IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Platteriver
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1995MI019002
  • User Pedon ID: S1995MI019002
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1995MI019002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 95P0890
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 67897
  • Print Date: 11/24/2024

    • 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: 44.7219333
  • Std. Longitude: -86.1050639
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 27N
  • Range: 15W
  • Section: 22
  • PLSS Details: 1,010 feet N and 1,340 feet W of the SE corner
  • State: Michigan
  • County: MI019—Benzie
  • MLRA: 96—Northwestern Michigan Fruit Belt
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MI019—Benzie County, Michigan

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Mixed, mesic Oxyaquic Udipsamments
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Platteriver
  • Classificaton Date - 1/27/2010
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Platteriver (flagged as OSD)
  • Taxonomic Class - Mixed, mesic Oxyaquic Udipsamments
  • PSC - 28 to 103 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/8/1995
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - oxyaquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: plains
  • Landform: dune
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/30/1995 (actual site observation date)
  • 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

    ACRU

    PIRE

    POTR5

    QURU

    Acer rubrum

    Pinus resinosa

    Populus tremuloides

    Quercus rubra

    red maple

    red pine

    quaking aspen

    northern red oak

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

    ochric epipedon

    aquic conditions

    redox concentrations

    0—36

    51—203

    51—203

    —36—

    —152—

    —152—
    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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    181

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    894

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    160

    7.5

    18.7

    -4.1

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    202984

    Frankfort 2NE

    COOP
    Oa—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); highly decomposed plant material; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary.
    A—2 to 8 centimeters (0.8 to 3.1 inches); very dark gray (7.5YR 3/1), brown (7.5YR 4/2), dry; sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 10.0 fine to coarse roots; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed noncalcareous fragments; extremely acid, pH 3.9, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P05777
    E—8 to 36 centimeters (3.1 to 14.2 inches); pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2), pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2), dry; sand; structureless single grain; loose; 4.0 fine and medium roots; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed noncalcareous fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.1, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P05778
    Bs1—36 to 51 centimeters (14.2 to 20.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) sand; structureless single grain; loose; 1.0 medium and coarse roots and 4.0 fine roots; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed noncalcareous fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P05779
    Bs2—51 to 74 centimeters (20.1 to 29.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) sand; 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; structureless single grain; loose; 0.5 fine roots; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed noncalcareous fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P05780
    C—74 to 203 centimeters (29.1 to 79.9 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) sand; 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; structureless single grain; loose; 0.5 fine roots; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed noncalcareous fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, pH meter. Lab sample # 95P05781