IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sarona
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: U04MI131007
  • User Pedon ID: S2004MI131007
  • Vegetation Plot ID: U04MI131007
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 05N0182
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 16695
  • Print Date: 12/4/2024

    • 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: 46.4038963
  • Std. Longitude: -89.0427704
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Map Unit: 141F—PORKIES GRAVELLY SILT LOAM, 35 TO 70 PERCENT SLOPES, STONY
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Michigan
  • County: MI131—Ontonagon
  • MLRA: 93B—Superior Stony and Rocky Loamy Plains and Hills
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MI612—Ontonagon County Area, Michigan
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 46089-D1—Trout Creek, Michigan

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Scott Eversoll, Ken Wilkgren
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Alfic Haplorthods
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: TUD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Windows Pedon
  • Pedon #: 7
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Sarona
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Alfic Haplorthods
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/13/2004
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Moisture SUBClass - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: sandy till
  • Landform: till plain
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments: 0.05 percent 250- to 600-millimeter
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/13/2004 (entry creation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • 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

    ochric epipedon

    albic horizon

    spodic horizon

    glossic horizon

    0—15

    8—15

    15—71

    71—112

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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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    350

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    A—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) fine sandy loam; weak very fine and fine granular structure; very friable; 10.0 very fine to coarse roots; 2 percent by volume nonflat 75-150-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume nonflat 2-35-75 millimeter unspecified fragments, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 05N01024; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry
    E—8 to 15 centimeters (3.1 to 5.9 inches); dark reddish gray (5YR 4/2) fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 10.0 very fine to coarse roots; 2 percent by volume nonflat 75-100-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume nonflat 2-35-75 millimeter unspecified fragments, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 05N01025; moist when described;
    Bs1—15 to 36 centimeters (5.9 to 14.2 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) fine sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 6.0 very fine to coarse roots; 1 percent by volume nonflat 75-100-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 8 percent by volume nonflat 2-35-75 millimeter unspecified fragments, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 05N01026; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry
    Bs2—36 to 53 centimeters (14.2 to 20.9 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) loamy sand; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 4.0 very fine to medium roots; 5 percent by volume nonflat 2-35-75 millimeter unspecified fragments, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 05N01027; observed in pit, large or quarry
    Bs3—53 to 71 centimeters (20.9 to 28.0 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) sandy loam; weak thin platy, and weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 1.0 very fine and fine roots; 3 percent by volume nonflat 2-35-75 millimeter unspecified fragments, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 05N01028; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry
    B/E—71 to 120 centimeters (28.0 to 47.2 inches); 40 percent reddish brown (5YR 5/3) and 60 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4) sandy loam, loamy sand; weak medium angular blocky parts to weak thin platy structure; firm; 0.1 medium roots and 0.9 fine roots; 10 percent faint reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 3 percent by volume nonflat 2-35-75 millimeter unspecified fragments, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 05N01029; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 273022; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 273022
    BC—120 to 191 centimeters (47.2 to 75.2 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) sandy loam; weak coarse angular blocky parts to weak thin platy structure; firm; 15 percent distinct yellowish red (5YR 5/6), moist, silt coats on all faces of peds; 1 percent by volume nonflat 2-35-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 1 percent by volume nonflat 75-150-250 millimeter unspecified fragments, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 05N01030; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 273023; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 273023
    C—191 to 229 centimeters (75.2 to 90.2 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) sandy loam; massive; 25 percent distinct reddish brown (5YR 5/4), moist, silt coats on all faces of peds; 25 percent coarse prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent by volume nonflat 2-35-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 1 percent by volume nonflat 75-100-250 millimeter unspecified fragments, pH meter. Lab sample # 05N01031; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry. continuous - phpvsfiid 273024; continuous - phpvsfiid 273024