IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Gerrish
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1997MI143003
  • User Pedon ID: S1997MI143003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 98P0306
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 10577
  • 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: 44.4072227
  • Std. Longitude: -84.5572205
  • Datum: WGS84
  • 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-D5—Roscommon South, Michigan

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Mixed, frigid Lamellic Udipsamments
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Gerrish
  • Classificaton Date - 7/23/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - GERRISH
  • Classificaton Date - 10/1/1997
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: plains
  • Landform: kame moraine
  • Drainage Class: excessively
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/1/1997 (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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    4

    —

    —

    —

    —

    722

    —

    127

    6.4

    18.6

    -6.5

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    203936

    Houghton Lake Roscommon County AP

    COOP
    Oe—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches);, black (N 2/0), dry; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P01868. Partially decomposed organic matter.
    A—3 to 5 centimeters (1.2 to 2.0 inches); black (10YR 2/1), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dry; sand; weak medium granular structure; very friable; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P01868
    E—5 to 13 centimeters (2.0 to 5.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/2), light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dry; sand; weak medium granular structure; very friable; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 3.0 medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 4 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P01869
    Bw1—13 to 20 centimeters (5.1 to 7.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) cobbly sand; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and 3.0 coarse roots; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P01870
    Bw2—20 to 41 centimeters (7.9 to 16.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) very cobbly sand; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 3.0 very fine roots and 0.5 medium roots and 0.5 fine roots; 19 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 29 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P01871
    Bw3—41 to 76 centimeters (16.1 to 29.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) very gravelly sand; single grain; loose; 3.0 very fine roots and 0.5 medium roots and 0.5 fine roots; 17 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P01872
    Bw4—76 to 104 centimeters (29.9 to 40.9 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) very gravelly sand; single grain; loose; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 1 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 21 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 98P01873
    E/Bt—104 to 203 centimeters (40.9 to 79.9 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) sand, loamy sand; single grain; loose; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments. Lab sample # 98P01874. Lamellae of yellowish brown (10YR 5/4).