IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Charlevoix
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1994MI103003
  • User Pedon ID: S1994MI103003
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1994MI103003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 95P0220
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 67238
  • 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: 46.1652794
  • Std. Longitude: -87.1716690
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 44N
  • Range: 23W
  • Section: 34
  • PLSS Details: 2300 feet north and 1850 feet east of the southwest corner
  • State: Michigan
  • County: MI103—Marquette
  • MLRA: 93—Superior Stony and Rocky Loamy Plains and Hills
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MI103—Marquette County, Michigan
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 46087-B2—McFarland, Michigan

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Chuck Schwenner and Ken Wikgren
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, frigid Argic Endoaquods
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: TUD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Charlevoix
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, frigid Argic Endoaquods
  • Classificaton Date - 10/14/1994
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: ground moraine
  • Runoff: negligible
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/14/1994 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 117E
  • Plant Association Name: TMC-Dryopteris
  • 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

    ABBA

    ACRU

    ACSA3

    ATFI

    ATHYR

    CAREX

    CLBO3

    COCA13

    COPTI

    DRSP4

    LASTR

    MACA4

    OSCI

    OXALI

    OXMO

    RUHI

    TRBO2

    Abies balsamea

    Acer rubrum

    Acer saccharum

    Athyrium filix-femina

    Athyrium

    Carex

    Clintonia borealis

    Cornus canadensis

    Coptis

    Dryopteris spinulosa

    Lastreopsis

    Maianthemum canadense

    Osmunda cinnamomea

    Oxalis

    Oxalis montana

    Rubus hispidus

    Trientalis borealis

    balsam fir

    red maple

    sugar maple

    common ladyfern

    ladyfern

    sedge

    bluebead

    bunchberry dogwood

    goldthread

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    shieldfern

    Canada mayflower

    cinnamon fern

    woodsorrel

    mountain woodsorrel

    bristly dewberry

    starflower

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

    ochric epipedon

    albic horizon

    spodic horizon

    glossic horizon

    argillic horizon

    5—8

    8—20

    20—30

    30—71

    41—71

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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

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    312

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    90

    965

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    4.4

    15.6

    -6.7

    5

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    Airport

    MQT., MI

    NOAA
    Oa—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); black (7.5YR 2/1) partially decomposed organic matter; 21.0 very fine to coarse roots throughout; 4 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Not sampled.
    A—5 to 8 centimeters (2.0 to 3.1 inches); very dark gray (7.5YR 3/1), gray (7.5YR 6/1), dry; very fine sandy loam; moderate fine granular structure; very friable; 21.0 very fine to coarse roots throughout; 4 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 6 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P01416
    E—8 to 20 centimeters (3.1 to 7.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/3), white (7.5YR 8/1), dry; very fine sandy loam; 3 percent brown (7.5YR 5/2) medium faint and 3 percent brown (7.5YR 5/4) fine faint mottles; weak medium platy structure; friable; 3.0 very fine to coarse roots throughout; 4 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 6 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P01417
    Bs—20 to 30 centimeters (7.9 to 11.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) very fine sandy loam; 21 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium distinct mottles; weak thin platy parts to weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 4 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 6 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual broken boundary. Lab sample # 95P01418. Discontinuous and firm in places.
    E/B—30 to 41 centimeters (11.8 to 16.1 inches); 40 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4) fine sandy loam; 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium distinct mottles; weak medium platy parts to weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 3.0 vesicular pores; 30 percent clay films on faces of peds and 30 percent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) organic stains; 4 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 7 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P01419
    E/B—30 to 41 centimeters (11.8 to 16.1 inches); 60 percent reddish brown (5YR 5/3), white (7.5YR 8/1), dry; fine sandy loam; fragments. Lab sample # 95P01419
    B/E—41 to 71 centimeters (16.1 to 28.0 inches); 60 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4) fine sandy loam; fragments. Lab sample # 95P01420, 95P01421
    B/E—41 to 71 centimeters (16.1 to 28.0 inches); 40 percent reddish brown (5YR 5/3), white (5YR 8/1), dry; fine sandy loam; 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 vesicular pores; 75 percent clay films on faces of peds; 4 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 7 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.9, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P01420. 95P1421.
    C—71 to 178 centimeters (28.0 to 70.1 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4) fine sandy loam; 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium distinct mottles; massive; friable; 8 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 95P01422. Weak thin plates inherent from parent material.
    2R—178 centimeters (70.1 inches); unweathered bedrock; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog.