IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Reedslake
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1979MN091006(2780)
  • User Pedon ID: S1979MN091006 (2780)
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - UMNSSL1
  • Lab Pedon # - UMN2780
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 48604
  • User Project ID: 2027-2
  • Project Name: MLRA 103 - Ice Contact and Moraine 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: 43.5103798
  • Std. Longitude: -94.4628677
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 101N
  • Range: 30W
  • Section: 32
  • PLSS Details: 1700 feet south and 1215 feet east of northwest corner
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Minnesota
  • County: MN091—Martin
  • MLRA: 103—Central Iowa and Minnesota Till Prairies
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NC-ALB—Albert Lea, Minnesota
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MN091—Martin County, Minnesota
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 43094-E4—Wilmert Lake, Minnesota

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Ken Matzdorf, Carroll Oskvig
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Typic Argiudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Unknown
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Reedslake
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/2/2011
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Lester
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 10/2/1978
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 1
  • QA Status: not reviewed


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: brown till
  • Landscape: till plain
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Geology: Wisconsinan formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/2/1978 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - row crop
  • 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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    A1—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1) loam; weak very fine subangular blocky parts to weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft; 2.0 fine roots; 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 6.7; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN278001; dry when described;
    A2—23 to 48 centimeters (9.1 to 18.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1) loam; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard; 15.0 medium roots; 4 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN278002; dry when described;
    Bt1—48 to 64 centimeters (18.9 to 25.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) loam; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to weak fine prismatic structure; firm; 15.0 medium roots; 65 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 4 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.1; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MN278003; moist when described;
    Bt2—64 to 104 centimeters (25.2 to 40.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay loam; strong medium prismatic structure; very firm; 65 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.1; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # MN278004; moist when described;
    C1—104 to 122 centimeters (40.9 to 48.0 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) loam; weak fine prismatic structure; firm; 6 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # MN278005; moist when described;
    C2—122 to 152 centimeters (48.0 to 59.8 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) loam; friable; 11 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; 8 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0. Lab sample # MN278006; moist when described;