IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): MAGNOR
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1994WI119002
  • User Pedon ID: S1994WI119002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 95P0260
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 67278
  • Print Date: 2/1/2025

    • 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: 45.1269455
  • Std. Longitude: -90.1463852
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 31N
  • Range: 3E
  • Section: 31
  • PLSS Details: Approximately 2370 feet north and 100 feet west of the southeast corner
  • Location Description: about 9 miles east of Medford.
  • State: Wisconsin
  • County: WI119—Taylor
  • MLRA: 90—Central Wisconsin and Minnesota Thin Loess and Till
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: WI119—Taylor County, Wisconsin
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 45090-B2—Rib River Lookout Tower, Wisconsin

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: W.D. Fiala and T.J. Miland
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Aquic Glossudalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - MAGNOR (flagged as OSD)
  • PSC - 41 to 91 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/27/2010
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Magnor
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed Aquic Glossoboralf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 7/13/1994
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: till plain
  • Landform: ground moraine
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Slope Position: depression
  • Slope Shape Across: concave
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments: 1.10 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/13/1994 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 5439-5TC
  • 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

    densic material

    noncoherent

    147 - 200

    - 53 -

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

    ochric epipedon

    albic horizon

    glossic horizon

    argillic horizon

    mottles with chroma 2 or less

    densic materials

    0—28

    10—28

    28—53

    41—147

    41—66

    147—200

    —28—

    —18—

    —25—

    —106—

    —25—

    —53—
    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

    —

    —

    457

    —

    45

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    —

    —

    —

    —

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    A—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 21.0 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P01680
    E1—10 to 18 centimeters (3.9 to 7.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; silt loam; moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine and medium roots; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P01681
    E2—18 to 28 centimeters (7.1 to 11.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), very pale brown (10YR 7/3), dry; silt loam; moderate fine platy structure; friable; 3.0 fine and medium roots; 3 percent medium strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P01682
    E/B—28 to 41 centimeters (11.0 to 16.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine and medium roots; 3 percent medium strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P01683
    E/B—28 to 41 centimeters (11.0 to 16.1 inches); 70 percent brown (10YR 5/3), very pale brown (10YR 7/3), dry; silt loam; moderate coarse platy structure; friable; fragments. Lab sample # 95P01683
    B/E—41 to 53 centimeters (16.1 to 20.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), very pale brown (10YR 7/3), dry; silt loam; moderate coarse platy structure; friable; 3.0 fine and medium roots; 3 percent medium strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P01684
    B/E—41 to 53 centimeters (16.1 to 20.9 inches); 70 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 10 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/2) clay films on faces of peds; fragments. Lab sample # 95P01684
    2Bt1—53 to 74 centimeters (20.9 to 29.1 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 30 percent distinct reddish brown (5YR 4/3) clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent medium yellowish red (5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron; 12 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P01685
    2Bt2—74 to 99 centimeters (29.1 to 39.0 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 30 percent distinct dark reddish gray (5YR 4/2) clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent medium yellowish red (5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron; 12 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P01686
    2Bt3—99 to 147 centimeters (39.0 to 57.9 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 10 percent distinct dark reddish gray (5YR 4/2) clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine yellowish red (5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron; 12 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P01687
    2Cd—147 to 152 centimeters (57.9 to 59.8 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) sandy loam; massive; firm; 12 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 95P01688