IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Nokay
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1981MN097037
  • User Pedon ID: 81MN097037
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 82P0068
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 50308
  • User Project ID: MLCU_10-DUL19
  • Project Name: MLRA 90A - Mille Lacs Uplands Coarse-Loamy Basal Till Investigation
  • Print Date: 6/1/2024

    • 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: 45.8903389
  • Std. Longitude: -93.9831314
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 39N
  • Range: 29W
  • Section: 8
  • PLSS Details: 780 meters south and 3 meters east of the northwest corner
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Minnesota
  • County: MN097—Morrison
  • MLRA: 90B—Central Wisconsin Thin Loess Dissected Till Plain
  • Regional Office: NC—North Central
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MN097—Morrison County, Minnesota
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 45093-H8—Ramey NW, Minnesota

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: W. Bruge and R. Bergren
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Udollic Ochraqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 37
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Nokay
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Nokay
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, frigid Aeric Fragiaqualf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 1/1/1981
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: coarse-loamy till
  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: drumlin
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: head slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: footslope
  • Slope Position: upper third
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Geology: Wisconsinan formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: yes

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 1/1/1981 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • 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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    1A—0 to 11 centimeters (0.0 to 4.3 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior loam; moderate medium crumb structure; friable; 5.5 fine and medium roots; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 82P00342. many fine and medium roots
    1E—11 to 32 centimeters (4.3 to 12.6 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior fine sandy loam; moderate medium platy, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 fine and medium roots; 13 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 82P00343. common fine and medium roots
    2BE—32 to 53 centimeters (12.6 to 20.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior and brown (7.5YR 5/2) interior fine sandy loam; 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) fine faint and 1 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) fine distinct mottles; weak medium platy, and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 medium roots; 15 percent faint brown (7.5YR 4/2), moist, clay films on horizontal faces of peds; 13 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P00344. few clay films surface features on horizontal faces of peds; common medium roots; few fine faint 5YR56 mottles; few fine distinct 10YR64 mottles
    2Bt—53 to 70 centimeters (20.9 to 27.6 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior fine sandy loam; 11 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) medium faint and 11 percent reddish brown (5YR 5/4) medium distinct mottles; weak medium platy, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 medium roots; reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, coats on faces of peds and 15 percent faint brown (7.5YR 5/2), moist, skeletans on faces of peds; 13 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P00345. few skeletans (sand or silt) surface features on faces of peds; few medium roots; common medium faint 5YR46 mottles; common medium distinct 5YR54 mottles
    2BC—70 to 89 centimeters (27.6 to 35.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior fine sandy loam; 11 percent black (5YR 2/1) medium distinct and 11 percent 5YR 4/8 (5YR 4/8) medium distinct mottles; moderate fine and medium platy structure; firm; brittle; dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4), moist, coats on faces of peds; 13 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P00346. common medium distinct 5YR21 mottles; common medium distinct 5YR48 mottles
    2C1—89 to 109 centimeters (35.0 to 42.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior gravelly fine sandy loam; 1 percent brown (7.5YR 5/2) medium distinct and 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium and coarse platy structure; firm; brittle; dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4), moist, coats on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P00347. few medium distinct 7.5YR52 mottles; few fine distinct 5YR58 mottles
    2C2—109 to 138 centimeters (42.9 to 54.3 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior gravelly fine sandy loam; 1 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) coarse prominent and 11 percent 5YR 4/8 (5YR 4/8) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium platy structure; slightly plastic; brittle; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P00348. common medium distinct 5YR48 mottles; few coarse prominent 10YR52 mottles
    2C3—138 to 173 centimeters (54.3 to 68.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior fine sandy loam; 1 percent brown (7.5YR 5/2) coarse faint mottles; weak medium and coarse platy structure; moderately plastic; brittle; 13 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments. Lab sample # 82P00349. few coarse faint 7.5YR52 mottles