    ochric epipedon

    albic horizon

    spodic horizon

    0—15

    8—15

    15—51

    —15—

    —7—

    —36—
    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

    1

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    222.6

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    809

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    161

    8

    20.3

    -4.8

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    205662

    Central Michigan University

    COOP
    Oi—0 to 1 centimeters (0.0 to 0.4 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary.
    Oa—1 to 4 centimeters (0.4 to 1.6 inches); black (N 2/), highly decomposed plant material; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many fine roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MTU80218
    A—4 to 8 centimeters (1.6 to 3.1 inches); black (N 2/), sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; rapid permeability; many very fine roots and many medium roots and many fine roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary.
    E—8 to 15 centimeters (3.1 to 5.9 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) sand; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine distinct and 10 percent brown (7.5YR 5/2) coarse distinct mottles; single grain; loose; rapid permeability; common fine roots; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # MTU80219
    Bs1—15 to 31 centimeters (5.9 to 12.2 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) sand; 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; rapid permeability; common medium roots and common fine roots and common coarse roots; 20 percent by volume weakly coherent cemented ortstein fragments fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, unspecified; clear broken boundary. Lab sample # MTU80220
    Bs2—31 to 51 centimeters (12.2 to 20.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) sand; 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; rapid permeability; few fine roots; 20 percent by volume weakly coherent cemented ortstein fragments fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, unspecified; clear broken boundary. Lab sample # MTU80221
    BC—51 to 81 centimeters (20.1 to 31.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) sand; 10 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine distinct mottles; single grain; loose; rapid permeability; few fine roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, unspecified; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # MTU80222
    C—81 to 154 centimeters (31.9 to 60.6 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) sand; 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; single grain; loose; rapid permeability; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, unspecified. Lab sample # MTU80223