IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Elmville
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1967MN167004
  • User Pedon ID: 67MN167004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A1746
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 35904
  • Print Date: 6/2/2024

    • 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: 46.1366653
  • Std. Longitude: -96.3111115
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 131N
  • Range: 45W
  • Section: 27
  • PLSS Details: NW1/4NE1/4NE1/4, about 1100 feet W and 360 feet S of the NE corner
  • Location Description: Wilkin Co
  • State: Minnesota
  • County: MN167—Wilkin

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: H.R. Finney
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy over clayey, mixed, frigid Aeric Calciaquolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Elmville
  • Classificaton Date - 7/30/2008
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - aeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Not designated
  • Classificaton Date - 10/1/1967
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: plains
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/1/1967 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • 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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    53

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    6

    21

    -12

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    1Ap—0 to 25 centimeters (0.0 to 9.8 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior fine sandy loam; weak very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 5.5 roots; fragments; strong effervescence; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A13847. 67L586; many roots
    1A3ca—25 to 46 centimeters (9.8 to 18.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 5.5 roots; fragments; violent effervescence; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A13848. 67L587; many roots
    1C1ca—46 to 61 centimeters (18.1 to 24.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior fine sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 0.5 roots; fragments; violent effervescence; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A13849. 67L588; few roots
    1C2—61 to 86 centimeters (24.0 to 33.9 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) interior loamy fine sand; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine faint and 11 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) fine faint mottles; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 0.5 roots; fragments; slight effervescence; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A13850. 67L589; few fine soft black concretions 0.5 to 2.0 mm in diameter; few roots; common fine faint 2.5Y62 mottles; few fine faint 10YR56 mottles
    2C3g—86 to 107 centimeters (33.9 to 42.1 inches); light olive gray (5Y 6/2) interior silty clay; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate very fine and fine angular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 roots; fragments; strong effervescence; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A13851. 67L590; few fine soft black concretions 0.5 to 2.0 mm in diameter; few roots; common fine distinct 10YR56 mottles
    2C4g—107 to 142 centimeters (42.1 to 55.9 inches); gray (5Y 6/1) interior silty clay; 11 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) fine distinct mottles; weak medium and coarse prismatic, and weak very fine and fine angular blocky structure; firm; fragments; strong effervescence; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A13852. 67L591; common fine prominent brown (7.5YR 4/4) soft concretions and vertical streaks; about 2% soft concretions of gypsum; common fine distinct 2.5Y52 mottles
    2C5g—142 to 165 centimeters (55.9 to 65.0 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) interior silty clay; 30 percent gray (5Y 6/1) fine distinct mottles; weak medium and coarse prismatic, and weak very fine and fine angular blocky structure; firm; fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # 40A13853. 67L592; about 5% fine prominent brown (7.5YR 4/4) vertical streaks (pipestems); about 1% coarse fragments; about 2% soft concretions of gypsum; many fine distinct 5Y61 mottles