IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Kaks
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2001MI095001
  • User Pedon ID: S2001MI095001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Print Date: 11/24/2024

    • 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: 46.2493834
  • Std. Longitude: -85.5227667
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 45N
  • Range: 10W
  • Section: 35
  • PLSS Details: Luce County, Michigan; about 1 mile southwest of the town of Newberry; 1900 feet east and 1400 feet north of the southwest corner
  • State: Michigan
  • County: MI095—Luce
  • MLRA: 94B—Michigan Eastern Upper Peninsula Sandy Glacial Deposits
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NC-RHI—Rhinelander, Wisconsin
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MI095—Luce County, Michigan
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 46085-B5—Millecoquins, Michigan

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Sandy, mixed, frigid Entic Hapludolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Kaks
  • Classificaton Date - 5/30/2012
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Kaks
  • Classificaton Date - 5/1/2006
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: sandy glaciofluvial deposits and/or till
  • Landform: moraine
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/1/2006 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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

    mollic epipedon

    cambic horizon

    0—23

    23—53

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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

    30

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    251

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    838

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    6

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    A—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); black (7.5YR 2.5/1), dark gray (7.5YR 4/1), dry; sandy loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; 6.0 medium roots and 6.0 fine roots throughout and 6.0 coarse roots; 5 percent by volume subrounded 2-?-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 5 percent by volume subrounded 75-?-250 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; clear irregular boundary.
    Bhs1—10 to 23 centimeters (3.9 to 9.1 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) cobbly loamy sand; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 6.0 medium roots and 6.0 fine roots throughout and 6.0 coarse roots; 10 percent by volume subrounded 2-?-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 12 percent by volume subrounded 75-?-250 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; clear wavy boundary.
    Bhs2—23 to 53 centimeters (9.1 to 20.9 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) cobbly loamy sand; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 6.0 medium roots and 6.0 fine roots throughout and 6.0 coarse roots; 10 percent by volume subrounded 2-?-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 12 percent by volume subrounded 75-?-250 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3; gradual irregular boundary.
    BC—53 to 89 centimeters (20.9 to 35.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) gravelly loamy sand; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.0 medium roots and 2.0 fine roots throughout and 2.0 coarse roots; 10 percent by volume subrounded 75-?-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 15 percent by volume subrounded 2-?-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; clear wavy boundary.
    C—89 to 203 centimeters (35.0 to 79.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) sand; single grain; loose; 0.9 fine roots throughout; 1 percent by volume subrounded 2-?-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 7.0.