IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Geels
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1997MI143001
  • User Pedon ID: S1997MI143001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 98P0304
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 10575
  • 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: 44.4502792
  • Std. Longitude: -84.3811111
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 24N
  • Range: 1W
  • Section: 24
  • PLSS Details: 200 feet north and 2,900 feet west of the southeast corner
  • Location Description: Typical pedon of Geels sand. , St Helens NW topographic quadrangle. 0 to 3 percent slopes.
  • State: Michigan
  • County: MI143—Roscommon
  • MLRA: 94A—Northern Michigan Sandy Highlands
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MI143—Roscommon County, Michigan
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 44084-D4—Saint Helen NW, Michigan

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Sandy, mixed, frigid Oxyaquic Hapludalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Geels
  • Classificaton Date - 11/30/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - oxyaquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Geels
  • Taxonomic Class - Sandy, mixed Oxyaquic Eutroboralf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 10/1/1997
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - oxyaquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/1/1997 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • 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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    1

    —

    —

    —

    —

    722

    —

    127

    6.4

    18.6

    -6.5

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    203936

    Houghton Lake Roscommon County AP

    COOP
    A—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); black (10YR 2/1), very dark gray (7.5YR 3/1), dry; sand; moderate medium granular structure; very friable; 21.0 very fine roots and medium roots and fine roots and 3.0 coarse roots; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 98P01851. The A horizon has hue of 10YR or 7.5YR, value of 2 or 3, chroma of 1 or 2. The A and E horizons are sand.
    Bw1—5 to 23 centimeters (2.0 to 9.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) sand; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 3.0 medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P01852. The Bw horizon has hue of 10YR or 7.5YR, value of 4 to 6, chroma of 4 to 6. It is sand.
    Bw2—23 to 36 centimeters (9.1 to 14.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) sand; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P01853. The Bw horizon has hue of 10YR or 7.5YR, value of 4 to 6, chroma of 4 to 6. It is sand.
    Bw3—36 to 53 centimeters (14.2 to 20.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sand; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 3.0 very fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots and fine roots; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P01854. The Bw horizon has hue of 10YR or 7.5YR, value of 4 or 6, chroma of 4 to 6. It is sand.
    Bw4—53 to 74 centimeters (20.9 to 29.1 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) sand; single grain; loose; 3.0 very fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots and fine roots; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P01855. The Bw horizon has hue of 10YR or 7.5YR, value of 4 to 6, chroma of 4 to 6. It is sand.
    E—74 to 124 centimeters (29.1 to 48.8 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) sand; single grain; loose; 0.5 very fine roots and fine and medium roots; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 98P01856. The E or E' horizon where present, has hue of 10YR, value of 6 or 7, chroma of 3 or 4. It is sand.
    2Bt—124 to 135 centimeters (48.8 to 53.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silty clay loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to strong medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 very fine roots and fine and medium roots; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 30 percent distinct brown (10YR 4/3) clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine greenish gray (10Y 6/1) iron depletions and 3 percent medium dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 98P01857. The 2Bt horizon has hue of 10YR or 7.5YR, value of 4 or 5, chroma of 3 or 4. It is silty clay loam, clay, clay loam, or silty clay. Some pedons have subhorizons of loam.
    2BC—135 to 180 centimeters (53.1 to 70.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silty clay loam; strong medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; gray (10YR 6/1) silt coats on faces of peds and 75 percent prominent very pale brown (10YR 7/3); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) masses of oxidized iron and 1 percent fine grayish brown (10YR 5/2) iron depletions; 3 percent medium brownish yellow (10YR 6/6); 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 98P01858
    2C—180 to 203 centimeters (70.9 to 79.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 10 percent faint brown (10YR 5/3) pressure faces on faces of peds; 1 percent coarse light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) masses of oxidized iron and 1 percent fine grayish brown (10YR 5/2) iron depletions; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.7, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 98P01859. The 2C horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 5 or 6, chroma of 3 or 4. It is clay loam.