IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Nordhouse
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1995MI019003
  • User Pedon ID: S1995MI019003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 95P0891
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 67898
  • 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: 44.7235028
  • Std. Longitude: -86.1239306
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 27N
  • Range: 15W
  • Section: 21
  • PLSS Details: 1,000 feet W and 1,420 feet N 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

  • Describers Name: Wef
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Mesic, uncoated Spodic Quartzipsamments
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: representative pedon for component
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Nordhouse
  • Classificaton Date - 1/27/2010
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Nordhouse
  • Classificaton Date - 8/30/1995
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: plains
  • Landform: dune
  • Drainage Class: excessively
  • 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
    • 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

    12

    —

    —

    182

    —

    180

    894

    —

    160

    7.5

    18.7

    -4.1

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    202984

    Frankfort 2NE

    COOP
    Oa—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); fragments; clear smooth boundary. partially decomposed organic matter; coated and uncoated sand grains mixed throughout the horizon;
    A—2 to 8 centimeters (0.8 to 3.1 inches);, very dark gray (10YR 3/1) and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), dry; fine sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 21.0 fine to coarse roots; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary.
    E—8 to 25 centimeters (3.1 to 9.8 inches);, light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and light gray (10YR 7/2), dry; fine sand; single grain; loose; 21.0 fine to coarse roots; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P05782
    Bw—25 to 71 centimeters (9.8 to 28.0 inches);, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), dry; fine sand; single grain; loose; 3.0 medium and coarse roots and 21.0 fine roots; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P05783
    BC—71 to 94 centimeters (28.0 to 37.0 inches);, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; sand; single grain; loose; 0.5 fine roots; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P05784
    C—94 to 203 centimeters (37.0 to 79.9 inches);, pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; sand; single grain; loose; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments. Lab sample # 95P05785