IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Crosier
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2006MI155001
  • User Pedon ID: S2006MI155001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 07N0259
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 18556
  • Print Date: 5/9/2025

    • 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: 42.8463333
  • Std. Longitude: -84.1794444
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 5N
  • Range: 2E
  • Section: 12
  • Map Unit: Bw—Brookston loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Michigan
  • County: MI155—Shiawassee
  • MLRA: 98—Southern Michigan and Northern Indiana Drift Plains
  • Regional Office: NE—Northeast
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-GRP—Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MI155—Shiawassee County, Michigan
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 42084-G2—Perry, Michigan

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Joe Calus
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Aeric Epiaqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: map unit inclusion
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Crosier
  • PSC - 33 to 71 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/4/2012
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Celina
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, mixed, active, mesic Aquic Hapludalfs
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 33 to 71 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/26/2006
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - ninth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: supraglacial till over lacustrine deposits
  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: recessional moraine
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: yes

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/26/2006 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 33
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Current Weather - overcast
  • Current Air Temp - 13
    • Pedon Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    densic material

    —

    71 -

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

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    glossic horizon

    redox depletions with chroma 2 or less

    densic materials

    0—20

    20—71

    20—33

    33—71

    71—

    —20—

    —51—

    —13—

    —38—

    —-
    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

    4

    —

    —

    266

    —

    784

    —

    154

    8.3

    20.4

    -4.4

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    206300

    Owosso WWTP

    COOP
    A—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dry; loam; weak medium granular structure; friable; moderate permeability; 1 percent by volume 2-4-5 millimeter mixed fragments.; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry
    E/B—20 to 33 centimeters (7.9 to 13.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) and brown (10YR 5/3) loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; moderate permeability; very dark gray (10YR 3/1) organic stains on surfaces along root channels; iron-manganese concretions on surfaces along root channels and 20 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; 2 percent by volume 2-4-5 millimeter mixed fragments.; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry
    Bt1—33 to 51 centimeters (13.0 to 20.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; moderately slow permeability; faint brown (7.5YR 4/3) clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent medium distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) iron depletions and 20 percent coarse distinct strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron; 2 percent by volume 2-4-5 millimeter mixed fragments.; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 342847; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 342847
    Bt2—51 to 71 centimeters (20.1 to 28.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) clay loam; 30 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; moderately slow permeability; faint brown (7.5YR 4/3) clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) iron depletions and 20 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron; 4 percent by volume 2-4-5 millimeter mixed fragments.; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 342844; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 342844
    Cd1—71 to 117 centimeters (28.0 to 46.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loam; moderate thick platy structure; very firm; slow permeability; prominent gray (10YR 6/1) carbonate coats; 5 percent coarse distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) masses of oxidized iron; 5 percent by volume 2-5-20 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # 07N01425; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry
    2Cd2—117 to 203 centimeters (46.1 to 79.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) and brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) silty clay; moderate thick platy structure; very firm; slow permeability; prominent gray (10YR 6/1) carbonate coats; 5 percent medium distinct light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) masses of oxidized iron; fragments.; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry