IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Amnicon
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1992WI007005
  • User Pedon ID: S1992WI007005
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1992WI007005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 95P0445
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 67463
  • 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: 46.7336121
  • Std. Longitude: -91.5205536
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 49N
  • Range: 9W
  • Section: 17
  • PLSS Details: 20 feet south and 2550 feet west of the northeast corner
  • Location Description: Bayfield County, Wisconsin.
  • State: Wisconsin
  • County: WI007—Bayfield
  • MLRA: 92—Superior Lake Plain
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: WI007—Bayfield County, Wisconsin

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Dave Hvizdak, Kim Goerg and Tim Miland
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Very-fine, mixed, active, frigid Oxyaquic Vertic Glossudalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: within range of map unit
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Amnicon
  • PSC - 23 to 74 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/27/2010
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - oxyaquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Amnicon
  • Taxonomic Class - Very-fine, mixed Vertic Eutroboralf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 9/18/1992
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: plains
  • Landform: lake terrace
  • Slope Position: upper third
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/18/1992 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: BA-1
  • 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

    ABBA

    ACRU

    POTR5

    Abies balsamea

    Acer rubrum

    Populus tremuloides

    balsam fir

    red maple

    quaking aspen

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

    ochric epipedon

    glossic horizon

    argillic horizon

    0—10

    10—23

    23—112

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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

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    213

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    135

    787

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    5.6

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    A—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2), dark reddish gray (5YR 4/2), dry; loam; moderate fine and medium granular structure; friable; 10.0 very fine and fine roots and 3.0 medium and coarse roots; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P03262
    E/B—10 to 23 centimeters (3.9 to 9.1 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 10.0 very fine and fine roots and 3.0 medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P03263. E extends into as tongues or surrounds remnants of Bt. 95P3264.
    E/B—10 to 23 centimeters (3.9 to 9.1 inches); 70 percent reddish brown (5YR 5/3), pinkish gray (5YR 7/2), dry; very fine sandy loam; fragments. Lab sample # 95P03263, 95P03264
    2Bt—23 to 71 centimeters (9.1 to 28.0 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) clay; strong medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots between peds; 1 percent prominent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) organic stains on vertical faces of peds and 26 percent faint dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P03265
    2Btk1—71 to 86 centimeters (28.0 to 33.9 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) clay; moderate fine angular blocky structure; very firm; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots between peds; 26 percent faint dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) clay films on faces of peds; 2 percent fine irregular light reddish brown (2.5YR 6/4) carbonate masses; 3 percent by volume angular mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P03266
    2Btk2—86 to 112 centimeters (33.9 to 44.1 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) clay; moderate fine angular blocky structure; very firm; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots between peds; 6 percent faint dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) clay films on faces of peds; 8 percent fine and medium irregular light reddish brown (2.5YR 6/4) carbonate masses and 1 percent medium irregular carbonate nodules; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P03267
    2BC—112 to 183 centimeters (44.1 to 72.0 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) clay; weak coarse prismatic structure; very firm; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots between peds; 6 percent prominent dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2) manganese or iron-manganese stains and 6 percent prominent gray (5YR 5/1) carbonate coats on faces of peds; 3 percent fine irregular light reddish brown (2.5YR 6/4) carbonate masses and 1 percent medium spherical light reddish brown (2.5YR 6/4) carbonate concretions; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 95P03268