IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Dorset
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1981MN0413466
User Pedon ID:
S1981MN0413466
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
UMNSSL1
Lab Pedon # -
UMN3466
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
50807
Print Date:
11/24/2024
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:
46.0395080
Std. Longitude:
-95.1911010
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
130N
Range:
36W
Section:
27
PLSS Details:
1940 feet north and 780 feet west of the southeast corner
Country:
US—United States
State:
Minnesota
County:
MN041—Douglas
MLRA:
91A—Central Minnesota Sandy Outwash
Regional Office:
NC—North Central
MLRA Soil Survey Area:
NC-FER—Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
MN041—Douglas County, Minnesota
7.5 Minute USGS Quad:
46095-A2—Rose City, Minnesota
PEDON
Describers Name:
Charles Saari, Edward L. Bruns
Current Taxonomic Class:
Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Alfic Argiudolls
Current Taxon Kind:
taxadjunct
Pedon Type:
taxadjunct to the series
Pedon Purpose:
laboratory sampling site
Pedon Record Orgin:
PedonPC
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Dorset
PSC -
25 to 75 cm.
Classificaton Date -
2/23/2012
Soil Taxonomic Edition -
eleventh edition
Moisture Class -
udic
Moisture Subclass -
typic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Dorset
Taxon Kind -
series
Classificaton Date -
2/10/2011
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
Certification Status:
certified
QC Status:
level 1
QA Status:
level 1
SITE
Parent Material:
loamy glaciofluvial deposits over sandy and gravelly outwash
Drainage Class:
somewhat excessively
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
2/10/2011 (entry creation 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
Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind
Feature Depth L-H
Feature Thickness L-RV-H
cm
mollic epipedon
argillic horizon
0—25
25—79
—25—
—54—
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
—
—
—
—
270
700
—
150
6
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Ap—0 to 25 centimeters (0.0 to 9.8 inches); black (10YR 2/1), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dry; sandy loam; moderate medium granular structure; very friable; 3 percent by volume subrounded 2-?-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN346601
B/E—25 to 28 centimeters (9.8 to 11.0 inches); 70 percent brown (10YR 4/3) and 30 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) sandy loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 26 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silt coats on vertical faces of peds; 13 percent by volume subrounded 2-?-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; abrupt broken boundary. Lab sample # MN346602
Bt1—28 to 51 centimeters (11.0 to 20.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) sandy loam; moderate coarse subangular blocky parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 6 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silt coats on vertical faces of peds and 90 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) clay films on vertical faces of peds; 5 percent by volume subrounded 2-?-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN346603
2Bt2—51 to 79 centimeters (20.1 to 31.1 inches); 60 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) gravelly loamy sand; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very friable; 26 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) clay films on vertical faces of peds; 20 percent by volume subrounded 2-?-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # MN346604
2BC—79 to 84 centimeters (31.1 to 33.1 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) gravelly loamy sand; single grain; loose; 90 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) clay bridges between sand grains; 30 percent by volume subrounded 2-?-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 6.8; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # MN346605
2C—84 to 152 centimeters (33.1 to 59.8 inches); variegated pale brown (10YR 6/3) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) gravelly coarse sand; single grain; loose; 30 percent by volume subrounded 2-?-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8. Lab sample # MN346606