IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Boots
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2015MI045002
  • User Pedon ID: S2015MI045002A
  • User Site Association ID: 2017GRR000
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 15N0770
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 82532
  • User Project ID: 2017GRR000
  • Project Name: DSP - MLRA 98 - Hydric Soils in Restored Wetlands
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 42.6813889
  • Std. Longitude: -84.7211389
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 3N
  • Range: 4W
  • Section: 1
  • PLSS Details: 860 feet south and 325 feet west of the northeast corner
  • Location Description: Benton Township
  • Map Unit: HgtahA—Houghton muck, 0 to 1 percent slopes
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Michigan
  • County: MI045—Eaton
  • MLRA: 98—Southern Michigan and Northern Indiana Drift Plains
  • Regional Office: NE—Northeast
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-GRP—Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 42084-F6—Dimondale, Michigan

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Matt Bromley, Jon Quisler
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Euic, mesic Fibric Haplohemists
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Boots
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2017
  • Classifier - M. Bromley
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Houghton
  • Taxonomic Class - Euic, mesic Typic Haplosaprists
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/12/2015
  • Classifier - Jon Quisler
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture SUBClass - typic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Phys Crust Subtype - none evident
  • Pedon Vegetation and Crop Cover Information:
  • Forest Overstory Veg. Type - none
  • Forest Understory Veg. Type - shrub
  • Forest Groundcover Veg. Type Dominant - perennial grass
  • Forest Groundcover Veg. Type Secondary - perennial forbs or herbaceous
  • Litter Cover % - 100
  • Residue Description - grass stems and herbaceous debris
  • RaCA Information:
  • Soil Replicate # - 1
  • Hydric: yes


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: herbaceous organic material
  • Landscape: till plain
  • Landform: glacial drainage channel
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: base slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: toeslope
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Pattern: artificial
  • Runoff: negligible
  • Drainage Class: very poorly
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: yes
  • Plot Estab. Year: 2015
  • RaCA Information:
  • RaCA Soil Group ID - 1
  • DSP Plot ID - RR3
  • Plot/Site Set Up By - M. Bromley, J. Quisler
  • Plot or Site Recorder - M.Bromley, J. Quisler

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/12/2015 (actual site observation date)
  • Data Collector: Matt Bromley, Jon Quisler
  • Surface Water Kind: none observed
  • Hydrology Status: drier than natural
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other grass/herbaceous cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Current Weather - sunny
    • 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 % % % % % % % % % % % % %

    Oep

    Oe

    Oi1

    Oi2

    O'e

    0

    21

    66

    145

    162

    21

    66

    145

    162

    203

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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

    Oep

    Oe

    Oi1

    Oi2

    O'e

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    66

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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 %

    Oep

    Oe

    Oi1

    Oi2

    O'e

    0

    21

    66

    145

    162

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

    aquic conditions

    hemic soil materials

    fibric soil materials

    hemic soil materials

    0—203

    0—66

    66—162

    162—203

    —203—

    —66—

    —96—

    —41—
    Pedon Horizon Bulk Density
    Horizon Depth to Top Depth to Bottom Method Data Collector Field Moist Volume Field Moist Sample Wt. Air Dry Sample Wt. Field Moist Co. Fragment Wt. Air Dry Fragment Wt. Fragment Density Coarse Fragment Volume Air Dry Subsample Wt. Oven Dry Subsample Wt. Grav Soil Moist % Whole Soil Grav Soil Moist % Fine Earth Bulk Density FM Fine Soil Bulk Density FM Whole Soill Bulk Density OD fINE Earth Bulk Density OD Fine Earth Bulk Density Satiated
    cm cm3 g g/cm3 cm3 g % g/cm3

    Oep

    Oep

    Oe

    Oi1

    Oi2

    O'e

    5

    0

    21

    66

    145

    162

    21

    5

    66

    145

    162

    203

    core, constant volume

    scoop

    core, constant volume

    core, constant volume

    core, constant volume

    core, constant volume

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    Pedon Infiltration Summary
    Date Data Collector Infiltration Mean Infiltation Std. Dev. Test Method
    cm/hr

    8/12/2015

    Matt Bromley, Jon Quisler

    17.89

    single ring falling head
    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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    Oep—0 to 21 centimeters (0.0 to 8.3 inches); black (N 2.5/), broken face and black (N 2.5/), rubbed mucky peat; weak coarse subangular blocky parts to weak medium granular structure; friable; common very fine roots and common fine roots; fragments; a-8 AASHTO classification; pt unified classification; neutral, pH 6.6, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 15N03967, 15N03972, 15N03973; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Oe—21 to 66 centimeters (8.3 to 26.0 inches); very dark brown (7.5YR 2.5/2) broken face and black (7.5YR 2.5/1) rubbed mucky peat; structureless massive; friable; few very fine roots and few fine roots; fragments; a-8 AASHTO classification; pt unified classification; moderately acid, pH 6.0, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 15N03968; wet when described; observed in pit, small
    Oi1—66 to 145 centimeters (26.0 to 57.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1) broken face and black (10YR 2/1) rubbed peat; structureless massive; friable; fragments; a-8 AASHTO classification; pt unified classification; moderately acid, pH 5.7, pH meter; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 15N03969; wet when described; observed in macaulay sampler
    Oi2—145 to 162 centimeters (57.1 to 63.8 inches); black (7.5YR 2.5/1) broken face and black (10YR 2/1) rubbed peat; structureless massive; very friable; fragments; a-8 AASHTO classification; pt unified classification; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 15N03970; wet when described; observed in macaulay sampler
    O'e—162 to 203 centimeters (63.8 to 79.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1) broken face and black (5Y 2.5/1) rubbed mucky peat; structureless massive; very friable; fragments; a-8 AASHTO classification; pt unified classification. Lab sample # 15N03971; wet when described; observed in macaulay sampler