IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Balaton
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1991MN149002B
  • User Pedon ID: 91MN149002B
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 92P0125
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 64364
  • 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: 45.6802788
  • Std. Longitude: -95.8088913
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 126N
  • Range: 41W
  • Section: 34
  • PLSS Details: 175 feet NW of center on SE-NW line
  • State: Minnesota
  • County: MN149—Stevens

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Gorton-Demortelare
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Aquic Calciudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Balaton
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Hamerly
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, frigid Aeric Calciaquoll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 10/1/1991
  • Moisture SUBClass - aeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/1/1991 (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
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    Ap1—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; friable; fragments; slight effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P00862; moist when described;
    Ap2—15 to 30 centimeters (5.9 to 11.8 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; friable; fragments; slight effervescence; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P00863; moist when described;
    Bk—30 to 51 centimeters (11.8 to 20.1 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; fragments; violent effervescence. Lab sample # 92P00864; moist when described;