IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Ellsburg
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1994MN095043
User Pedon ID:
S1994MN095043
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
97P0268
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
68743
Print Date:
9/24/2024
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:
46.1980553
Std. Longitude:
-93.7855530
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
43N
Range:
27W
Section:
20
PLSS Details:
570 feet south and 475 feet east of the northwest corner
State:
Minnesota
County:
MN095—Mille Lacs
MLRA:
90—Central Wisconsin and Minnesota Thin Loess and Till
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
MN095—Mille Lacs County, Minnesota
7.5 Minute USGS Quad:
46093-B7—Vineland, Minnesota
PEDON
Describers Name:
ALV
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
Converted from PDP 3.x
Pedon #:
43
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Ellsburg
Taxonomic Class -
Fine-loamy, mixed Mollic Glossaqualfs
PSC -
30 to 80 cm.
Classificaton Date -
9/30/1994
Moisture Class -
aquic
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Landscape:
till plain
Landform:
swale
Slope Shape Across:
concave
Slope Shape Down:
linear
Drainage Class:
poorly
Flooding:
none flooding
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
9/30/1994 (actual site observation date)
Air Photo ID:
1A
Surface Cover Properties:
Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 -
grass/herbaceous cover
Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 -
other grass/herbaceous cover
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Drained? -
no
Bedded Soil? -
no
Forest Plantation? -
no
Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind
Feature Depth L-H
Feature Thickness L-RV-H
cm
ochric epipedon
albic horizon
glossic horizon
argillic horizon
0—30
20—30
30—52
30—140
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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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85
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Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; silt loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; 21.0 fine roots; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P01779
Eg—20 to 30 centimeters (7.9 to 11.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), light gray (10YR 7/2), dry; very fine sandy loam; 3 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine prominent mottles; weak thin platy structure; friable; 21.0 fine roots; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P01780
B/E—30 to 33 centimeters (11.8 to 13.0 inches); 35 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silt loam; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P01781
B/E—30 to 33 centimeters (11.8 to 13.0 inches); 65 percent brown (10YR 4/3) silty clay loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) medium prominent and 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine and medium prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine roots; distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, organic stains in root channels and/or pores; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments. Lab sample # 97P01781. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 183990; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 183990
Bt1—33 to 71 centimeters (13.0 to 28.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silty clay loam; 3 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic structure; firm; 3.0 fine roots; distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 4 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P01782. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 183991; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 183991
2Bt2—71 to 97 centimeters (28.0 to 38.2 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) clay loam; 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) medium distinct and 3 percent reddish brown (5YR 5/3) fine faint mottles; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; distinct dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 8 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P01783. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 183992; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 183992
2Bt3—97 to 142 centimeters (38.2 to 55.9 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic structure; firm; distinct dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fine and medium cylindrical black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese concretions in cracks; 6 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P01784. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 183993; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 183993
2BC—142 to 170 centimeters (55.9 to 66.9 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) loam; moderate thick platy structure; firm; faint dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3), moist, clay films on bottoms of plates; fine and medium cylindrical black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese concretions in cracks; 6 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P01785. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 183994; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 183994
2C—170 to 203 centimeters (66.9 to 79.9 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) clay loam; massive; firm; fine and medium cylindrical black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese concretions in cracks; medium spherical light gray (10YR 7/1) carbonate masses in cracks; 8 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 97P01786