IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Aldenlake
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1978MN137023 (2867)
  • User Pedon ID: S1978MN137023 (2867)
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - UMNSSL1
  • Lab Pedon # - UMN2867
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 48512
  • 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: 46.8697891
  • Std. Longitude: -92.3265991
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 51N
  • Range: 16W
  • Section: 26
  • PLSS Details: SW1/4NE1/4SE1/4
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Minnesota
  • County: MN137—St. Louis
  • MLRA: 93A—Superior and Rainy Stony and Rocky Till Plains and Moraines
  • Regional Office: NC—North Central
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NC-DUL—Duluth, Minnesota
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MN615—St. Louis County, Minnesota, Duluth Part
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 46092-G3—Adolph, Minnesota

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Tim Richardson, Jerry Sharp
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, isotic, frigid Dystric Eutrudepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: not classified to current taxon name
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Unknown
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Aldenlake
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/2/2011
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Cloquet
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 5/11/1978
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: not certified
  • QC Status: not reviewed
  • QA Status: not reviewed


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loess over red outwash
  • Drainage Class: somewhat excessively
  • Geology: Wisconsinan formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/11/1978 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - barren land
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other barren
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • 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
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    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) silt loam; moderate very fine subangular blocky parts to moderate very fine granular structure; very friable; 7 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN286701; moist when described;
    Bw1—18 to 36 centimeters (7.1 to 14.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 15 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MN286702; moist when described;
    Bw2—36 to 51 centimeters (14.2 to 20.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) coarse sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 20 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MN286703; moist when described;
    2C1—51 to 64 centimeters (20.1 to 25.2 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) gravelly loamy coarse sand; very friable; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN286704; moist when described;
    2C2—64 to 152 centimeters (25.2 to 59.8 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) gravelly coarse sand; loose; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0. Lab sample # MN286705; moist when described;