IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Mora
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2003WI031006
  • User Pedon ID: S2003WI031006
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S2003WI031006-(1-7)
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 04N0467
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 16131
  • User Project ID: DUXB_10-DUL22
  • Project Name: MLRA 90A - Duxbury Moraine Coarse-Loamy Basal Till Investigation
  • Print Date: 4/24/2025
  • 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: 46.2860184
  • Std. Longitude: -92.2841873
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 44 N
  • Range: 15 W
  • Section: 19
  • PLSS Details: 1425 feet west and 660 feet south of NE corner
  • State: Wisconsin
  • County: WI031—Douglas
  • MLRA: 90A—Wisconsin and Minnesota Thin Loess and Till
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: WI031—Douglas County, Wisconsin
  • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Mark Krupinski
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Aquic Dystric Eutrudepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 6
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Mora
  • PSC - 25 to 102 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/23/2019
  • Classifier - B. Schug
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Newood FSL
  • Classificaton Date - 10/15/2003
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 1
  • QA Status: level 1


  • SITE

  • Parent Material: coarse-loamy till
  • Landscape: till plain
  • Landform: ground moraine
  • Hill Slope Profile: footslope
  • Slope Position: lower third
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no
  • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/15/2003 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 15A
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 1
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID Data Collector Total Clay CaCO3 Clay Total Silt Fine Silt Co. Silt Total Sand Total Sand Method VC Sand Co. Sand Med. Sand Fine Sand VF Sand VF Sand Method Texture Class - Field Lab Rubbed Fiber Unrubbed Fiber pH H2O
    cm cm % % % % % % % % % % % % %

    Oa

    E

    Bs1

    Bs2

    E/B

    Bt

    Cd

    0

    8

    10

    28

    53

    102

    185

    8

    10

    28

    53

    102

    185

    203

    7.4

    6.2

    5.7

    4.4

    5.4

    6.5

    6.3

    32.6

    31

    36.7

    38.1

    31.2

    20.3

    22.3

    19

    17.4

    15.4

    14.8

    13.2

    10.3

    11.6

    13.6

    13.6

    21.3

    23.3

    18

    10

    10.7

    60

    62.8

    57.6

    57.5

    63.4

    73.2

    71.4

    0.8

    1.2

    2.6

    2.6

    1.3

    2.6

    1.8

    5.2

    5.9

    6.1

    5.9

    9.4

    6.2

    7.6

    17.7

    20

    16.9

    16.2

    15.5

    18.4

    22.1

    25.4

    25.3

    20.2

    21.4

    24.8

    30.9

    26.6

    10.9

    10.4

    11.8

    11.4

    12.4

    15.1

    13.3

    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 2
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID pH CaCl2 pH NaF pH Ox Delta pH LL PL PI Atter. Samp. Cond. COLE Pot. Acidity Ca + Mg - Meh 2 K Ca + Mg - Sat. Paste KCl Extract. Acidity Base Sat. - Meh 2 CEC-7 CEC-8.2
    cm cm % % % cm/cm meq/100g cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg mmol(+)/l cmol(+)/kg % cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg

    Oa

    E

    Bs1

    Bs2

    E/B

    Bt

    Cd

    0

    8

    10

    28

    53

    102

    185

    8

    10

    28

    53

    102

    185

    203

    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 3
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID ECEC Phosphate P NO3-N EC EC Method EC 1:5 by volume CaCO3 Equiv. Equiv. Gypsum Na SAR Gypsum Req. Humic Color Fulvic Color Humic + Fulvic Color Al PI Pyro. Hue PyrO. Value Pyro. Chroma
    cm cm cmol(+)/kg mg/kg mg/kg dS/m dS/m % % mmol(+)/l % L-pcu/g L-pcu/g L-pcu/g %

    Oa

    E

    Bs1

    Bs2

    E/B

    Bt

    Cd

    0

    8

    10

    28

    53

    102

    185

    8

    10

    28

    53

    102

    185

    203

    Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    POTR5

    Populus tremuloides

    quaking aspen

    Pedon Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    densic material

    183 - 200

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

    ochric epipedon

    albic horizon

    redox concentrations

    redox depletions with chroma 2 or less

    aquic conditions

    densic contact

    0—10

    8—10

    28—185

    28—185

    28—185

    183—

    —-

    —-

    —-

    —-

    —-

    —-

    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

    372

    762

    130

    6

    Oa—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1) broken face highly decomposed plant material; moderate medium granular, and moderate fine granular structure; friable; moderate permeability; 10.0 very fine roots throughout and 4.0 medium roots throughout and 10.0 fine roots throughout and 4.0 coarse roots throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    E—8 to 10 centimeters (3.1 to 3.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/2) rubbed, pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2) rubbed, dry; fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; moderate permeability; 4.0 very fine roots throughout and 4.0 fine roots throughout; 4 percent by volume nonflat rounded 2-37-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bs1—10 to 28 centimeters (3.9 to 11.0 inches); dark gray (7.5YR 4/1) interior fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; moderate permeability; 4.0 very fine roots throughout and 4.0 medium roots throughout and 4.0 fine roots throughout and 4.0 coarse roots throughout; 4 percent by volume nonflat rounded 2-37-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bs2—28 to 53 centimeters (11.0 to 20.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/3) interior fine sandy loam; moderate fine subangular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; moderate permeability; 0.5 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 1 percent fine prominent irregular strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout and 10 percent coarse distinct irregular brown (7.5YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions throughout; 8 percent by volume nonflat rounded 2-37-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    E/B—53 to 102 centimeters (20.9 to 40.2 inches); 70 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior and 30 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior, 70 percent very pale brown (10YR 7/3) interior, dry; fine sandy loam, sandy loam; weak coarse platy parts to weak fine platy structure; friable; moderate permeability; 0.5 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 40 percent coarse prominent irregular light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, iron depletions throughout and 40 percent medium prominent irregular strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular 75-163-250 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume nonflat rounded 2-37-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bt—102 to 185 centimeters (40.2 to 72.8 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior fine sandy loam; weak very coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; slow permeability; 0.2 very fine roots throughout; 4 percent distinct dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent coarse prominent irregular light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, iron depletions throughout and 10 percent medium prominent irregular yellowish red (5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular 75-163-250 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume nonflat rounded 2-37-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Cd—185 to 200 centimeters (72.8 to 78.7 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior sandy loam; structureless massive; very firm; very slow permeability; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular 75-163-250 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume nonflat rounded 2-37-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog.; moist when described; observed in pit, small