IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Aldenlake
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1979MN137019 (2994)
  • User Pedon ID: S1979MN137019 (2994)
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - UMNSSL1
  • Lab Pedon # - UMN2994
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 48642
  • 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: 46.8908997
  • Std. Longitude: -92.3379593
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 51N
  • Range: 16W
  • Section: 23
  • PLSS Details: 1400 feet south and 1500 feet east of northwest corner
  • 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-H3—Twig, Minnesota

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Jerry Sharp
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Sandy, isotic, frigid Dystric Eutrudepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • 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 - taxadjunct
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/1979
  • 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: 7/11/1979 (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 (10YR 3/3) loam; moderate fine granular structure; slightly hard; 2.0 fine roots; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MN299401; dry when described;
    Bw1—18 to 36 centimeters (7.1 to 14.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to moderate medium platy structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.1; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MN299402; moist when described;
    Bw2—36 to 51 centimeters (14.2 to 20.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) very fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MN299403; moist when described;
    2Bw3—51 to 66 centimeters (20.1 to 26.0 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) fine sandy loam; friable; 0.1 fine roots; 8 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # MN299404; moist when described;
    2C1—66 to 117 centimeters (26.0 to 46.1 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) gravelly sand; 15 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-160-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 35 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN299405; dry when described;
    2C2—117 to 142 centimeters (46.1 to 55.9 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) fine sand; 10 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.1; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN299406; dry when described;
    2C3—142 to 178 centimeters (55.9 to 70.1 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) gravelly sand; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-160-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 20 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments.; dry when described;