IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Canthook
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2013MN137VOYA027
  • User Pedon ID: S2013MN137VOYA027
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 14N0282
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 74458
  • 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: 48.4201118
  • Std. Longitude: -92.8465424
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Minnesota
  • County: MN137—St. Louis
  • MLRA: 93A—Superior and Rainy Stony and Rocky Till Plains and Moraines

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: MF, ME
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Aeric Albaqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: representative pedon for component
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Canthook
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2017
  • Classifier - Weikle
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Subclass - aeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Canthook
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Aeric Albaqualfs
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 11/13/2013
  • Classifier - Whited
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Hill Slope Profile: footslope
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/17/2013 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • 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
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    Oa—0 to 6 centimeters (0.0 to 2.4 inches); black (10YR 2/1) highly decomposed plant material; moderate medium granular structure; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small
    AB—6 to 12 centimeters (2.4 to 4.7 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-30-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method; abrupt smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small
    E—12 to 29 centimeters (4.7 to 11.4 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; 5 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, iron depletions and 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-30-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method; clear wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small
    2B/E—29 to 64 centimeters (11.4 to 25.2 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) and olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) clay loam, clay; strong coarse subangular blocky structure; 15 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 2 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-30-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method; gradual wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small
    2BC—64 to 91 centimeters (25.2 to 35.8 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) clay loam; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; 5 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions and 15 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-30-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method; gradual wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small
    3C—91 to 130 centimeters (35.8 to 51.2 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silt loam; structureless massive; 2 percent gray (2.5Y 6/1) iron depletions and 20 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 3 percent light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, carbonate nodules; fragments; strong effervescence; gradual smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small
    3Ck—130 to 203 centimeters (51.2 to 79.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; structureless massive; light gray (10YR 7/1) carbonate coats; 20 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 50 percent light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, carbonate nodules; fragments; violent effervescence.; observed in pit, small