IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Plainfield
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2009MI139002
  • User Pedon ID: S2009MI139002
  • Vegetation Plot ID: F2009MI139002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 10N0108
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 24944
  • Print Date: 2/17/2025

    • 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: 42.8653069
  • Std. Longitude: -86.1997528
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 6N
  • Range: 16W
  • Section: 33
  • PLSS Details: 1697 feet South and 433 feet West of Northeast corner, NE1/4 of SE1/4 of NE1/4
  • Location Description: Port Sheldon Township
  • Map Unit: BoF—Blown-out land, 6 to 50 percent slopesPlfacF—Plainfield sand, dunes, 18 to 60 percent slopes
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Michigan
  • County: MI139—Ottawa
  • 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: MI139—Ottawa County, Michigan
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 42086-G2—Holland West, Michigan

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Erin Lynn Segar
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Mixed, mesic Typic Udipsamments
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: not classified to current taxon name
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Plainfield
  • PSC - 30 to 105 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/3/2010
  • Classifier - Steve Tardy
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - North Shore
  • Classificaton Date - 8/31/2009
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Pedon Vegetation and Crop Cover Information:
  • Forest Overstory Veg. Type - tree
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: eolian deposits over sandy glaciolacustrine deposits
  • Landform: lake plain
  • Geomorphic Component Flats: rise
  • Hill Slope Profile: shoulder
  • Slope Position: upper third
  • Slope Complexity: complex
  • Drainage Pattern: dendritic
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: yes

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/31/2009 (actual site observation date)
  • Data Collector: Erin L. Segar
  • Surface Water Kind: none observed
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • 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 % % % % % % % % % % % % %

    Bw

    Ab

    Bsb1

    Bsb2

    Bsb3

    BCb

    Cb

    5

    43

    64

    79

    97

    117

    160

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    99.7

    98.2

    98.7

    98.9

    99.4

    99.7

    100

    sieves

    sieves

    sieves

    sieves

    sieves

    sieves

    sieves

    0

    0.2

    0.3

    0.2

    0

    0

    0

    0.6

    2.5

    2.9

    2.7

    2.1

    1.6

    1.9

    52

    65.8

    72.14

    70.4

    68.7

    63.2

    59.1

    46.6

    28.1

    22.4

    24.8

    28.2

    34.6

    39

    0.5

    1.5

    0.9

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    0.4

    0.3

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    270 mesh sieve

    270 mesh sieve

    270 mesh sieve

    270 mesh sieve

    270 mesh sieve

    270 mesh sieve

    270 mesh sieve

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    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

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    Bsb3

    BCb

    Cb

    5

    43

    64

    79

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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 %

    Bw

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    Bsb2

    Bsb3

    BCb

    Cb

    5

    43

    64

    79

    97

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

    FAGR

    FAGR

    PIRE

    PIRE

    PIST

    PIST

    QURU

    QURU

    Fagus grandifolia

    Fagus grandifolia

    Pinus resinosa

    Pinus resinosa

    Pinus strobus

    Pinus strobus

    Quercus rubra

    Quercus rubra

    American beech

    American beech

    red pine

    red pine

    eastern white pine

    eastern white pine

    northern red oak

    northern red oak

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

    ochric epipedon

    0—5

    —5—
    Site Soil Temperature
    Site Obs. Date Depth Sensor Kind Temperature
    cm C

    8/31/2009

    8/31/2009

    51

    100

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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

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    Oe—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); moderately decomposed plant material; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, pH meter; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 10N00406; observed in pit, small
    Bw—5 to 43 centimeters (2.0 to 16.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) sand; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; rapid permeability; 2.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 10N00407; observed in pit, small
    Ab—43 to 64 centimeters (16.9 to 25.2 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) sand; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; rapid permeability; 4.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 very coarse roots and 3.0 medium roots throughout and 4.0 fine roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 10N00408; observed in pit, small
    Bsb1—64 to 79 centimeters (25.2 to 31.1 inches); red (7.5R 4/6) sand; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; rapid permeability; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, pH meter; gradual broken boundary. Lab sample # 10N00409; observed in pit, small. Horizon occurs in 40% of the pit face
    Bsb2—79 to 97 centimeters (31.1 to 38.2 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) sand; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; rapid permeability; 0.5 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 medium roots throughout and 2.0 fine roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 10N00410; observed in pit, small
    Bsb3—97 to 117 centimeters (38.2 to 46.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) sand; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; rapid permeability; 0.5 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 medium roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 10N00411; observed in pit, small
    BCb—117 to 160 centimeters (46.1 to 63.0 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) sand; weak medium subangular blocky parts to structureless single grain; very friable; rapid permeability; 0.5 medium roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, pH meter. Lab sample # 10N00412; observed in pit, small
    Cb—160 to 203 centimeters (63.0 to 79.9 inches); yellow (10YR 7/6) sand; structureless single grain; loose; rapid permeability; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, pH meter. Lab sample # 10N00413; observed in auger, bucket