IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Morganlake
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1993MI119003
  • User Pedon ID: S1993MI119003
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1993MI119003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 94P0847
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 67018
  • Print Date: 6/2/2024

    • 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: 44.9081389
  • Std. Longitude: -84.2272917
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 29N
  • Range: 2E
  • Section: 17
  • PLSS Details: 1,700 feet south and 1,800 feet east of the northwest corner
  • State: Michigan
  • County: MI119—Montmorency
  • MLRA: 94A—Northern Michigan Sandy Highlands
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MI119—Montmorency County, Michigan

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: JMQ
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Morganlake
  • Taxonomic Class - Sandy over loamy, mixed Aqualfic Haplorthods
  • PSC - 25 to 102 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 11/23/1993
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: ground moraine
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/23/1993 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - intermixed conifers and hardwoods
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    FAGR

    Fagus grandifolia

    American beech

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    albic horizon

    spodic horizon

    argillic horizon

    10—20

    20—43

    81—117

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    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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    2

    —

    —

    401

    —

    130

    790

    —

    77

    4.9

    17.2

    -8.1

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    208417

    Vanderbilt 11ENE

    COOP
    Oa—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); black (5YR 2/1); moderate fine and medium granular structure; very friable; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 3.0 medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. well decomposed forest litter, 10 percent uncoated sand grains.
    E—10 to 20 centimeters (3.9 to 7.9 inches); 90 percent brown (7.5YR 5/2) and 10 percent pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2), pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2), dry; loamy sand; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 3.0 very fine to coarse roots; 1 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 94P06618
    Bs—20 to 43 centimeters (7.9 to 16.9 inches); 60 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) and 40 percent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) loamy sand; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky parts to weak fine granular structure; friable; 3.0 very fine to medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 1 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P06619
    E/B—43 to 81 centimeters (16.9 to 31.9 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) sandy clay loam; fragments; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 94P06620
    E/B—43 to 81 centimeters (16.9 to 31.9 inches); 90 percent pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2), pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2), dry; loamy sand; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 fine vesicular pores; reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) iron concretions throughout and 1 percent fine and medium strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) iron concretions; 3 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 94P06620
    2B/E—81 to 91 centimeters (31.9 to 35.8 inches); pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2) loamy sand; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P06621
    2B/E—81 to 91 centimeters (31.9 to 35.8 inches); 75 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) clay loam; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 3.0 fine vesicular pores; 10 percent prominent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 94P06621
    2Bt1—91 to 109 centimeters (35.8 to 42.9 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) sandy clay loam; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine to coarse roots; 21.0 fine vesicular pores; 30 percent distinct reddish brown (5YR 4/3) clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 94P06621
    2Bt2—109 to 117 centimeters (42.9 to 46.1 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4) silty clay loam; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine to coarse roots; 21.0 fine vesicular pores; 30 percent distinct reddish brown (5YR 4/3) clay films on faces of peds and 30 percent distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) silt coats on faces of peds; 1 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.9, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P06622
    2BC—117 to 168 centimeters (46.1 to 66.1 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) and yellowish red (5YR 4/6) sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine to medium roots; 1 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P06622
    2C—168 to 203 centimeters (66.1 to 79.9 inches); light reddish brown (5YR 6/4) loam; massive; firm; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 94P06623