IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ahmeek
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1995MN137601
  • User Pedon ID: S1995MN137601
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 95P0476
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 67494
  • 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: 46.9869461
  • Std. Longitude: -92.0819473
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 52N
  • Range: 14W
  • Section: 13
  • PLSS Details: 300 feet east and 1800 feet north 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, and Risley
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, isotic, frigid Dystric Eutrudepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: representative pedon for component
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 601
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Ahmeek
  • Classificaton Date - 1/19/2021
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Ahmeek
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, frigid Dystric Eutrochrept
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1993
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: dead ice moraine
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1993 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 582NW
  • 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
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    0—10

    10—97

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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

    12

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    439

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    270

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    A—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), brown (7.5YR 5/2), dry; fine sandy loam; moderate medium granular structure; very friable; 3.0 medium roots and 21.0 fine roots; 7 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P03575
    Bw1—10 to 41 centimeters (3.9 to 16.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) gravelly fine sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 medium roots and 21.0 fine roots; 8 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P03576
    2Bw2—41 to 66 centimeters (16.1 to 26.0 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) gravelly sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 3 percent medium distinct yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, iron-manganese masses; 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P03577
    2Bw3—66 to 97 centimeters (26.0 to 38.2 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) gravelly sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 1 percent fine distinct yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, iron-manganese masses; 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P03578
    2BC—97 to 132 centimeters (38.2 to 52.0 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) gravelly sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 1 percent fine distinct reddish gray (5YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions; 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P03579
    2C1—132 to 168 centimeters (52.0 to 66.1 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) gravelly sandy loam; weak thick platy structure; firm; 3 percent medium distinct yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, iron-manganese masses; 30 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P03580
    2C2—168 to 224 centimeters (66.1 to 88.2 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) very gravelly sandy loam; weak thick platy structure; firm; 1 percent fine distinct yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, iron-manganese masses; 50 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 95P03581