IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Okoboji
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1980MN091002(3017)
  • User Pedon ID: S1980MN091002(3017)
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - UMNSSL1
  • Lab Pedon # - UMN3017
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 48751
  • 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: 43.8345299
  • Std. Longitude: -94.3470535
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 104N
  • Range: 29W
  • Section: 5
  • PLSS Details: 120 feet east and 500 feet north of the southwest corner
  • 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-G3—Truman SE, Minnesota

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Ken Matzdorf, Carroll Oskvig
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, mesic Cumulic Vertic Endoaquolls
  • 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 - Okoboji
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/2/2011
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Okoboji
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 7/18/1979
  • 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: lacustrine deposits over brown till
  • Drainage Class: very poorly
  • Geology: Wisconsinan formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/18/1979 (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 30 centimeters (0.0 to 11.8 inches); black (N 2/), silty clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard; 0.5 fine roots; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN301701; dry when described;
    A1—30 to 56 centimeters (11.8 to 22.0 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) silty clay loam; weak fine granular parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.0 fine roots; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN301702; moist when described;
    A2—56 to 71 centimeters (22.0 to 28.0 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) silty clay loam; weak fine granular parts to weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.1 fine roots; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # MN301703; moist when described;
    Bg1—71 to 89 centimeters (28.0 to 35.0 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 65 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains on surfaces along root channels; 11 percent fine olive (5Y 5/3), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN301704; moist when described;
    Bg2—89 to 107 centimeters (35.0 to 42.1 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 5 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains on surfaces along root channels; 1 percent fine light olive gray (5Y 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron and 33 percent olive (5Y 5/3), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN301705; moist when described;
    Cg1—107 to 142 centimeters (42.1 to 55.9 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) clay loam; moderately sticky; 1 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent olive (5Y 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 4 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-35-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # MN301706; wet when described;
    2Cg2—142 to 152 centimeters (55.9 to 59.8 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) silt loam; slightly sticky; 10 percent pale olive (5Y 6/3), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 33 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9. Lab sample # MN301707; wet when described;