IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Liminga
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2001MI131006
  • User Pedon ID: S2001MI131006
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S2001MI131006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 02N0708
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 15225
  • Print Date: 11/11/2024

    • 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: 46.7683296
  • Std. Longitude: -88.9486771
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 51N
  • Range: 37W
  • Section: 36
  • PLSS Details: NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4
  • Location Description: 1 mile ENE of Courtney Lake
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Michigan
  • County: MI131—Ontonagon
  • MLRA: 92—Superior Lake Plain

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: WCA RTF
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Sandy, mixed, frigid Typic Haplorthods
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: TUD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 6
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Liminga
  • Taxonomic Class - Sandy, mixed, frigid Typic Haplorthods
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/22/2001
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Moisture SUBClass - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: sandy outwash
  • Landscape: till plain
  • Landform: outwash plain
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/22/2001 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 35-206
  • 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

    ABBA

    ACRU

    COMA7

    GAPR2

    HULU2

    LYCOP2

    PIST

    PRVI

    PTAQ

    SARAP

    TRIEN

    VACCI

    Abies balsamea

    Acer rubrum

    Convallaria majalis

    Gaultheria procumbens

    Huperzia lucidula

    Lycopodium

    Pinus strobus

    Prunus virginiana

    Pteridium aquilinum

    Sambucus racemosa ssp. pubens

    Trientalis

    Vaccinium

    balsam fir

    red maple

    European lily of the valley

    eastern teaberry

    shining clubmoss

    clubmoss

    eastern white pine

    chokecherry

    western brackenfern

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    starflower

    blueberry

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    albic horizon

    spodic horizon

    3—20

    3—20

    20—43

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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

    5

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    360

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    230

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    Oe—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); black (7.5YR 2.5/1) interior; 10.0 very fine to coarse roots and very coarse roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    E—3 to 20 centimeters (1.2 to 7.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/3) interior, pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2) exterior, dry; fine sand; single grain; loose; 10.0 very fine to coarse roots and very coarse roots; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N03479; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bhs—20 to 25 centimeters (7.9 to 9.8 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 2.5/2) interior fine sand; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 6.0 very fine to coarse roots and very coarse roots; fragments; extremely acid, pH 3.7, pH meter; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 02N03480; moist when described; observed in pit, small. firm in places. Ortstein in tongues. 25 to 30 percent.
    Bs—25 to 45 centimeters (9.8 to 17.7 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) interior fine sand; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 2.0 very fine to coarse roots; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, pH meter; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # 02N03481; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    BC—45 to 66 centimeters (17.7 to 26.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine sand; single grain; loose; 0.1 fine and medium roots; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N03482; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    C1—66 to 114 centimeters (26.0 to 44.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior fine sand; single grain; loose; 0.1 fine and medium roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N03483; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    C2—114 to 203 centimeters (44.9 to 79.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior fine sand; single grain; loose; 0.1 fine and medium roots; 2 percent by volume 2-14-30 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, pH meter. Lab sample # 02N03484; moist when described; observed in pit, small