IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ellsburg
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1995MN137528
  • User Pedon ID: S1995MN137528
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1995MN137528
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 95P0477
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 67495
  • Print Date: 1/30/2025

    • 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: 47.0602760
  • Std. Longitude: -92.5727768
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 53N
  • Range: 18W
  • Section: 24
  • PLSS Details: 1900 feet east and 1800 feet north of the southwest corner
  • State: Minnesota
  • County: MN137—St. Louis
  • MLRA: 90—Central Wisconsin and Minnesota Thin Loess and Till
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MN137—St. Louis County, Minnesota

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Saari, Risley, Barmore, Weikle, Perry
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, frigid Typic Glossaqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 528
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Ellsburg
  • PSC - 25 to 75 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 11/30/2007
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Payne
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, frigid Typic Glossaqualf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/16/1994
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: glacial lake (relict)
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/16/1994 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 538SW
  • 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

    ABBA

    BEPA

    POTR5

    Abies balsamea

    Betula papyrifera

    Populus tremuloides

    balsam fir

    paper birch

    quaking aspen

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

    ochric epipedon

    albic horizon

    glossic horizon

    argillic horizon

    0—10

    10—25

    25—58

    58—165

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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

    0

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    402

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    270

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    A—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1), dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; silt loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; 21.0 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 1 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P03582
    E—10 to 25 centimeters (3.9 to 9.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), light gray (10YR 7/2), dry; loam; 1 percent gray (10YR 6/1) fine faint mottles; moderate thin platy parts to weak very fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 21.0 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 1 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P03583
    B/E—25 to 58 centimeters (9.8 to 22.8 inches); 60 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; loam; 24 percent clay; 3 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4) medium prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 21.0 fine and medium roots; 10 percent faint dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 1 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments. Lab sample # 95P03584. patchy - phpvsfiid 182068; patchy - phpvsfiid 182068
    B/E—25 to 58 centimeters (9.8 to 22.8 inches); 40 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), light gray (10YR 7/2), dry; loam; 20 percent clay; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P03584
    Bt1—58 to 97 centimeters (22.8 to 38.2 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3) clay loam; 30 percent clay; 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; strong medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 30 percent faint dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) clay films on faces of peds and in pores and 30 percent prominent gray (5Y 5/1) clay films in root channels and/or pores; 1 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P03585. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 182069; continuous - phpvsfiid 182070; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 182069; continuous - phpvsfiid 182070
    Bt2—97 to 122 centimeters (38.2 to 48.0 inches); 70 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) loam; 26 percent clay; 21 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) medium prominent mottles; strong medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.1 fine roots; 30 percent prominent gray (5Y 5/1) clay films in root channels and/or pores and 75 percent faint dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 1 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P03586. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 182071; continuous - phpvsfiid 182072; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 182071; continuous - phpvsfiid 182072
    Bt3—122 to 165 centimeters (48.0 to 65.0 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3) loam; 26 percent clay; 3 percent gray (5Y 6/1) medium prominent and 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; strong medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.1 fine roots; 10 percent prominent gray (5Y 5/1) clay films in root channels and/or pores and 30 percent faint dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 1 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P03587. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 182073; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 182074; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 182073; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 182074
    C—165 to 229 centimeters (65.0 to 90.2 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) loam; 25 percent clay; 3 percent gray (5Y 6/1) medium prominent mottles; weak coarse prismatic structure; firm; 1 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments. Lab sample # 95P03588