IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Dechamps
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1993WI007001
  • User Pedon ID: S1993WI007001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1993WI007001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 95P0447
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 67465
  • Print Date: 11/11/2024

    • 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: 46.6758347
  • Std. Longitude: -91.4674988
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 49N
  • Range: 9W
  • Section: 35
  • PLSS Details: 20 feet N and 400 feet E of SW corner
  • Location Description: Bayfield County, Wisconsin. 2.5 miles west and 7.5 miles north of Iron River, Wisconsin.
  • State: Wisconsin
  • County: WI007—Bayfield
  • MLRA: 92—Superior Lake Plain
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: WI007—Bayfield County, Wisconsin
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 46091-F4—Blaine Creek, Wisconsin

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Kim Goerg
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Sandy, mixed, nonacid, frigid Aeric Fluvaquents
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Dechamps
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/27/2010
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - aeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Dechamps
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, nonacid, frigid Aeric Fluvaqu
  • Classificaton Date - 11/1/1993
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: river valley
  • Landform: flood plain
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Flooding: frequent flooding begining in sep
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/1/1993 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 11 (5/92)
  • 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

    POTR5

    Abies balsamea

    Populus tremuloides

    balsam fir

    quaking aspen

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

    ochric epipedon

    0—8

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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

    1

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    241

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    135

    787

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    5.6

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    A—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2), dark reddish gray (5YR 4/2), dry; fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 10.0 fine and medium roots and 3.0 coarse roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P03278
    Bw1—8 to 20 centimeters (3.1 to 7.9 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) very fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 10.0 fine and medium roots and 3.0 coarse roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P03279
    Bw2—20 to 89 centimeters (7.9 to 35.0 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) and reddish brown (5YR 4/4) stratified fine sandy loam to fine sand to loamy fine sand; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 1 percent fine dark reddish brown (2.5YR 2/4) iron-manganese concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P03280
    Bw3—89 to 124 centimeters (35.0 to 48.8 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) and reddish brown (5YR 4/4) stratified fine sandy loam to fine sand; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; very friable; 3.0 fine and medium roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P03281
    C—125 to 168 centimeters (49.2 to 66.1 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) stratified fine sandy loam to loamy fine sand to sand; massive; friable; 0.5 fine and medium roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 95P03282