IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Omega
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1966MI103001
  • User Pedon ID: S1966MI103001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1966MI103001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A1924
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 36082
  • 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: 46.3488846
  • Std. Longitude: -87.4152908
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 46N
  • Range: 25W
  • Section: 27
  • PLSS Details: SW 1/4, SE 1/4
  • State: Michigan
  • County: MI103—Marquette
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MI103—Marquette County, Michigan
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 46087-C4—Gwinn, Michigan

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: R. Johnson and E.P Whiteside
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Omega
  • Taxonomic Class - Mixed Typic Udipsamments
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 10/10/1966
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: outwash plain
  • Drainage Class: somewhat excessively
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/10/1966 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - intermixed conifers and hardwoods
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    PIBA2

    VACCI

    Pinus banksiana

    Vaccinium

    jack pine

    blueberry

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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

    1

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    813

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    6.7

    16.7

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    A1—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); black (5YR 2/1) fine sand; weak medium granular structure; very friable; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A15306
    A2—3 to 8 centimeters (1.2 to 3.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/2) fine sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A15307
    B21—8 to 20 centimeters (3.1 to 7.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/2) and brown (7.5YR 4/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), dry; fine sand; weak medium granular structure; very friable; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A15308
    B22—20 to 30 centimeters (7.9 to 11.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4), light brown (7.5YR 6/4) and brown (7.5YR 5/4), dry; fine sand; weak medium granular structure; very friable; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A15309
    B3—30 to 46 centimeters (11.8 to 18.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/3), light brown (7.5YR 6/4), dry; fine sand; weak medium and coarse granular structure; very friable; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A15310
    C1—46 to 71 centimeters (18.1 to 28.0 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/3), light brown (7.5YR 6/4), dry; fine sand; single grain; loose; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A15311
    C2—71 to 94 centimeters (28.0 to 37.0 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/3), light brown (7.5YR 6/4), dry; sand; single grain; loose; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A15312
    C3—94 to 109 centimeters (37.0 to 42.9 inches); light reddish brown (5YR 6/3) and light reddish brown (5YR 6/4) fine sand; weak thick platy parts to single grain; very friable; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A15313
    C4—109 to 239 centimeters (42.9 to 94.1 inches); light reddish brown (5YR 6/3) sand; single grain; loose; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, unspecified. Lab sample # 40A15314. sampled with auger