IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Gogebic

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S2000MI131025

User Pedon ID: S2000MI131025

Vegetation Plot ID: S2000MI131025

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 01N0443

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 13288

Print Date: 12/17/2024

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: 46.6874962

Std. Longitude: -89.8353729

Datum: WGS84

Township: 50N

Range: 44W

Section: 32

PLSS Details: SE 1/4 of NW 1/4

Location Description: Pedon is located south of the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park and about 1.5 miles east of the Gogebic County line. It is on east side of Blowdown Creek and 1.5 miles south of the South Boundary Road.

State: Michigan

County: MI131—Ontonagon

MLRA: 93—Superior Stony and Rocky Loamy Plains and Hills

PEDON

Describers Name: RFT, JSE, WA

Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Alfic Oxyaquic Fragiorthods

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS

Pedon #: 25

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Gogebic

Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Alfic Oxyaquic Fragiorthods

PSC - 26 to 56 cm.

Classificaton Date - 7/21/2000

Moisture Class - udic

Moisture SUBClass - oxyaquic

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Parent Material: coarse-loamy basal till

Landscape: till plain

Landform: till plain

Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope

Slope Position: middle third

Slope Complexity: complex

Slope Shape Across: convex

Slope Shape Down: convex

Runoff: medium

Drainage Class: moderately well

Flooding: none flooding

Ponding: none ponding

Surface Fragments: 2.00 percent nonflat rounded 75- to 600-millimeter

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 7/21/2000 (actual site observation date)

Air Photo ID: 10039-145

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover

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
ACSA3 ARNU2 BEAL2 DRCA11 MACA4 OSCL VIOLA VIPU3	Acer saccharum Aralia nudicaulis Betula alleghaniensis Dryopteris carthusiana Maianthemum canadense Osmorhiza claytonii Viola Viola pubescens	sugar maple wild sarsaparilla yellow birch spinulose woodfern Canada mayflower Clayton's sweetroot violet downy yellow violet	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —

Pedon Restrictions
Kind	Hardness	Restriction Depth L-H	Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
		cm
fragipan	moderately coherent	56 - 91	—

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
ochric epipedon spodic horizon glossic horizon argillic horizon fragipan	0—10 10—41 41—91 56—203 56—91	—- —- —- —- —-

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
10	—	—	490	—	270	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Oe—0 to 1 centimeters (0.0 to 0.4 inches); N 2.5/1 (N 2.5/1) interior moderately decomposed plant material; weak medium granular structure; very friable; 10.0 very fine to coarse roots; 1 percent by volume nonflat rounded 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small

E—1 to 10 centimeters (0.4 to 3.9 inches); very dark gray (5YR 3/1) interior, gray (5YR 6/1) interior, dry; silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 10.0 very fine to coarse roots; 10 percent by volume nonflat rounded 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 01N02553; moist when described; observed in pit, small

Bhs—10 to 23 centimeters (3.9 to 9.1 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 2.5/3) interior gravelly silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 8.0 very fine to coarse roots; 5 percent by volume nonflat rounded 75-?-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume nonflat rounded 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 01N02554; moist when described; observed in pit, small

Bs—23 to 41 centimeters (9.1 to 16.1 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) interior gravelly silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 5.0 fine and medium roots; 1 percent prominent light brown (7.5YR 6/4), moist, sand coats on all faces of peds; 5 percent by volume nonflat rounded 75-?-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume nonflat rounded 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 01N02555; moist when described; observed in pit, small. Bs horizon has pockets of "fragic material" with firm consistency.; patchy - phpvsfiid 204308; patchy - phpvsfiid 204308

E/B—41 to 56 centimeters (16.1 to 22.0 inches); 80 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/3) interior and 20 percent dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) interior gravelly fine sandy loam; moderate coarse subangular blocky parts to weak thick platy structure; firm; 0.9 fine and medium roots; 1 percent prominent pink (7.5YR 7/3), moist, sand coats on all faces of peds; 3 percent fine and medium distinct yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 2 percent by volume nonflat rounded 250-?-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume nonflat rounded 75-?-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume nonflat rounded 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 01N02556; moist when described; observed in pit, small. 15% brittleness in the E/B horizon.; patchy - phpvsfiid 204309; patchy - phpvsfiid 204309

B/Ex—56 to 91 centimeters (22.0 to 35.8 inches); 60 percent dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) interior and 40 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/3) interior gravelly fine sandy loam, gravelly loam; moderate very coarse subangular blocky parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.1 medium roots; 30 percent faint reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 2 percent fine distinct yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 2 percent by volume flat subangular 150-?-380 millimeter unspecified fragments and 3 percent by volume nonflat rounded 75-?-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume nonflat rounded 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 01N02557; moist when described; observed in pit, small. 60% brittleness in the B/Ex horizon.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 204307; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 204307

Bt1—91 to 127 centimeters (35.8 to 50.0 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) interior gravelly loam; moderate coarse and very coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.1 medium roots; 60 percent faint reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 2 percent by volume nonflat rounded 75-?-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume nonflat rounded 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 01N02558; moist when described; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 204310; continuous - phpvsfiid 204310

Bt2—127 to 203 centimeters (50.0 to 79.9 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) interior fine sandy loam; moderate coarse subangular blocky parts to moderate thin platy structure; friable; 25 percent faint reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on top faces of peds; 5 percent by volume nonflat rounded 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments, pH meter. Lab sample # 01N02559; moist when described; observed in pit, small. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 204311; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 204311