IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ensley
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1967MI041002
  • User Pedon ID: S1967MI041002
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1967MI041002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A1941
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 36099
  • 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: 46.0449982
  • Std. Longitude: -87.1925049
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 42N
  • Range: 23W
  • Section: 9
  • PLSS Details: SE 1/4, SW 1/4
  • State: Michigan
  • County: MI041—Delta
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MI601—Delta County and Hiawatha National Forest of Alger and Schoolcraft Counties, Michigan
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 46087-A2—Rock, Michigan

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: L. Berndt, D. Buchanan, R. Johnson
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, nonacid, frigid Aeric Haplaquepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Ensley
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, nonacid, frigid Aeric Haplaquepts
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 10/10/1967
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: till plain
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/10/1967 (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

    ABBA

    FRNI

    PIMA

    Abies balsamea

    Fraxinus nigra

    Picea mariana

    balsam fir

    black ash

    black spruce

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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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    787

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    6.7

    16.7

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    O1—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2); fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A15435
    O2—10 to 20 centimeters (3.9 to 7.9 inches); black (5YR 2/1); friable; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A15436
    A1—20 to 28 centimeters (7.9 to 11.0 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) sandy loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium distinct and 3 percent brown (7.5YR 4/2) medium distinct mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A15437
    B1g—28 to 35 centimeters (11.0 to 13.8 inches); reddish gray (5YR 5/2) loam; 21 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; massive; friable; 0.5 coarse roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, unspecified; clear broken boundary. Lab sample # 40A15438
    B2—35 to 45 centimeters (13.8 to 17.7 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) sandy loam; 21 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; massive parts to weak medium platy; friable; 10 percent dark gray (5YR 4/1) coats; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A15439
    B3—45 to 66 centimeters (17.7 to 26.0 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 5/4) sandy loam; 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium distinct mottles; weak coarse platy parts to medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 10 percent light reddish brown (5YR 6/3) coats; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A15440
    C1—66 to 94 centimeters (26.0 to 37.0 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/3) sandy loam; 1 percent light gray (5YR 7/1) medium distinct and 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; weak medium platy structure; friable; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A15441
    C2—94 to 114 centimeters (37.0 to 44.9 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/3) gravelly sandy loam; 1 percent light gray (5YR 7/1) fine distinct mottles; massive; friable; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A15442
    C3—114 to 122 centimeters (44.9 to 48.0 inches); light reddish brown (5YR 6/3) sandy loam; 21 percent greenish gray (5BG 5/1) coarse prominent and 21 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; massive; friable; fragments. Lab sample # 40A15443
    122 to 122 centimeters (48.0 to 48.0 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 40A15444