IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Brimson
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1995MN137540
  • User Pedon ID: S1995MN137540
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1995MN137540
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 95P0471
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 67489
  • 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: 47.2433319
  • Std. Longitude: -92.0252762
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 55N
  • Range: 13W
  • Section: 17
  • PLSS Details: 650 feet north and 400 feet east of the southwest corner
  • State: Minnesota
  • County: MN137—St. Louis
  • MLRA: 93—Superior Stony and Rocky Loamy Plains and Hills
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MN137—St. Louis County, Minnesota

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Saari, Weikle, Perry, Risley, Bob, Bill
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, isotic, frigid Aquic Dystric Eutrudepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 540
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Brimson
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/27/2010
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Brimson
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, frigid Aquic Dystric Eutrochr
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 9/7/1994
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: drumlin field
  • Landform: drumlin
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments: 2.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/7/1994 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 502NE
  • 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

    ASMA2

    COST4

    PIGL

    PIRE

    POTR5

    PTAQ

    PTERI

    SALIX

    STRO4

    Acer rubrum

    Aster macrophyllus

    Cornus stolonifera

    Picea glauca

    Pinus resinosa

    Populus tremuloides

    Pteridium aquilinum

    Pteridium

    Salix

    Streptopus roseus

    red maple

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    white spruce

    red pine

    quaking aspen

    western brackenfern

    brackenfern

    willow

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

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    0—13

    13—89

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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

    3

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    485

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    270

    711

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    A—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) oxidized, dry; stony fine sandy loam; moderate medium granular, and moderate fine granular structure; friable; 21.0 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 7 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P03538
    Bw1—13 to 28 centimeters (5.1 to 11.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior stony sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 21.0 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 7 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P03539
    Bw2—28 to 43 centimeters (11.0 to 16.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior sandy loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 21.0 fine and medium roots; 3 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P03540
    Bw3—43 to 58 centimeters (16.9 to 22.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior sandy loam; 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct and 3 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine prominent mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P03541
    Bw4—58 to 89 centimeters (22.8 to 35.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior gravelly sandy loam; 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct and 3 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P03542
    2Cd1—89 to 124 centimeters (35.0 to 48.8 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior gravelly sandy loam; 3 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine distinct mottles; massive, and weak very thick platy; very firm; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P03543. Satellite sample for 2Cd1 35-49"""" taken from 5 feet over on sidewall of pit.
    2Cd2—124 to 203 centimeters (48.8 to 79.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior gravelly sandy loam; massive, and weak very thick platy; very firm; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 95P03544