LOCATION ALBAN WI+MNEstablished Series
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Typic Glossudalfs
TYPICAL PEDON: Alban sandy loam, on convex slope of 1 percent, in a cultivated field, at an elevation of about 372 meters above sea level. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise stated)
Ap--0 to 20 centimeters; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) sandy loam, light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) dry; weak medium subangular blocky structure parting to moderate medium granular; very friable; many roots; slightly acid; abrupt smooth boundary.
E--20 to 51 centimeters; brown (10YR 5/3) loamy sand, very pale brown (10YR 7/3) dry; weak coarse platy structure; very friable; many roots; slightly acid; clear wavy boundary.
E/B--51 to 81 centimeters; about 60 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine sandy loam (E), very pale brown (10YR 7/3) dry; weak coarse platy structure; friable; extends as tongues into or surrounds remnants of brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine sandy loam (Bt); weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few faint clay films on faces of some peds (Bt); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) iron stains occur along edges of E tongues; many roots; slightly acid; gradual irregular boundary.
B/E--81 to 112 centimeters; about 80 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) very fine sandy loam (Bt); weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few faint clay films on faces of peds; penetrated by tongues of grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine sandy loam (E), very pale brown (10YR 7/3) dry; weak coarse platy structure; friable; many roots; slightly acid; clear wavy boundary.
BC--112 to 119 centimeters; brown (7.5YR 4/4) very fine sandy loam; weak coarse platy structure parting to weak medium subangular blocky; very friable; few roots; slightly acid; clear wavy boundary.
C1--119 to 142 centimeters; brown (7.5YR 5/4) very fine sandy loam; weak coarse plates; very friable; few roots; slightly acid; clear wavy boundary.
C2--142 to 152 centimeters; strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) sand; single grain; loose; stratified with few thin (1 to 3 centimeters thick) brown (7.5YR 4/4) loamy fine sand bands; few roots; strongly acid.
TYPE LOCATION: Major Land Resource Area (MLRA) 90A-Wisconsin and Minnesota Thin Loess and Till, Northern Part, Polk County, Wisconsin subset; about 1 1/2 miles southwest of Turtle Lake; located about 1,200 feet west and 1,260 feet north of the southeast corner of section 35, T. 34 N., R. 15 W.; USGS Turtle Lake topographic quadrangle; lat. 45 degrees 23 minutes 5 seconds N. and long. 92 degrees 10 minutes 55 seconds N., NAD 83.
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:
Depth to stratified deposits--85 to 140 centimeters
Clay content in the particle-size control section (weighted average)--5 to 18 percent
Sand content in the particle-size control section (weighted average)--45 to 70 percent fine sand and sand coarser than fine sand
Rock fragments content--0 to 5 percent
Ap horizon:
Hue--7.5YR or 10YR
Value--3 or 4, greater than 5.5, dry
Chroma--2 or 3
Texture--sandy loam, fine sandy loam, very fine sandy loam or loam
Clay content--3 to 10 percent
Sand content--40 to 75 percent
Reaction--pH 5.1 to 7.3
Thickness--15 to 25 centimeters
A horizon (when present):
Hue--7.5YR or 10YR
Value--2 or 3
Chroma--1 or 2
Texture--sandy loam, fine sandy loam, very fine sandy loam or loam
Clay content--3 to 10 percent
Sand content--40 to 75 percent
Reaction--pH 5.1 to 7.3
Thickness--15 to 25 centimeters
E horizon:
Hue--7.5YR or 10YR
Value--4 to 6
Chroma--2 or 3
Texture--loamy sand, loamy fine sand, sandy loam, fine sandy loam, very fine sandy loam, loam, or silt loam
Clay content--3 to 15 percent
Sand content--25 to 85 percent
Reaction--pH 4.5 to 7.3
Thickness--0 to 35 centimeters
E part of the E/B or B/E horizons:
Hue--7.5YR or 10Y
Value--4 to 6
Chroma--2 or 3
Texturefine sandy loam, very fine sandy loam, sandy loam, loam, loamy sand, loamy fine sand, or loamy very fine sand
Clay content--3 to 15 percent
Sand content--45 to 85 percent
Reaction--pH 4.5 to 7.3
Bt part of the E/B or B/E horizons:
Hue--5YR, 7.5YR, or 10YR
Value--3 to 6
Chroma--4 to 6
Texturesandy loam, fine sandy loam, very fine sandy loam, or loam
Clay content--8 to 18 percent
Sand content--45 to 70 percent
Reaction--pH 4.5 to 7.3
Thickness of E/B or B/E horizons--0 to 70 centimeters
Bt horizon (when present):
Hue--5YR, 7.5YR, or 10YR
Value--3 to 6
Chroma4 to 6
Texture--sandy loam, fine sandy loam, very fine sandy loam, or loam
Clay content--8 to 18 percent
Sand content--45 to 70 percent
Reaction--pH 4.5 to 7.3
Thickness--0 to 50 centimeters
BC horizon:
Hue--5YR, 7.5YR, or 10YR
Value--3 to 6
Chroma--4 to 6
Texture--sandy loam, fine sandy loam, very fine sandy loam, or loam
Clay content--8 to 15 percent
Sand content--45 to 70 percent
Reaction--pH 5.1 to 7.3
Thickness--0 to 10 centimeters
Some pedons have thin strata of coarser or finer texture
C horizon:
Hue--5YR, 7.5YR, or 10YR
Value4 to 6
Chroma--4 to 6
Texture--silt, very fine sand, fine sand, sand, loamy sand, very fine sandy loam, loamy fine sand, loam, or silt loam, or is stratified with these textures
Clay content--1 to 12 percent
Sand content--10 to 90 percent
Reaction--pH 5.1 to 7.3
COMPETING SERIES: There are no competing series.
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING:
Parent material--loamy lacustrine deposits
Landform--glacial lake plains, stream terraces, and delta kames
Slope--0 to 30 percent
Elevation--205 to 470 meters above sea level
Mean annual air temperature--3 to 8 degrees C
Mean annual precipitation--660 to 865 millimeters
Frost-free period--110 to 180 days
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: These are the
Aftad,
Barronett,
Campia,
Comstock,
Crystal Lake, and
Plover soils.
Aftad--are on slightly lower landscape positions and have a frequently saturated zone between depths of 0.6 and 1.0 meter during the wettest periods of years when precipitation is within one standard deviation of 30 year mean of annual precipitation
Barronett--are on lower landscape positions and are frequently saturated from the surface of the soil to a depth of 0.3 meter during the wettest periods of years when precipitation is within one standard deviation of 30 year mean of annual precipitation
Campia--are on landscape positions similar to those of the Alban soils and have a clay content that averages more than 18 percent in the particle-size control section
Comstock--are on lower landscape positions and have a clay content that averages more than 18 percent in the particle-size control section
Crystal Lake--are on landscape positions similar to those of the Alban soils and have a clay content that averages more than 18 percent in the particle-size control section
Plover--are on lower landscape positions and have a frequently saturated zone between depths of 0.3 and 0.75 meter during the wettest periods of years when precipitation is within one standard deviation of 30 year mean of annual precipitation
DRAINAGE AND SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY:
Drainage class--well drained--a frequently saturated zone does not occur within a depth of 1.8 meters during the wettest periods of years when precipitation is within one standard deviation of 30 year mean of annual precipitation
Saturated hydraulic conductivity--4.00 to 14.00 micrometers per second
USE AND VEGETATION:
Most areas are cultivated. The principal crops are corn, small grains, and hay. The native vegetation is hardwood forest with scattered conifers. Second growth forest of northern red oak, sugar maple, white ash, quaking aspen, and big tooth aspen are common at the present time.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT:
Physiographic division--Interior Plains
Physiographic Province--Central Lowland
Physiographic section--Western Lake section
MLRAs--Wisconsin and Minnesota Thin Loess and Till, Northern Part (90A) and Wisconsin and Minnesota Thin Loess and Till, Southern Part (90B)
LRR K; north-central and northwestern Wisconsin and north-central Minnesota
Extent--moderate
MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: St. Paul, Minnesota; MLRA SSO 10-9 (Rhinelander, Wisconsin).
SERIES ESTABLISHED: Polk County, Wisconsin, 1978.
REMARKS:
Particle-size control section--the zone from a depth of 81 to 112 centimeters; series control section--the zone from the surface to a depth of 150 centimeters.
Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon are:
ochric epipedon--the zone from the surface to a depth of 81 centimeters (Ap, E, and E/B horizons);
albic horizon--the zone from a depth of 20 to 51 centimeters (E horizon);
glossic horizon--the zone from a depth of 51 to 112 centimeters (E/B and B/E horizons);
argillic horizon--the zone from a depth of 81 to 112 centimeters (B/E horizon);
udic moisture regime.
Cation-exchange activity class is inferred from lab data from similar soils in the surrounding area.
Taxonomy version--Keys to Soil Taxonomy, tenth edition, 2006.