IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Nester
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1995MI143001
  • User Pedon ID: S1995MI143001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 96P0184
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 68262
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 44.1638870
  • Std. Longitude: -84.4116669
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 21N
  • Range: 1W
  • Section: 34
  • PLSS Details: 1365 feet west and 1770 feet north of the southeast corner
  • Location Description: Nester township.
  • State: Michigan
  • County: MI143—Roscommon
  • MLRA: 94A—Northern Michigan Sandy Highlands
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MI143—Roscommon County, Michigan

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Steve Tardy, Larry Brummund
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, semiactive, mesic Oxyaquic Glossudalfs
  • 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 - Nester
  • PSC - 9 to 33 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/23/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - oxyaquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Nester
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, mixed Oxyaquic Eutroboralf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 5/30/1995
  • Moisture SUBClass - oxyaquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: shoulder
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: yes

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/30/1995 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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

    argillic horizon

    0—9

    7—9

    9—33

    —-

    —-

    —-
    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

    9

    —

    —

    —

    —

    315

    769

    —

    127

    6.7

    18.9

    -6.2

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    208800

    West Branch 3SE

    COOP
    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches);, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; sandy loam; strong fine and medium granular, and fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 21.0 very fine roots and 3.0 fine and medium roots; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P01444. Slightly acid
    E—18 to 23 centimeters (7.1 to 9.1 inches);, brown (10YR 5/3) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), dry; sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Common very dark grayish brown (10YR) worm channels. Slightly acid.
    B/E—23 to 30 centimeters (9.1 to 11.8 inches);, strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), dry; clay loam, sandy loam; strong fine and medium subangular blocky structure; 21.0 very fine roots and 3.0 fine roots; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Occupies about 90 percent of the horizon penetrated by tongues of pale brown (10YR 6/3) (E); moderately acid; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 182636; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 182636
    Bt1—30 to 46 centimeters (11.8 to 18.1 inches);, brown (7.5YR 5/4), dry; clay loam; moderate medium and coarse angular blocky structure; very firm; 3.0 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; brown (7.5YR 5/4) clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P01445. Moderately acid; continuous - phpvsfiid 182637; continuous - phpvsfiid 182637
    Bt2—46 to 84 centimeters (18.1 to 33.1 inches);, brown (7.5YR 5/4), dry; clay loam; red (2.5YR 4/8) fine prominent and yellowish red (5YR 5/8) mottles; moderate coarse angular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 very fine roots; brown (7.5YR 5/4) clay films; 4 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Slightly acid; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 194775; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 194775
    BC—84 to 107 centimeters (33.1 to 42.1 inches);, light brown (7.5YR 6/4), dry; clay loam; yellowish red (5YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots; 4 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Moderately alkaline
    C—107 to 200 centimeters (42.1 to 78.7 inches);, brown (7.5YR 5/4), dry; clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; prominent light gray (10YR 7/2) silt coats on vertical faces of peds; fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # 96P01446. Moderately alkaline; continuous - phpvsfiid 194776; continuous - phpvsfiid 194776