IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ahmeek
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1982MN137003 (3555)
  • User Pedon ID: S1982MN137003 (3555)
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - UMNSSL1
  • Lab Pedon # - UMN3555
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 48852
  • Print Date: 12/17/2024

    • 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: 47.5734406
  • Std. Longitude: -92.4830704
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 52N
  • Range: 16W
  • Section: 2
  • PLSS Details: 800 feet north and 1700 feet east
  • 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
  • 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 - Ahmeek
  • PSC - 0 to 0 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/2/2011
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Unnamed 1337
  • Classificaton Date - 10/18/1982
  • 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 till
  • Landform: moraine
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/18/1982 (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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

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    A—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) very fine sandy loam; moderate medium granular structure; very friable; 2.0 very fine roots; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-160-250 millimeter mixed fragments; clear smooth boundary.; moist when described;
    E—5 to 8 centimeters (2.0 to 3.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) very fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 2.0 very fine roots; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-160-250 millimeter mixed fragments; clear broken boundary.; moist when described;
    Bw1—8 to 43 centimeters (3.1 to 16.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) very fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 0.5 fine roots; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-160-250 millimeter mixed fragments; clear smooth boundary.; moist when described;
    2Bw2—43 to 71 centimeters (16.9 to 28.0 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) gravelly sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.1 very fine roots; 10 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-160-250 millimeter mixed fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN355501; moist when described;
    2BC—71 to 91 centimeters (28.0 to 35.8 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) gravelly sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.1 very fine roots; 10 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-160-250 millimeter mixed fragments; gradual smooth boundary.; moist when described;
    2BCd—91 to 152 centimeters (35.8 to 59.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/3) gravelly sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.1 very fine roots; 10 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-160-250 millimeter mixed fragments. Lab sample # MN355502; moist when described;