IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Harps
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1979MN091013(2815)
  • User Pedon ID: S1979MN091013(2815)
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - UMNSSLx
  • Lab Pedon # - UMN2815
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 48609
  • 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: 43.5069618
  • Std. Longitude: -94.3347015
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 101N
  • Range: 29W
  • Section: 32
  • PLSS Details: 1140 feet east and 120 feet south of center
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Minnesota
  • County: MN091—Martin
  • MLRA: 103—Central Iowa and Minnesota Till Prairies
  • Regional Office: NC—North Central
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NC-ALB—Albert Lea, Minnesota
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MN091—Martin County, Minnesota
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 43094-E3—East Chain, Minnesota

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Ken Matzdorf
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Typic Calciaquolls
  • 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 - Harps
  • PSC - 25 to 51 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/2/2011
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Harps
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 9/13/1978
  • 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: brown till
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Geology: Wisconsinan formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/13/1978 (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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    Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1), dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 4 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; violent effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.7; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN281501; moist when described;
    Ak—23 to 36 centimeters (9.1 to 14.2 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), gray (10YR 5/1), dry; clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MN281502; moist when described;
    Bkg1—36 to 64 centimeters (14.2 to 25.2 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 1 percent pale olive (5Y 6/3), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 3 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN281503; moist when described;
    Bkg2—64 to 84 centimeters (25.2 to 33.1 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 1 percent olive (5Y 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # MN281504; moist when described;
    Cg1—84 to 114 centimeters (33.1 to 44.9 inches); light olive gray (5Y 6/2) silt loam; moderately sticky; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN281505; wet when described;
    Cg2—114 to 152 centimeters (44.9 to 59.8 inches); gray (5Y 6/1) loam; slightly sticky; 33 percent light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0. Lab sample # MN281506; wet when described;