IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Cuttre
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2001mi131022
  • User Pedon ID: S2001MI131022
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S2001mi131022
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 02N0720
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 15236
  • 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: 46.5897179
  • Std. Longitude: -89.1734085
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 4 miles north of Bruce Crossing
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Michigan
  • County: MI131—Ontonagon
  • MLRA: 92—Superior Lake Plain

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: RFT WCA
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Very-fine, mixed, active, frigid Aeric Glossaqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 22
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Cuttre
  • Taxonomic Class - Very-fine, mixed, active, frigid Aeric Glossaqualfs
  • PSC - 25 to 46 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/3/2001
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: poorly sorted silty and clayey till
  • Landscape: till plain
  • Landform: till plain
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/3/2001 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • 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

    ACSA3

    BEAL2

    BEPA

    DRCA11

    EQUIS

    FRPE

    PTERI

    RUPA

    SCIRP

    SOLID

    THOC2

    Abies balsamea

    Acer saccharum

    Betula alleghaniensis

    Betula papyrifera

    Dryopteris carthusiana

    Equisetum

    Fraxinus pennsylvanica

    Pteridium

    Rubus parviflorus

    Scirpus

    Solidago

    Thuja occidentalis

    balsam fir

    sugar maple

    yellow birch

    paper birch

    spinulose woodfern

    horsetail

    green ash

    brackenfern

    thimbleberry

    bulrush

    goldenrod

    arborvitae

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

    ochric epipedon

    glossic horizon

    argillic horizon

    cambic horizon

    0—15

    15—25

    25—46

    46—203

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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

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    Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) interior silt loam; moderate medium granular structure; 10.0 very fine to coarse roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 02N03545; moist when described; observed in trench
    E/B—15 to 25 centimeters (5.9 to 9.8 inches); 85 percent brown (7.5YR 5/3) interior and 15 percent reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) interior, pink (7.5YR 7/3) exterior, dry; silt loam, clay; strong medium prismatic parts to strong coarse angular blocky structure; 5.0 very fine to coarse roots; 5 percent prominent black (7.5YR 2.5/1), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds and 20 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist, silt coats on all faces of peds and 50 percent faint reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine distinct red (2.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 1 percent fine prominent greenish gray (10GY 6/1), moist, masses of reduced iron and 30 percent medium prominent red (2.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 2 percent by volume 2-4-5 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, pH meter; clear broken boundary. Lab sample # 02N03546; moist when described; observed in trench. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 205509; patchy - phpvsfiid 205507; patchy - phpvsfiid 205508; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 205509; patchy - phpvsfiid 205507; patchy - phpvsfiid 205508
    Bt1—25 to 46 centimeters (9.8 to 18.1 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) interior clay; strong medium prismatic parts to strong coarse angular blocky structure; 2.5 very fine to coarse roots; 1 percent distinct reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, silt coats on vertical faces of peds and 1 percent prominent black (5YR 2.5/1), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds and 80 percent faint reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 2 percent medium faint red (2.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 2 percent by volume 2-4-5 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N03547; moist when described; observed in trench. discontinuous lens of 5YR 6/2 silt; continuous - phpvsfiid 205504; patchy - phpvsfiid 205505; patchy - phpvsfiid 205506; continuous - phpvsfiid 205504; patchy - phpvsfiid 205505; patchy - phpvsfiid 205506
    Bt2—46 to 79 centimeters (18.1 to 31.1 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) interior clay; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; 0.8 very fine to coarse roots; 1 percent prominent black (5YR 2.5/1), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds and 90 percent faint reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent coarse prominent dendritic greenish gray (10Y 6/1), moist, masses of reduced iron lining pores; 2 percent medium distinct irregular light reddish brown (2.5YR 6/4), moist, carbonate concretions in matrix; 1 percent by volume 2-4-5 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly acid, pH 6.2, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N03548; moist when described; observed in trench. continuous - phpvsfiid 205502; patchy - phpvsfiid 205503; continuous - phpvsfiid 205502; patchy - phpvsfiid 205503
    Btk1—79 to 117 centimeters (31.1 to 46.1 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) interior clay; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to moderate thick platy structure; 0.8 very fine to coarse roots; 1 percent prominent light reddish brown (5YR 6/4), moist, carbonate coats on top faces of peds and 1 percent prominent black (5YR 2.5/1), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds and 5 percent prominent reddish brown (5YR 5/4), moist, silt coats on top faces of peds and 90 percent faint reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine prominent dendritic greenish gray (10Y 6/1), moist, masses of reduced iron infused into matrix adjacent to pores; 5 percent very coarse distinct irregular light reddish brown (2.5YR 6/4), moist, carbonate concretions in matrix; 1 percent by volume 2-4-5 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N03549; moist when described; observed in trench. patchy - phpvsfiid 205499; patchy - phpvsfiid 205500; patchy - phpvsfiid 205501; continuous - phpvsfiid 205498; patchy - phpvsfiid 205499; patchy - phpvsfiid 205500; patchy - phpvsfiid 205501; continuous - phpvsfiid 205498
    Btk2—117 to 170 centimeters (46.1 to 66.9 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) interior clay; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; 0.2 very fine roots; 1 percent distinct black (5YR 2.5/1), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds and 1 percent prominent pale red (2.5YR 6/2), moist, carbonate coats on all faces of peds and 80 percent faint reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent medium prominent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron on faces of peds; 2 percent coarse distinct irregular light reddish brown (2.5YR 6/4), moist, carbonate concretions in matrix; 1 percent by volume 2-30-50 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N03550; moist when described; observed in trench. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 205496; continuous - phpvsfiid 205495; patchy - phpvsfiid 205497; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 205496; continuous - phpvsfiid 205495; patchy - phpvsfiid 205497
    BC—170 to 203 centimeters (66.9 to 79.9 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) interior and dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) interior silty clay; weak coarse angular blocky structure; 1 percent distinct black (5YR 2.5/1), moist, organic stains on all faces of peds and 1 percent prominent light brown (7.5YR 6/4), moist, silt coats on top faces of peds; 1 percent fine prominent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; 1 percent coarse distinct irregular light reddish brown (2.5YR 6/4), moist, carbonate concretions in matrix; 2 percent by volume 2-30-50 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, pH meter. Lab sample # 02N03551; moist when described; observed in trench. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 205493; patchy - phpvsfiid 205494; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 205493; patchy - phpvsfiid 205494