IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Omega
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1968MN017008
  • User Pedon ID: 68MN017008
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A1738
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 35896
  • 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: 46.4333344
  • Std. Longitude: -92.5000000
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 46N
  • Range: 17W
  • Section: 28
  • PLSS Details: NW1/4, NW1/4, SE1/4, About 250 feet E of N-S road along trail and 60 feet S.
  • Location Description: Carlton Co.
  • State: Minnesota
  • County: MN017—Carlton

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: R. Lewis and H. Finney
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Mixed, frigid Typic Udipsamments
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 8
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Omega
  • Taxonomic Class - Mixed, frigid Typic Udipsamments
  • Classificaton Date - 10/1/1968
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: somewhat excessively
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/1/1968 (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

    1

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    71

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    4

    18

    -12

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    O—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 40A13771. pine needles, branches and twigs in varying states of decomposition
    A1—3 to 8 centimeters (1.2 to 3.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 5.5 medium and coarse roots; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A13772. 68L1162; few charcoal fragments; about 5% clean sand particles; many medium and coarse roots
    B1—8 to 13 centimeters (3.1 to 5.1 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior loamy sand; weak very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 5.5 medium and coarse roots; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A13773. 68L1163; about 10% discontinuous dark reddish gray (5YR 4/2) in upper part ranging to 2 cm in thickness; many medium and coarse roots
    B21hir—13 to 23 centimeters (5.1 to 9.1 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) interior and reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior loamy sand; structureless massive, and weak fine subangular blocky; very friable; 5.5 medium and coarse roots; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A13774. 68L1164; loose; many medium and coarse roots
    B22hir—23 to 36 centimeters (9.1 to 14.2 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior sand; structureless single grain, and weak fine and medium subangular blocky; loose; 5.5 medium and coarse roots; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A13775. 68L1165; many medium and coarse roots
    B31—36 to 67 centimeters (14.2 to 26.4 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4) interior sand; structureless single grain; loose; 0.5 medium roots; fragments; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A13776. 68L1166; a few weakly coherent masses; few medium roots
    B32—67 to 115 centimeters (26.4 to 45.3 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4) interior and reddish brown (5YR 5/3) interior sand; structureless single grain; loose; 0.1 medium roots; fragments; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A13777. 68L1167; a few weakly coherent masses; very few medium roots
    C1—115 to 155 centimeters (45.3 to 61.0 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/3) interior sand; structureless single grain; loose; 0.1 medium roots; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A13778. 68L1168; a few weakly coherent masses; very few medium roots
    C2—155 to 176 centimeters (61.0 to 69.3 inches); light reddish brown (5YR 6/3) interior and reddish brown (5YR 5/3) interior sand; structureless single grain; very friable; 0.1 roots; fragments. Lab sample # 40A13779. 68L1169; loose; few thin horizontal strata of mostly fine and very fine sand; very few roots