IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ratroot
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1995MN071022
  • User Pedon ID: S1995MN071022
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1995MN071022
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 96P0370
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 68448
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 48.4455528
  • Std. Longitude: -93.1743927
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 69N
  • Range: 22W
  • Section: 21
  • PLSS Details: 875 feet E and 175 feet N of the southwest corner
  • State: Minnesota
  • County: MN071—Koochiching
  • MLRA: 88—Northern Minnesota Glacial Lake Basins
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MN071—Koochiching County, Minnesota

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: GDN JFG BWH
  • Pedon Type: within range of map unit
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 22
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Ratroot
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, smectitic, frigid Mollic Endoaqualf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 15 to 65 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/23/1995
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: till plain
  • Landform: ground moraine
  • Drainage Class: very poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/23/1995 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: A27
  • 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

    CAREX

    Carex

    sedge

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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

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    180

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    O—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P02892. Decomposed leaves, twigs and roots.
    A—8 to 23 centimeters (3.1 to 9.1 inches);, very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dry; silty clay; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; weak fine subangular blocky, and granular structure; friable; 21.0 fine roots; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P02893
    Btg—23 to 61 centimeters (9.1 to 24.0 inches);, dark gray (2.5Y 4/1), dry; clay; dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) fine prominent mottles; moderate fine angular blocky structure; friable; 21.0 fine roots; 60 percent gray (2.5Y 5/1) on faces of peds; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P02894. patchy - phpvsfiid 182778; patchy - phpvsfiid 182778
    BC—61 to 105 centimeters (24.0 to 41.3 inches);, gray (5Y 5/1), dry; clay; strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) coarse prominent and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) fine and medium prominent mottles; strong coarse angular blocky, and massive; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 30 percent gray (2.5Y 5/1) on faces of peds; 10 percent fine and medium irregular ; 8 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P02895. patchy - phpvsfiid 182779; patchy - phpvsfiid 182779
    Cg—105 to 203 centimeters (41.3 to 79.9 inches);, dark gray (5Y 4/1), dry; clay; strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; massive; friable; 0.5 very fine roots; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # 96P02896