LOCATION HATLEY WIEstablished Series
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Aquic Glossudalfs
TYPICAL PEDON: Hatley cobbly silt loam, bouldery - on a 3 percent slope in an unimproved pasture at an elevation of about 1,240 feet. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise stated.)
A--0 to 5 inches; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) cobbly silt loam, light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) dry; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; common fine roots; common fine prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of iron accumulation in root channels; about 15 percent cobbles and 2 percent gravel; very strongly acid; abrupt wavy boundary. (1 to 5 inches thick)
E--5 to 8 inches; brown (10YR 4/3) cobbly silt loam, very pale brown (10YR 7/3) dry; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; few fine roots; common fine prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of iron accumulation in root channels; about 15 percent cobbles and 4 percent gravel; common very dark gray (10YR 3/1) earthworm casts; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary. (0 to 8 inches thick)
E/B--8 to 14 inches; 80 percent brown (10YR 5/3) cobbly silt loam (E), light gray (10YR 7/2) dry; weak medium platy structure; very friable; extends as tongues into and surrounds remnants of brown (7.5YR 4/4) loam (Bt); weak very fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; few fine roots; few faint dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) clay films on faces of peds; few fine prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of iron accumulation in the matrix; few fine faint and distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) iron depletions in the matrix; about 15 percent cobbles and 3 percent gravel; common fine very dark gray (10YR 3/1) earthworm casts; strongly acid; gradual irregular boundary. (0 to 15 inches thick)
B/E--14 to 20 inches; about 75 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) silt loam (Bt); weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; few faint dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) clay films on faces of peds; penetrated by tongues of brown (10YR 5/3) silt loam (E), light gray (10YR 7/2) dry; weak fine platy structure; friable; few fine roots; common fine distinct and faint light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) iron depletions in the matrix; few fine prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of iron accumulation in the matrix; about 5 percent cobbles and 2 percent gravel; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary. (0 to 15 inches thick)
2Bt--20 to 32 inches; brown (7.5YR 4/4) loam; moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; friable; common distinct strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) clay films on faces of peds; few fine roots; common medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of iron accumulation in the matrix; common medium distinct pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2) iron depletions in the matrix; about 5 percent cobbles and 3 percent gravel; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary. (9 to 15 inches thick)
2BC--32 to 44 inches; brown (7.5YR 4/4) gravelly sandy loam; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; common fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of iron accumulation in the matrix; few fine distinct pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2) iron depletions in the matrix; about 5 percent cobbles and 20 percent gravel; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary. (0 to 12 inches thick)
2C--44 to 60 inches; brown (7.5YR 5/4) loamy sand; massive; very friable; few fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of iron accumulation in the matrix; about 5 percent cobbles and 8 percent gravel; strongly acid.
TYPE LOCATION: Marathon County, Wisconsin; about 5 miles east of Hatley; 750 feet north and 1,800 feet east of the southwest corner, sec. 25, T. 28 N., R. 10 E. USGS Wittenberg, Wis. Quad. Latitude - 44 degrees 52 minutes 22 seconds N. Longitude - 89 degrees 14 minutes 15 seconds W. NAD 27.
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: Depth to the base of soil development ranges from 40 to 60 inches. Depth to loamy sand or gravelly loamy sand is greater than 40 inches. Thickness of the silty mantle ranges from 12 to 40 inches thick. The particle-size control section averages 5 to 17 percent clay and 15 percent or more fine sand or coarser. Volume of rock fragments averages from 0 to 35 percent in the silty mantle and from 5 to 35 percent in the till. Volume of gravel ranges from 0 to 20 percent in the silty mantle and from 5 to 25 percent in the till. Volume of cobbles ranges from 0 to 20 percent throughout the soil. Volume of stones and boulders ranges from 0 to 10 percent throughout. Stones and boulders are on the surface and throughout the soil in some pedons and stony and bouldery phases are recognized. Reaction ranges from very strongly acid to slightly acid in the solum except that it ranges to neutral in the upper part, where the soil is limed. Reaction ranges from strongly acid to neutral in the substratum. Redox accumulations typically are throughout the soil. Redox depletions with chroma of 2 or less occur within the upper 10 inches of the argillic horizon and saturation occurs there for some time in most years.
The A horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 2 or 3, and chroma of 1 or 2. Cultivated pedons have an Ap horizon with hue of 10YR, value of 3 or 4, and chroma of 2 or 3. Texture of the A or Ap is silt loam or cobbly silt loam.
The E horizon has hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 2 or 3. Texture is silt loam or the gravely or cobbly analogs.
Hatley soils have a glossic horizon (E/B or B/E horizons, or both). The E part has color and texture like the E horizon described above. The Bt part has hue of 5YR, 7.5YR, or 10YR; value of 4 to 6; and chroma of 3 to 5. Texture is silt loam or the gravelly or cobbly analogs.
Some pedons have a Bt horizon with colors and textures like the Bt part described above.
Some pedons have 2E/B or 2B/E horizons, or both, especially where the silty mantle is on the thinner side. The 2E part has color like the E horizon described above. Texture is loam, fine sandy loam, sandy loam, loamy sand, or the gravely or cobbly analogs. The 2Bt part has color and texture like the 2Bt horizon described below.
The 2Bt horizon typically has hue of 5YR, 7.5YR, or 10YR but some pedons have hue of 2.5Y. Value is 4 to 6 and chroma is typically 3 to 6. Some pedons have dominant chroma of 2 in the lower part of the 2Bt horizon. Texture of the 2Bt horizon typically is loam, sandy loam, or the gravelly or cobbly analogs.
The 2BC horizon has hue of 5YR, 7.5YR, 10YR, or 2.5Y; value of 4 to 6; and chroma of 2 to 6. Texture is sandy loam, loamy sand, or the gravelly analogs.
The 2C horizon has hue of 5YR, 7.5YR, or 10YR; value of 4 to 6; and chroma of 2 to 6. Texture is sandy loam, loamy sand, or the gravelly analogs. Small pockets of sand or gravelly sand are in the 2C horizon in some pedons.
COMPETING SERIES: These are the Brennyville, Fallcreek, Glendenning, Magnor, Magroc, Maincreek, Mora, Oesterle, Plover, Rosy, and Stinnett series. Brennyville, Magnor, Mora, and Stinnett soils have a densic contact at a depth of 40 to 60 inches. Fallcreek soils do not have a mantle with more than 50 percent silt or it is less than 12 inches thick. Glendenning soils do not have a mantle with more than 50 percent silt and have a densic contact at a depth of 60 to 80 inches. Magroc soils have a lithic contact at a depth of 40 to 60 inches. Maincreek soils have a densic contact at a depth of 20 to 38 inches and have more than 85 percent sand in the lower part of the series control section. Oesterle soils have mor than 85 percent sand in the lower part of the series control section within a depth of 40 inches. Plover soils do not have coarse fragments and have stratified loamy and sandy textures in the lower part of the series control section within a depth of 40 inches. Rosy soils have carbonates within the series control section and are stratified in the lower part of the series control section.
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: Hatley soils are on moraines and drumlins. Slopes range from 0 to 6 percent. These soils formed in a loess or water laid silty mantle and in the underlying till. Mean annual precipitation ranges from 28 to 33 inches. Mean annual air temperature ranges from 39 to 45 degrees F. The frost free period is estimated to range from 110 to 135 days. Elevation ranges from 800 to 1950 feet.
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: These are the Cable, Capitola, Kennan, Goodman, Goodwit, and Oesterle soils. The well drained Kennan and Goodman soils, the moderately well drained Goodwit soils, and the poorly drained and very poorly drained Cable and Capitola soils form a drainage sequence with Hatley soils. Oesterle soils are nearby on outwash plains.
DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY: Somewhat poorly drained. The potential for surface runoff ranges from negligible to medium. Permeability is moderate in the silty mantle and moderate or moderately rapid in the till. Hatley soils have an apparent seasonal high water table at a depth of 1 to 2.5 feet at some time during the period October to June in most years.
USE AND VEGETATION: Most areas of this soil are used for woodland or unimproved pastureland. Native vegetation is mixed coniferous and deciduous forests with red maple, bigtooth aspen, white ash, balsam fir, and eastern white pine predominating. A few areas are cleared and used for cropland. Common crops are corn, small grain, and hay.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: North-central Wisconsin. This soil is of moderate extent.
MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: St. Paul, Minnesota
SERIES ESTABLISHED: Langlade County, Wisconsin, 1984.
REMARKS: Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon are: ochric epipedon - 0 to 14 inches (A, E, E/B); glossic horizon - 8 to 20 inches (E/B, B/E); argillic horizon - 14 to 32 inches (B/E, 2Bt); aquic feature redox depletions with chroma of 2 or less and saturation in the upper 10 inches of the argillic horizon.
ADDITIONAL DATA; For NSSL data on the typical pedon, refer to soil survey sample number 82WI073003.