IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Onekama
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • Local Phase: Lake MI Lobe
  • User Site ID: S2007MI127002
  • User Pedon ID: S2007MI127002
  • Vegetation Plot ID: F07MI127002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - NSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 07N0562
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 19305
  • 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: 43.4992222
  • Std. Longitude: -86.4128333
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 13N
  • Range: 18W
  • Section: 25
  • PLSS Details: NW 1/4 of NE 1/4 of NW 1/4
  • Location Description: Clay Banks Township
  • Map Unit: 101B—Claybanks silt loam, 1 to 6 percent slopes
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Michigan
  • County: MI127—Oceana
  • MLRA: 98—Southern Michigan and Northern Indiana Drift Plains
  • Regional Office: NE—Northeast
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-GRP—Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MI127—Oceana County, Michigan
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 43086-D4—Flower Creek, Michigan

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J Scott Eversoll, Matt Bromley, Steve Tardy
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, semiactive, mesic Haplic Glossudalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Onekama
  • PSC - 33 to 83 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 11/18/2015
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Claybanks
  • Classificaton Date - 5/8/2007
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: clayey till, unspecified derived from
  • Landform: end moraine
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Drainage Pattern: dendritic
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/8/2007 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 1
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID Data Collector Total Clay CaCO3 Clay Total Silt Fine Silt Co. Silt Total Sand Total Sand Method VC Sand Co. Sand Med. Sand Fine Sand VF Sand VF Sand Method Texture Class - Field Lab Rubbed Fiber Unrubbed Fiber pH H2O
    cm cm % % % % % % % % % % % % %

    Bt2

    Bt3

    Bt4

    Btk

    2BC

    51

    71

    117

    175

    196

    71

    117

    175

    196

    208

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    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 2
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID pH CaCl2 pH NaF pH Ox Delta pH LL PL PI Atter. Samp. Cond. COLE Pot. Acidity Ca + Mg - Meh 2 K Ca + Mg - Sat. Paste KCl Extract. Acidity Base Sat. - Meh 2 CEC-7 CEC-8.2
    cm cm % % % cm/cm meq/100g cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg mmol(+)/l cmol(+)/kg % cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg

    Bt2

    Bt3

    Bt4

    Btk

    2BC

    51

    71

    117

    175

    196

    71

    117

    175

    196

    208

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    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 3
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID ECEC Phosphate P NO3-N EC EC Method EC 1:5 by volume CaCO3 Equiv. Equiv. Gypsum Na SAR Gypsum Req. Humic Color Fulvic Color Humic + Fulvic Color Al PI Pyro. Hue PyrO. Value Pyro. Chroma
    cm cm cmol(+)/kg mg/kg mg/kg dS/m dS/m % % mmol(+)/l % L-pcu/g L-pcu/g L-pcu/g %

    Bt2

    Bt3

    Bt4

    Btk

    2BC

    51

    71

    117

    175

    196

    71

    117

    175

    196

    208

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    Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    ACSA3

    ALTR3

    FAGR

    POPE

    TRILL

    ULMUS

    VIPU3

    Acer saccharum

    Allium tricoccum

    Fagus grandifolia

    Podophyllum peltatum

    Trillium

    Ulmus

    Viola pubescens

    sugar maple

    ramp

    American beech

    mayapple

    trillium

    elm

    downy yellow violet

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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

    free carbonates

    lithologic discontinuity

    0—15

    15—33

    15—196

    51—208

    196—208

    —15—

    —18—

    —181—

    —157—

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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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    A—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); 80 percent very dark brown (10YR 2/2), 80 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; loam; moderate medium granular parts to moderate fine granular structure; very friable; 25.0 very fine roots and 25.0 medium roots and 25.0 fine roots and 25.0 coarse roots; 1 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; strongly acid, pH 5.1, pH meter; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 07N03656; observed in pit, small
    AE—8 to 15 centimeters (3.1 to 5.9 inches); 80 percent very dark brown (10YR 2/2) and 20 percent brown (7.5YR 5/4), 80 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and 20 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; loam; moderate medium granular parts to moderate fine granular, and moderate medium granular parts to moderate very fine granular structure; very friable; 25.0 very fine roots and 25.0 medium roots and 25.0 fine roots and 25.0 coarse roots; 1 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 07N03657; observed in pit, small
    E/B1—15 to 25 centimeters (5.9 to 9.8 inches); 75 percent brown (7.5YR 5/2) and 25 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/3), 75 percent very pale brown (10YR 7/3) and 25 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; loam; moderate fine subangular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 25.0 medium roots and 25.0 fine roots and 25.0 coarse roots; 5 percent faint reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 30 percent fine faint yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; strongly acid, pH 5.2, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 07N03658; observed in pit, small. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 364797; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 364797
    E/B2—25 to 33 centimeters (9.8 to 13.0 inches); 75 percent brown (7.5YR 5/3) and 25 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6), 75 percent very pale brown (10YR 7/3) and 25 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 25.0 medium roots and 25.0 fine roots and 25.0 coarse roots; 10 percent distinct dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist, organoargillans on vertical faces of peds and 15 percent faint reddish gray (5YR 5/2), moist, silt coats on all faces of peds; 30 percent fine faint yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 1 percent by volume 75-?-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; strongly acid, pH 5.5, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 07N03659; observed in pit, small. patchy - phpvsfiid 364798; patchy - phpvsfiid 364799; patchy - phpvsfiid 364798; patchy - phpvsfiid 364799
    Bt1—33 to 51 centimeters (13.0 to 20.1 inches); clay; weak medium prismatic parts to strong very fine angular blocky, and weak medium prismatic parts to strong fine angular blocky, and weak medium prismatic parts to strong medium angular blocky structure; firm; 10.0 very fine roots and 0.9 medium roots and 10.0 fine roots; 1 percent faint brown (7.5YR 4/2), moist, organoargillans on surfaces along root channels and 5 percent faint brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds and 5 percent faint reddish brown (5YR 5/3), moist, silt coats on vertical faces of peds and 20 percent faint dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4), moist, organoargillans on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent fine faint yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; moderately acid, pH 6.0, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 07N03660; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 364800; patchy - phpvsfiid 364801; patchy - phpvsfiid 364802; continuous - phpvsfiid 364803; continuous - phpvsfiid 364800; patchy - phpvsfiid 364801; patchy - phpvsfiid 364802; continuous - phpvsfiid 364803
    Bt2—51 to 71 centimeters (20.1 to 28.0 inches); clay; weak medium prismatic parts to strong medium angular blocky, and weak medium prismatic parts to strong fine angular blocky structure; firm; 0.9 very fine roots and 0.9 fine roots; 5 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/2), moist, organoargillans on surfaces along root channels and 30 percent faint reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent fine distinct strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 07N03661; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 364804; continuous - phpvsfiid 364805; continuous - phpvsfiid 364804; continuous - phpvsfiid 364805
    Bt3—71 to 117 centimeters (28.0 to 46.1 inches); silty clay; weak medium prismatic parts to strong fine angular blocky, and weak medium prismatic parts to strong medium angular blocky structure; firm; 0.9 very fine roots and 0.9 fine roots; 1 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/2), moist, organoargillans on surfaces along root channels and 20 percent faint reddish brown (5YR 5/3), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds and 25 percent distinct dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3), moist, organoargillans on vertical faces of peds and 30 percent faint reddish brown (5YR 5/4), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent fine distinct strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 1 percent fine prominent black (N 2/), moist, iron-manganese masses; 1 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 07N03662; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 364806; continuous - phpvsfiid 364807; continuous - phpvsfiid 364808; continuous - phpvsfiid 364809; continuous - phpvsfiid 364806; continuous - phpvsfiid 364807; continuous - phpvsfiid 364808; continuous - phpvsfiid 364809
    Bt4—117 to 175 centimeters (46.1 to 68.9 inches); silty clay; weak medium prismatic parts to strong fine angular blocky, and weak medium prismatic parts to strong medium angular blocky structure; firm; 5 percent prominent pinkish white (7.5YR 8/2), moist, carbonate coats on vertical faces of peds and 40 percent faint reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 1 percent fine prominent black (N 2/), moist, iron-manganese nodules; 1 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 07N03663; observed in pit, small. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 364811; continuous - phpvsfiid 364810; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 364811; continuous - phpvsfiid 364810
    Btk—175 to 196 centimeters (68.9 to 77.2 inches); silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic parts to strong fine angular blocky, and weak medium prismatic parts to strong medium angular blocky structure; firm; 15 percent prominent pinkish white (7.5YR 8/2), moist, carbonate coats on vertical faces of peds and 50 percent faint reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine distinct strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 1 percent fine prominent black (N 2/), moist, iron-manganese masses; 1 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, pH meter; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 07N03664; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 364812; continuous - phpvsfiid 364813; continuous - phpvsfiid 364812; continuous - phpvsfiid 364813
    2BC—196 to 208 centimeters (77.2 to 81.9 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) silt loam; moderate medium angular blocky parts to weak very fine subangular blocky, and moderate medium angular blocky parts to weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 20 percent prominent reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 25 percent faint brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, iron-manganese masses and 1 percent black (N 2/), moist,; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.5, pH meter. Lab sample # 07N03665; observed in auger, bucket. continuous - phpvsfiid 364814; continuous - phpvsfiid 364815; continuous - phpvsfiid 364814; continuous - phpvsfiid 364815