LOCATION SPRINKLER MI

Established Series
Rev. DSJ-TEW-MLK
08/2012

SPRINKLER SERIES

The Sprinkler series consists of very deep, somewhat poorly drained soils that formed in loamy till on ground moraines. Slope ranges from 0 to 3 percent. Mean annual precipitation is about 762 mm (30 inches), and mean annual temperature is about 6.7 degrees C (44 degrees F).

TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine-loamy, mixed, semiactive, frigid Aquic Glossudalfs

TYPICAL PEDON: Sprinkler sandy loam, on a 1 percent slope in a wooded area on a moraine. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise stated.)

A--0 to 13 cm (5 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) sandy loam, gray (10YR 5/1) dry; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; many fine and medium roots; about 2 percent gravel; strongly acid; abrupt smooth boundary. [8 to 13 cm (3 to 5 inches) thick]

E--13 to 33 cm (5 to 13 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; common fine roots in worm channels; common fine vesicular pores; common fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and common fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron; about 2 percent gravel; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary. [13 to 20 cm (5 to 8 inches) thick]

E/B--33 to 58 cm (13 to 23 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) sandy loam (E); occupies about 70 percent of the horizon as tongues surrounding peds of brown (7.5YR 5/4) loam (Bt); weak very thick platy structure; firm; few fine roots between peds; many fine vesicular pores; common fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; common fine faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2) iron depletions; about 2 percent gravel; slightly brittle; strongly acid; clear irregular boundary.

B/E--58 to 71 cm (23 to 28 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) loam (Bt); occupies about 70 percent of the horizon surrounded by brown (10YR 5/3) sandy loam (E); weak very coarse prismatic structure parting to weak very thick platy; firm; few fine roots between peds; many fine vesicular pores; common fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; common fine distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) iron depletions; about 2 percent gravel; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary. [Combined thickness of the E/B and B/E horizons is 36 to 51 cm (14 to 20 inches).]

Bt1--71 to 89 cm (28 to 35 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) loam; weak very thick platy structure; firm; few fine roots between peds; many fine vesicular pores; common distinct brown (7.5YR 5/4) clay films greater than 1mm thick in vertical cracks between peds; common medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron on faces of peds; few fine distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) iron depletions in clay films and near roots; about 5 percent gravel; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary. [13 to 18 cm (5 to 7 inches) thick]

Bt2--89 to 112 cm (35 to 44 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) loam; weak very thick platy structure; firm; few faint brown (7.5YR 5/4) clay films on faces of peds; few fine prominent gray (N 6/) iron depletions; common fine distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; about 5 percent gravel; slightly effervescent; moderately alkaline; clear wavy boundary. [20 to 36 cm (8 to 14 inches) thick]

C--112 to 152 cm (44 to 60 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/3) loam; massive; friable; common fine distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; about 5 percent gravel; slightly effervescent; moderately alkaline.

TYPE LOCATION: Alcona County, Michigan; about 2.5 miles east of the village of Glennie; 2,565 feet south and 2,565 feet west of the northeast corner of sec. 14, T. 25 N., R. 6 E.; USGS Glennie, MI topographic quadrangle; lat. 44 degrees 33 minutes 34.19 seconds N. and long. 83 degrees 40 minutes 21.44 seconds W.

RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:
Depth to the base of the argillic horizon: 76 to 127 cm (30 to 50 inches)
Depth to carbonates: 76 to 127 cm (30 to 50 inches)
Particle-size control section: averages 18 to 35 percent clay and 15 and 50 percent fine sand or coarser
Rock fragment content: 1 to 5 percent gravel and 0 to 2 percent cobbles throughout; total rock fragment content ranges from 1 to 5 percent in the series control section

A horizon:
Hue: 7.5YR, 10YR, or is neutral
Value: 3
Chroma: 0 or 1
Texture: sandy loam
Reaction: strongly acid to slightly acid

E horizon:
Hue: 10YR or 2.5Y
Value: 5
Chroma: 2 or 3
Texture: sandy loam
Reaction: strongly acid to slightly acid

E part of the E/B and B/E horizons:
Hue: 5YR to 10YR
Value: 5 or 6
Chroma: 2 or 3
Texture: sandy loam
Consistence: firm when moist and hard when dry and has some brittleness
Reaction: strongly acid to slightly acid

Bt part of the E/B and B/E horizons:
Hue: 5YR or 7.5YR
Value: 4 or 5
Chroma: 3 to 6
Texture: loam or clay loam
Consistence: firm when moist and hard when dry and has some brittleness
Reaction: strongly acid to slightly acid

Bt horizon:
Hue: 5YR or 7.5YR
Value: 5 or 6
Chroma: 3 or 4
Texture: loam or clay loam
Reaction: strongly acid to slightly acid

C horizon:
Hue: 5YR or 7.5YR
Value: 5 or 6
Chroma: 3 or 4
Texture: loam or clay loam

COMPETING SERIES: There are no other series in the same family.

GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: The Sprinkler soils are on ground moraines. Slope ranges from 0 to 3 percent. Sprinkler soils formed in loamy till. Mean annual precipitation ranges from 686 to 813 mm (27 to 32 inches). Mean annual temperature ranges from 6.1 to 7.2 degrees C (43 to 45 degrees F).

GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: These are the Glennie and Lupton soils. The moderately well drained Glennie soils are in the same drainage sequence and occur on higher positions on the landscape. Lupton soils are very poorly drained organic soils that occur in closed depressions.

DRAINAGE AND SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY: Somewhat poorly drained. Depth to the top of a seasonal high water table ranges from 15 to 46 cm (0.5 to 1.5 feet) between November and June in normal years. Potential surface runoff is low or medium. Saturated hydraulic conductivity is moderately high. Permeability is moderately slow.

USE AND VEGETATION: A major portion of the soil is forestland. Tree species include paper birch, bigtooth aspen, quaking aspen, red maple, black ash, eastern white pine, and balsam fir. Other areas are used as pasture and cropland. Common crops include hay and corn.

DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: MLRA 94A in the northeastern quarter of the lower peninsula of Michigan. The series is of small extent.

MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS

SERIES ESTABLISHED: Alcona County, Michigan, 1992.

REMARKS: Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon are:
Ochric epipedon: from the surface to a depth of 33 cm (13 inches) (A and E horizons).
Glossic horizon: from a depth of 33 to 71 cm (13 to 28 inches) (E/B and B/E horizons).
Argillic horizon: from a depth of 58 to 89 cm (23 to 35 inches) (Bt part of the B/E horizon and Bt horizons).
Aquic conditions: iron depletions are present in the glossic and argillic horizons.

ADDITIONAL DATA: For laboratory data on representative pedon see Michigan Technological University NO. 89MI-001-003. Soil Interpretation Record No.: MI0642.

National Cooperative Soil Survey
U.S.A.