IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Morley
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2006MI163002
  • User Pedon ID: S2006MI163002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 07N0260
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 18557
  • Print Date: 3/2/2025

    • 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: 42.4227667
  • Std. Longitude: -83.5455583
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 1 South
  • Range: 8 East
  • Section: 6
  • PLSS Details: 1320 feet east and 425 feet north of the southwest corner
  • Map Unit: Co—Corunna fine sandy loam
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Michigan
  • County: MI163—Wayne
  • MLRA: 111B—Indiana and Ohio Till Plain, Northeastern Part
  • Regional Office: 11—Indianapolis, IN
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-FIN—Findlay, Ohio
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MI163—Wayne County, Michigan
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 42083-D5—Salem, Michigan

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Joe Calus, Dan Wing
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, illitic, mesic Oxyaquic Hapludalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: research site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Morley
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, illitic, mesic Oxyaquic Hapludalfs
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 18 to 68 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/15/2006
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - oxyaquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: clayey till
  • Landform: ground moraine
  • Hill Slope Profile: shoulder
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: yes

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/15/2006 (actual site observation date)
  • Data Collector: Daniel J. Wing
  • Surface Water Kind: none observed
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Current Weather - sunny
  • Current Air Temp - 26
    • Pedon Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    densic material

    strongly coherent

    117 -

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

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    redox depletions with chroma 2 or less

    redox concentrations

    densic materials

    0—13

    13—117

    76—218

    76—218

    117—

    —13—

    —104—

    —142—

    —142—

    —-
    Site Soil Temperature
    Site Obs. Date Depth Sensor Kind Temperature
    cm C

    6/15/2006

    50

    —

    19
    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

    6

    15

    —

    287

    —

    90

    898

    —

    170

    9.6

    21.5

    -3.2

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    200230

    Ann Arbor U Of Mich

    COOP
    Ap—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; moderate permeability; 5.0 medium roots throughout and 5.0 fine roots throughout; 3 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-6-20 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    E—13 to 18 centimeters (5.1 to 7.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), light gray (10YR 7/2), dry; clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; slow permeability; 5.0 medium roots throughout and 5.0 fine roots throughout; 3 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-6-20 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, pH meter; abrupt broken boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bt1—18 to 51 centimeters (7.1 to 20.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/3) clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; slow permeability; 1.0 medium roots throughout and 1.0 coarse roots throughout; distinct dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) clay films on all faces of peds and distinct dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) clay films on surfaces along root channels; 3 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-6-20 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, pH meter; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 340346; continuous - phpvsfiid 340347; continuous - phpvsfiid 340346; continuous - phpvsfiid 340347
    Bt2—51 to 76 centimeters (20.1 to 29.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/3) clay loam; strong coarse prismatic parts to strong coarse angular blocky structure; firm; slow permeability; 1.0 medium roots throughout and 1.0 coarse roots throughout; distinct dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) clay films on surfaces along root channels and distinct dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) clay films on all faces of peds; 3 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-6-20 millimeter mixed fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 07N01426; moist when described; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 340349; continuous - phpvsfiid 340350; continuous - phpvsfiid 340349; continuous - phpvsfiid 340350
    Bt3—76 to 101 centimeters (29.9 to 39.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/3) clay loam; strong coarse prismatic parts to strong coarse angular blocky structure; firm; slow permeability; 1.0 medium roots throughout and 1.0 coarse roots throughout; distinct dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) clay films on surfaces along root channels and distinct dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) clay films on all faces of peds; 2 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent medium distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) iron depletions; 3 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-6-20 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, pH meter; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 340351; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 340352; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 340351; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 340352
    Bk—101 to 117 centimeters (39.8 to 46.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay loam; moderate coarse angular blocky structure; firm; slow permeability; 1.0 fine roots in cracks; 5 percent medium prominent gray (10YR 6/1) iron depletions on vertical faces of peds and 5 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron; 3 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-6-20 millimeter mixed fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, pH meter; abrupt wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Cd—117 to 203 centimeters (46.1 to 79.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) clay loam; moderate thick platy structure; very firm; slow permeability; 1.0 fine roots in cracks; prominent light gray (10YR 7/1) carbonate coats; 5 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron; 3 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-6-20 millimeter mixed fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, pH meter. Lab sample # 07N01427; moist when described; observed in pit, small