LOCATION BATTYDOE MIEstablished Series
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Coarse-loamy, mixed, active, frigid Typic Haplorthods
TYPICAL PEDON: Battydoe fine sandy loam, from an area of Battydoe fine sandy loam, stony - on a 1 percent slope in a forested area beneath a 1 inch layer of partially decomposed forest litter. (Colors are for moist soils unless otherwise stated.)
Oe--0 to 1 inch; black (5YR 2/1) partially decomposed leaf litter. (0 to 2 inches thick)
A--1 to 3 inches; black (5YR 2/1) fine sandy loam, dark gray (10YR 4/1) dry; moderate medium granular structure; friable; many fine to coarse roots; about 3 percent gravel and 10 percent cobbles; strongly acid; abrupt smooth boundary. (0 to 4 inches thick)
E--3 to 5 inches; reddish gray (5YR 5/2) loamy sand, light gray (5YR 6/1) dry; moderate medium and fine subangular blocky structure; friable; common fine to coarse roots; about 3 percent gravel and 10 percent cobbles; strongly acid; abrupt irregular boundary. (1 to 4 inches thick)
Bhs--5 to 11 inches; dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) fine sandy loam; weak medium and fine subangular blocky structure; friable; common fine to coarse roots; ortstein occupies 30 percent of the horizon and occurs as weakly cemented chunks; about 3 percent gravel and 10 percent cobbles; strongly acid; clear irregular boundary. (3 to 6 inches thick)
Bs--11 to 20 inches; reddish brown (5YR 4/4) loamy sand; weak medium and fine subangular blocky structure; friable; common fine to coarse roots; about 3 percent gravel and 10 percent cobbles; slightly acid; clear wavy boundary. (7 to 14 inches thick)
BC--20 to 28 inches; brown (7.5YR 5/4) gravelly fine sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few fine roots; about 10 percent gravel and 10 percent cobbles; strongly effervescent in places; neutral; clear irregular boundary. (0 to 10 inches thick)
C--28 to 80 inches; light brown (7.5YR 6/4) gravelly fine sandy loam; massive; friable; about 10 percent gravel and 10 percent cobbles; strongly effervescent; slightly alkaline.
TYPE LOCATION: Mackinac County, Michigan; about 5.5 miles south of Gould City; 1,200 feet south and 175 feet west of the northeast corner of sec. 28, T. 42 N., R. 11 W.
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: Depth to free carbonates ranges from 15 to 32 inches. Solum depth ranges from 20 to 35 inches. Gravel content ranges from 1 to 10 percent in the solum and 10 to 35 percent in the substratum. Cobble content ranges from 5 to 15 percent throughout the pedon. Stone content ranges from 0 to 10 percent throughout the pedon. The particle size control section averages from 5 to 15 percent rock fragments. The fine earth fraction of the particle size control section ranges from 2 to 10 percent clay and contains between 50 and 70 percent fine sand or coarser.
The A horizon has hue of 5YR, 10YR or is neutral, value of 2 or 3 and chroma of 0 to 3. It is loam, fine sandy loam, sandy loam, or the cobbly analogues of these textures. Reaction is strongly acid or moderately acid.
The E horizon has hue of 5YR to 10YR, value of 4 or 5 and chroma of 2. It is loamy sand, sandy loam fine sandy loam or the cobbly analogues of these textures. Reaction is strongly acid or moderately acid.
The Bhs horizon has hue of 5YR or 7.5YR and value and chroma of 2 or 3. It is sandy loam, fine sandy loam or the cobbly analogues. Reaction is moderately acid or strongly acid.
The Bs horizon has hue of 5YR or 7.5YR, value of 3 or 4 and chroma of 4. It is loamy sand, sandy loam, fine sandy loam, or the cobbly analogues. Reaction of the Bs horizon is moderately acid or slightly acid.
The BC horizon has hue of 5YR or 7.5YR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 4. It is sandy loam, fine sandy loam or the gravelly or cobbly analogues. Reaction of the BC horizon is slightly acid or neutral.
The C horizon has hue of 5YR or 7.5YR, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 3 or 4. It is gravelly fine sandy loam or gravelly sandy loam. Reaction is slightly alkaline or moderately alkaline.
COMPETING SERIES: These are the Bangor, Becket, Berkshire, Chatham, Chesuncook (T), Dekapen, Dixfield, Elliottsville (T), Groveton, Houghtonville, Lombard (T), Marlow, Michigamme, Mundal, Onota, Penquis (T), Plaisted, Potsdam, Rawsonville, Revel, Tunbridge and Welcome series. The Bangor, Berkshire, Groveton and Houghtonville soils do not contain free carbonates within 60 inches. The Becket, Dixfield, Marlow, Mundal, Plaisted and Potsdam soils are underlain by dense glacial till between depths of 40 to 60 inches. Chatham soils contain free carbonates at depths from 40 to 60 inches. The Chesuncook, Dekapen and Lombard soils have a paralithic contact of weathered bedrock within 60 inches. The Elliottsville, Michigamme, Onota, Penquis, Rawsonville, Revel, Tunbridge and Welcome series have a lithic contact within 60 inches.
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: Battydoe soils formed in loamy glacial till on ground moraines and drumlins. Slope gradients range from 1 to 35 percent. Mean annual temperatures range from 41 to 43 degrees F. and the mean annual precipitation ranges from 28 to 32 inches.
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: These are the Guardlake, Longrie, Shelter, and Superior soils. The Guardlake soils are sandy-skeletal. Longrie soils are underlain by limestone bedrock at depths of 20 to 40 inches. Shelter soils are somewhat poorly drained and are in depressions and drainageways. Superior soils do not have coarse fragments and have clayey substratum.
DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY: Well drained. Permeability is moderate. Runoff is slow to rapid.
USE AND VEGETATION: Most areas of this soil are forested. Vegetation consists of sugar maple, American beech, American basswood,white ash, yellow birch, quaking aspen, ironwood, balsam fir and eastern hemlock.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The series is of small extent.
MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: St. Paul, Minnesota
SERIES ESTABLISHED: Mackinac County, Michigan, 1994.
REMARKS: Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon are: albic horizon - the zone from 3 to 5 inches (E horizon); spodic horizon - the zone from 5 to 11 inches (Bhs horizon).
ADDITIONAL DATA: For more information on this soil see Michigan Technological University pedon SSMI1090-097-1 and NSSL S90MI-097-001.
Soil Interpretation Record: MI0438