IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Moodig
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1991WI113006
  • User Pedon ID: S1991WI113006
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1991WI113006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 92P0437
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 64676
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 45.8055573
  • Std. Longitude: -91.3797226
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 38N
  • Range: 8W
  • Section: 5
  • PLSS Details: 300 feet W and 2700 feet S of the NE corner
  • State: Wisconsin
  • County: WI113—Sawyer
  • MLRA: 93—Superior Stony and Rocky Loamy Plains and Hills
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: WI113—Sawyer County, Wisconsin

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: WDF, RAD
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Alfic Epiaquods
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 6
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Moodig
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/27/2010
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Moodig
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, frigid Aqualfic Haplorthod
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 10/10/1991
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: ground moraine
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/10/1991 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 19-33
  • 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
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    BEPA

    POTRT

    Betula papyrifera

    Populus tremula ssp. tremuloides

    paper birch

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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

    glossic horizon

    argillic horizon

    0—5

    3—5

    5—30

    30—76

    56—91

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    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

    2

    46

    15.2

    401

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    Oi—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 92P02638. litter layer (leaves and twigs)
    Oa—2 to 5 centimeters (0.8 to 2.0 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 92P02637. decomposed litter layer
    A—5 to 8 centimeters (2.0 to 3.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 21.0 fine and medium roots; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 7 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P02636
    E—8 to 10 centimeters (3.1 to 3.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dry; sandy loam; weak fine platy structure; friable; 21.0 fine and medium roots; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 7 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P02637
    Bs1—10 to 20 centimeters (3.9 to 7.9 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine and medium roots; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 7 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P02638
    Bs2—20 to 35 centimeters (7.9 to 13.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) sandy loam; 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine and medium roots; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 7 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P02639
    E/B—35 to 61 centimeters (13.8 to 24.0 inches); 60 percent brown (7.5YR 5/3), pink (7.5YR 7/3), dry; sandy loam; 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; weak medium platy, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 10 percent faint dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) clay films on horizontal faces of peds; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 7 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P02640. extends into or surrounds remnants of dark brown (7.5YR 4/4) sandy loam
    B/E—61 to 81 centimeters (24.0 to 31.9 inches); 70 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) sandy loam; 3 percent brown (7.5YR 5/2) medium distinct and 3 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) medium prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky, and weak medium platy structure; friable; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 10 percent faint dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) clay films on faces of peds; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 7 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P02641. penetrated by brown (7.5YR 5/3) sandy loam (E), pink (7.YR 7/3) dry
    Bt—81 to 96 centimeters (31.9 to 37.8 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) sandy loam; 1 percent brown (7.5YR 5/2) medium prominent and 3 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 30 percent faint dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) clay films on faces of peds; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 7 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P02642
    C—96 to 157 centimeters (37.8 to 61.8 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) sandy loam; massive; friable; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 7 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 92P02643