IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Nicollet
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1996MN085003
  • User Pedon ID: S1996MN085003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 96P0239
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 68317
  • Print Date: 11/26/2024

    • 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: 44.7263870
  • Std. Longitude: -94.3033371
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Minnesota
  • County: MN085—McLeod
  • MLRA: 103—Central Iowa and Minnesota Till Prairies
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MN085—McLeod County, Minnesota

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Nicollet
  • Classificaton Date - 6/11/1996
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: ground moraine
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/11/1996 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • 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
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    240

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    Ap1—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior, dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; loam; strong fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 20.0 medium roots throughout; 2 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P01906
    Ap2—5 to 10 centimeters (2.0 to 3.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior, dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; loam; moderate medium granular structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 10.0 fine to coarse roots throughout; 2 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P01907
    Ap3—10 to 35 centimeters (3.9 to 13.8 inches); black (10YR 2/1) exterior, dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; loam; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 8.0 fine to coarse roots throughout; 2 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P01908
    AB—35 to 59 centimeters (13.8 to 23.2 inches); 70 percent black (10YR 2/1) exterior and 30 percent brown (10YR 4/3) exterior, dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; loam; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 7.0 fine to coarse roots throughout; 3 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P01909
    Bg—59 to 94 centimeters (23.2 to 37.0 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) exterior clay loam; 5 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) fine faint and 10 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) fine faint mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 4.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 2 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P01910
    Bkg—94 to 126 centimeters (37.0 to 49.6 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) exterior loam; 5 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine prominent and 10 percent gray (2.5Y 6/1) fine and medium distinct mottles; moderate fine platy structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 2.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 5 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P01911
    Cg1—126 to 187 centimeters (49.6 to 73.6 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) exterior loam; 5 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine prominent and 25 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) coarse distinct mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 2 percent fine and medium cylindrical noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) iron-manganese concretions in cracks and 2 percent fine and medium cylindrical noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese concretions in cracks; 1 percent fine and medium threadlike noncoherent cemented light gray (2.5Y 7/2) carbonate threads throughout; 7 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P01912
    Cg2—187 to 210 centimeters (73.6 to 82.7 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) exterior loam; 30 percent light gray (2.5Y 7/2) coarse distinct mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese concretions and 2 percent medium cylindrical strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) iron-manganese concretions in cracks; 10 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n. Lab sample # 96P01913