IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Aldenlake
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1982MN137001 (3554)
  • User Pedon ID: S1982MN137001 (3554)
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - UMNSSL1
  • Lab Pedon # - UMN3554
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 48850
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • 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: 47.5734406
  • Std. Longitude: -92.4830704
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 59N
  • Range: 17W
  • Section: 27
  • PLSS Details: 800 feet south and 1250 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: MN621—St. Louis County, Minnesota, Virginia Part
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 47092-E4—McKinley, Minnesota

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Jerry Sharp, Bolstad
  • 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
  • Classificaton Date - 9/2/2011
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Unnamed 1335
  • Classificaton Date - 10/5/1982
  • 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 brown till
  • Landform: moraine
  • Hill Slope Profile: shoulder
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Geology: Wisconsinan formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/5/1982 (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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    A—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) stony sandy loam; moderate very fine granular structure; very friable; 2.0 very fine roots; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 15 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments; abrupt broken boundary.; moist when described;
    E—3 to 5 centimeters (1.2 to 2.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/2) stony sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 0.5 very fine roots; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 15 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments; abrupt irregular boundary.; moist when described;
    Bw1—5 to 41 centimeters (2.0 to 16.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) stony loamy sand; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 0.5 very fine roots; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 15 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5; abrupt broken boundary. Lab sample # MN355403; moist when described;
    Bw lense—41 to 41 centimeters (16.1 to 16.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) stony sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 0.5 very fine roots; 8 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 15 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5; abrupt broken boundary. Lab sample # MN355404; moist when described;
    2Bw2—41 to 79 centimeters (16.1 to 31.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) gravelly loamy sand; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.1 very fine roots; 30 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist, silt coats on rock fragments; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of reduced iron; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-160-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 20 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MN355405; moist when described;
    2BC—79 to 112 centimeters (31.1 to 44.1 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) gravelly loamy sand; weak fine subangular blocky parts to weak medium platy structure; friable; 30 percent brown (10YR 5/3), moist, silt coats on all faces of peds; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-160-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 25 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MN355406; moist when described;
    2C—112 to 152 centimeters (44.1 to 59.8 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) gravelly sand; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 5 percent brown (10YR 5/3), moist, silt coats on rock fragments; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-160-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 25 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5. Lab sample # MN355407; moist when described;