IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Esmond
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2018MN111002
  • User Pedon ID: S2018MN111002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 18N2870
  • User Project ID: FFTP_10-FAR19
  • Project Name: MLRA 102A - Fergus Falls Till Plain Formdale Catena Study, Re-correlation and Investigations
  • Print Date: 12/7/2025

    • 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: 46.3124490
  • Std. Longitude: -96.0888870
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Minnesota
  • County: MN111—Otter Tail
  • MLRA: 102A—Rolling Till Prairie
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MN111—Otter Tail County, Minnesota

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Brianna Wegner, Jordaan C. Thompson, Jessica Elder, Keith Anderson
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Typic Calciudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, brief description
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Esmond
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/19/2019
  • Classifier - Keith Anderson
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Buse
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Typic Calciudolls
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 6/25/2018
  • Classifier - Jordaan Thompson,Keith Anderson,Jessica Elder,Brianna Wegne
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • QC Status: level 1


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: glacial till
  • Landscape: till plain
  • Landform: ground moraine
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: shoulder
  • Slope Position: lower third
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no
  • Plot #: 18

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/25/2018 (actual site observation date)
  • Data Collector: BW,KA,JE,JCT
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • STM Version ID: 1
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    free carbonates

    calcic horizon

    aquic conditions

    0—29

    0—200

    16—130

    130—200

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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

    5

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    Ap—0 to 16 centimeters (0.0 to 6.3 inches); black (10YR 2/1), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dry; clay loam; weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.0 fine roots; 3 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 18N06811; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry
    Ak—16 to 29 centimeters (6.3 to 11.4 inches); black (10YR 2/1), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dry; clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky parts to weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 fine roots; 3 percent carbonate masses; 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 18N06812; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry
    Bk1—29 to 48 centimeters (11.4 to 18.9 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 fine roots; 2 percent carbonate masses; 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 18N06813; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry
    Bk2—48 to 86 centimeters (18.9 to 33.9 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) silt loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 1.0 fine roots; 5 percent carbonate masses; 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 18N06814; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry
    BCk—86 to 130 centimeters (33.9 to 51.2 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 1.0 fine roots; 2 percent medium prominent manganese masses and 3 percent medium distinct gray (2.5Y 6/1), moist, iron depletions and 8 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 2 percent carbonate masses; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 18N06815; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry
    C1—130 to 160 centimeters (51.2 to 63.0 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) clay loam; massive; moderately hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2 percent medium prominent manganese masses and 10 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent medium distinct gray (2.5Y 6/1), moist, iron depletions; 2 percent carbonate masses; 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 18N06816; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry
    C2—160 to 200 centimeters (63.0 to 78.7 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) clay loam; massive; moderately hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2 percent medium prominent manganese masses and 10 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 15 percent medium distinct gray (2.5Y 6/1), moist, iron depletions; 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n. Lab sample # 18N06817; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry