IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Vallers
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1978MN113001
  • User Pedon ID: 78MN113001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 78P0600
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 46154
  • Print Date: 5/20/2024

    • 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: 48.0830574
  • Std. Longitude: -96.1441650
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 153N
  • Range: 43W
  • Section: 11
  • PLSS Details: NE 1/4 SW 1/4, about 45 meters W and 409 meters S of center
  • State: Minnesota
  • County: MN113—Pennington

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: R. B. Heschke and H. R. Finney
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, calcareous, frigid Typic Haplaquolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Vallers
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Roliss
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed (calcareous), frigid Typic Hapla
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1978
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: plains
  • Landform: playa or alluvial flat
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1978 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    cambic horizon

    0—18

    18—33

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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

    0

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    349

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    1Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); black (N 2/0) interior loam; weak coarse subangular blocky, and weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 78P03571
    1B2g—18 to 33 centimeters (7.1 to 13.0 inches); dark gray (5Y 4/1) interior loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky, and weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine interstitial pores; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 78P03572. few fine prominent 10YR56 mottles
    1C1gca—33 to 53 centimeters (13.0 to 20.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior loam; 11 percent olive gray (5Y 5/2) medium distinct and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 78P03573. common fine prominent 7.5YR56 mottles; common medium distinct 5Y52 mottles
    1C2g—53 to 74 centimeters (20.9 to 29.1 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) interior loam; 30 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) medium prominent mottles; weak coarse prismatic, and weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 15 percent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4), moist, coats in root channels and/or pores; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 78P03574. few coats surface features in root channels and/or pores; many medium prominent 10YR44 mottles
    1C3g—74 to 92 centimeters (29.1 to 36.2 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) interior loam; 30 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) medium and coarse prominent mottles; weak coarse prismatic, and weak medium platy structure; friable; 15 percent very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist, coats in root channels and/or pores; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 78P03575. few coats surface features in root channels and/or pores; many medium and coarse prominent 10YR34 mottles
    1C4g—92 to 109 centimeters (36.2 to 42.9 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) interior loam; 11 percent dark olive gray (5Y 3/2) medium distinct and 30 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4) fine prominent mottles; weak fine platy, and weak fine and medium angular blocky structure; friable; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 78P03576. many fine prominent 5YR44 mottles; common medium distinct 5Y32 mottles
    1C5g—105 to 153 centimeters (41.3 to 60.2 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) interior loam; 30 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) coarse prominent mottles; moderate very coarse prismatic, and moderate coarse platy structure; firm; 1 percent fine iron-manganese masses; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 78P03577. few fine soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; many coarse prominent 10YR44 mottles