IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Williamstown

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S2008MI049003

User Pedon ID: S2008MI049003

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 09N0067

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 20232

Print Date: 11/23/2024

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: 42.9580528

Std. Longitude: -83.8825778

Datum: WGS84

Township: 7N

Range: 5E

Section: 33

Map Unit: CsrabB—Crosier-Williamstown loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes

Country: US—United States

State: Michigan

County: MI049—Genesee

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: MI049—Genesee County, Michigan

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 42083-H8—Durand, Michigan

PEDON

Describers Name: Joe Calus

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Aquic Hapludalfs

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description

Pedon Purpose: soil survey inventory

Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS

Pedon #: 3

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Williamstown

PSC - 18 to 68 cm.

Classificaton Date - 4/4/2012

Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition

Moisture Class - udic

Moisture Subclass - aquic

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Williamstown

Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Aquic Hapludalfs

Taxon Kind - series

PSC - 18 to 68 cm.

Classificaton Date - 4/17/2008

Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition

Moisture Class - udic

Moisture SUBClass - aquic

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Parent Material: loamy till and/or glaciofluvial deposits over basal till

Landform: recessional moraine

Hill Slope Profile: shoulder

Slope Complexity: simple

Runoff: low

Drainage Class: moderately well

Flooding: none flooding

Ponding: none ponding

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 4/17/2008 (actual site observation date)

Surface Cover Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Drained? - no

Bedded Soil? - no

Forest Plantation? - no

Current Weather - sunny

Pedon Restrictions
Kind	Hardness	Restriction Depth L-H	Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
		cm
densic material	strongly coherent	150 -	—

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
ochric epipedon argillic horizon redox concentrations redox depletions with chroma 2 or less densic materials	0—18 18—84 36—150 46—150 150—183	—18— —68— —114— —114— —33—

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	—	—	249	—		801	—	159	8.6	20.4	-4.1	—	—	—	—	—	202846	Flint FCWOS	COOP

Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; loam; weak coarse granular structure; friable; moderate permeability; 3 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-5-20 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in push tube

Bt1—18 to 36 centimeters (7.1 to 14.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; moderate permeability; 5.0 medium vesicular pores; distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) organic stains on surfaces along root channels and 2 percent faint brown (10YR 4/3) clay films on all faces of peds; 3 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-5-20 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 09N00411; moist when described; observed in push tube. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 430731; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 430731

Bt2—36 to 61 centimeters (14.2 to 24.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; moderately slow permeability; 5.0 medium vesicular pores; 20 percent faint brown (10YR 4/3) clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent fine distinct grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) iron depletions and 10 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) iron-manganese concretions; 3 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-5-20 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, pH meter; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in push tube. continuous - phpvsfiid 430732; continuous - phpvsfiid 430732

Bt3—61 to 84 centimeters (24.0 to 33.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; moderately slow permeability; 1.0 fine vesicular pores; 10 percent faint brown (10YR 4/3) clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) iron-manganese concretions and 20 percent medium distinct grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) iron depletions; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-5-20 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, pH meter; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in push tube. continuous - phpvsfiid 430733; continuous - phpvsfiid 430733

BC—84 to 99 centimeters (33.1 to 39.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; moderate permeability; 10 percent medium distinct grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) iron depletions and 20 percent coarse distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) iron-manganese concretions; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-5-20 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, pH meter; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in push tube

C—99 to 150 centimeters (39.0 to 59.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loam; massive; firm; moderate permeability; 10 percent medium distinct gray (10YR 5/1) iron depletions and 20 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) iron-manganese concretions; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-5-20 millimeter mixed fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, pH meter; clear smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in push tube

2Cd—150 to 183 centimeters (59.1 to 72.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), olive yellow (2.5Y 6/6), dry; loam; moderate medium platy structure; very firm; very slow permeability; 1 percent distinct light gray (10YR 7/1) carbonate coats; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-5-20 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, pH meter.; moist when described; observed in push tube