IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Argonne
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1990WI041012
  • User Pedon ID: S1990WI041012
  • User Site Association ID: MLRA 90A - Langlade Lobe Drumlins DSM Pedons
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 92P0402
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 64641
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 45.7569427
  • Std. Longitude: -88.9563904
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 38N
  • Range: 12E
  • Section: 23
  • PLSS Details: 2300 feet E and 1600 feet N of the SW corner
  • Location Description: About 3 1/2 miles NE of Hiles.
  • State: Wisconsin
  • County: WI041—Forest
  • MLRA: 90A—Wisconsin and Minnesota Thin Loess and Till
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: WI041—Forest County, Wisconsin

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J.B., D.H., A.E.
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Alfic Oxyaquic Fragiorthods
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: not classified to current taxon name
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 12
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Argonne
  • PSC - 30 to 84 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/27/2010
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - oxyaquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Argonne
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, frigid Alfic Fragiorthod
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 10/12/1990
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: drumlin
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/12/1990 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - intermixed conifers and hardwoods
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    fragipan

    noncoherent

    84 - 112

    - 28 -

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

    ochric epipedon

    albic horizon

    spodic horizon

    glossic horizon

    redox concentrations

    argillic horizon

    lithologic discontinuity

    fragipan

    0—18

    5—18

    18—48

    48—84

    48—157

    63—84

    63—63

    84—112

    —18—

    —13—

    —30—

    —36—

    —109—

    —21—

    —0—

    —28—
    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

    4

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    Oa—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); moderately decomposed plant material; fragments. No sample.
    E—5 to 18 centimeters (2.0 to 7.1 inches); reddish gray (5YR 5/2), pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2), dry; fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky parts to weak medium platy structure; very friable; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 3.0 medium and coarse roots; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P02441
    Bs1—18 to 33 centimeters (7.1 to 13.0 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky parts to weak fine granular structure; very friable; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 3.0 medium and coarse roots; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P02442
    Bs2—33 to 48 centimeters (13.0 to 18.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky parts to moderate medium granular structure; very friable; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 3.0 medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P02443
    E/B—48 to 63 centimeters (18.9 to 24.8 inches); 60 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3), very pale brown (10YR 7/3), dry; fine sandy loam; 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium platy structure; friable; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 10 percent faint brown (7.5YR 4/4) clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 92P02445
    2B/E—63 to 84 centimeters (24.8 to 33.1 inches); 65 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) sandy loam; strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) and 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; clay bridges and 10 percent faint brown (7.5YR 4/3) clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 92P02447
    2BCx—84 to 112 centimeters (33.1 to 44.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) very gravelly loamy sand; 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) medium prominent and 3 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; brittle; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P02448
    2C—112 to 157 centimeters (44.1 to 61.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) very gravelly loamy sand; 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium prominent and 3 percent very pale brown (10YR 7/3) coarse distinct and 3 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) fine distinct mottles; massive; friable; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 92P02449