IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ziegenfuss
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2007MI057009
  • User Pedon ID: S2007MI057009
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S2007MI057009
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 09N0062
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 20227
  • Print Date: 5/20/2024

    • 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: 43.1761139
  • Std. Longitude: -84.5532861
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 9N
  • Range: 2W
  • Section: 9
  • PLSS Details: 2,620 feet east and 56 feet north of the southwest corner
  • Location Description: Washington Township. About 0.5 miles south of Ola.
  • Map Unit: ZfsabA—Ziegenfuss clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Michigan
  • County: MI057—Gratiot
  • MLRA: 99—Erie-Huron Lake Plain
  • Regional Office: NE—Northeast
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-FLI—Flint, Michigan
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MI057—Gratiot County, Michigan
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 43084-B5—Pompeii, Michigan

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Joseph K. Calus
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, semiactive, nonacid, mesic Mollic Epiaquepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 9
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Ziegenfuss (flagged as OSD)
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 3/18/2014
  • Classifier - Tonie Endres
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Ziegenfuss
  • Taxonomic Class - Clayey, mixed, semiactive, nonacid, mesic Mollic Epiaquepts
  • Taxon Kind - taxadjunct
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/21/2007
  • Classifier - Joseph K. Calus
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Pedon Vegetation and Crop Cover Information:
  • Current Crop - corn
  • Hydric: yes


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: clayey ablation till over dense till
  • Landform: wave-worked till plain
  • Slope Position: lower third
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: negligible
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: frequent ponding for long periods begining in apr
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/21/2007 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - row crop
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Current Weather - partly cloudy
    • 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 % % % % % % % % % % % % %

    Ap

    2Cd2

    0

    178

    18

    224

    C08-01

    C08-37

    Calus, Joe

    Calus, Joe

    38

    46.1

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    31.4

    35.6

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    30.6

    18.3

    hydrometer

    hydrometer

    1.4

    0.4

    1.6

    0.8

    4.8

    2

    10

    3.4

    12.8

    11.7

    hydrometer and sieves

    hydrometer and sieves

    cl

    c

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    —

    —

    —

    7.6

    7.9
    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

    Ap

    2Cd2

    0

    178

    18

    224

    C08-01

    C08-37

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    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 %

    Ap

    2Cd2

    0

    178

    18

    224

    C08-01

    C08-37

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    21

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

    ZEMA

    Zea mays

    corn

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

    densic material

    noncoherent

    147 - 203

    - 56 -

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

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    aquic conditions

    densic contact

    densic materials

    0—18

    18—97

    18—147

    147—

    147—203

    —18—

    —79—

    —129—

    —-

    —56—
    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

    0

    —

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    210

    —

    834

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    155

    8.7

    20.8

    -4.1

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    207280

    Saint Johns

    COOP
    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dry; clay; moderate medium granular, and strong coarse angular blocky structure; firm; slow permeability; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-3-5 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; neutral, pH 6.6, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 09N00400; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bg1—18 to 46 centimeters (7.1 to 18.1 inches); gray (2.5Y 5/1) clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic structure; very firm; slow permeability; many (10.0) fine roots between peds; 25 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), moist, organic stains on surfaces along root channels; 25 percent coarse prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries throughout; 2 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-3-5 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; neutral, pH 6.8, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 09N00401; moist when described; observed in pit, small. patchy - phpvsfiid 416644; patchy - phpvsfiid 416644
    Bg2—46 to 76 centimeters (18.1 to 29.9 inches); gray (2.5Y 5/1) clay; moderate coarse prismatic structure; very firm; slow permeability; few (0.5) fine roots between peds; 25 percent distinct olive gray (5Y 5/2), moist, pressure faces on vertical faces of peds; 15 percent coarse prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries throughout; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-3-5 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; neutral, pH 7.0, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 09N00402; moist when described; observed in pit, small. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 416645; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 416645
    Bg3—76 to 97 centimeters (29.9 to 38.2 inches); gray (2.5Y 5/1) clay; moderate medium angular blocky structure; very firm; very slow permeability; 25 percent distinct olive gray (5Y 5/2), moist, pressure faces on vertical faces of peds; 15 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries throughout and 15 percent medium prominent greenish gray (5GY 5/1) iron depletions with clear boundaries throughout; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 5-12-20 millimeter mixed fragments and 2 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 20-48-76 millimeter mixed fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 09N00403; moist when described; observed in pit, small. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 416646; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 416646
    BC—97 to 147 centimeters (38.2 to 57.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) silty clay; massive; very firm; very slow permeability; 25 percent distinct olive gray (5Y 5/2), moist, pressure faces on vertical faces of peds; 15 percent medium prominent olive gray (5Y 5/2) iron depletions with clear boundaries throughout and 15 percent medium faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries throughout; 3 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-3-5 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 09N00404; moist when described; observed in pit, small. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 419557; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 419557
    Cd1—147 to 178 centimeters (57.9 to 70.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silty clay; strong medium platy structure; extremely firm; very slow permeability; 50 percent prominent light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, carbonate coats on vertical faces of peds; 10 percent fine prominent olive gray (5Y 5/2) iron depletions with clear boundaries throughout and 25 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries throughout; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-3-5 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, pH meter; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 09N00405; moist when described; observed in auger, bucket. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 416648; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 416648
    2Cd2—178 to 224 centimeters (70.1 to 88.2 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) loam; strong medium platy structure; extremely firm; very slow permeability; 1 percent prominent light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, carbonate coats on top faces of peds and 1 percent prominent light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, carbonate coats on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries throughout and 1 percent fine distinct olive gray (5Y 5/2) iron depletions with clear boundaries throughout; 2 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 5-12-20 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, pH meter. Lab sample # 09N00406; moist when described; observed in auger, bucket. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 419558; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1298084; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 419558; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1298084