LOCATION TATCHES MI

Established Series
Rev. EPJ-MLK
08/2012

TATCHES SERIES

The Tatches series consists of very deep, well drained soils formed in loamy and sandy sediments on outwash plains and lake plains. Slope ranges from 0 to 6 percent. Mean annual precipitation is about 787 mm (31 inches), and mean annual temperature is about 8.9 degrees C (48 degrees F).

TAXONOMIC CLASS: Sandy, isotic, mesic Lamellic Dystrudepts

TYPICAL PEDON: Tatches sandy loam, on a south-facing, convex, 2 percent slope in a forested area. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise stated.)

A--0 to 10 cm (4 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) sandy loam, light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) dry; weak medium granular structure; friable; many fine and few coarse roots; about 5 percent gravel; strongly acid; abrupt wavy boundary. [(3 to 5 inches) thick]

Bw1--10 to 23 cm (4 to 9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common fine and few coarse roots; about 5 percent gravel; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.

Bw2--23 to 38 cm (9 to 15 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common fine and few coarse roots; about 5 percent gravel; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary. [Combined thickness of the loamy Bw horizon is 20 to 51 cm (8 to 20 inches).]

Bw3--38 to 58 cm (15 to 23 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) sand; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; common fine and few coarse roots; about 5 percent gravel; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary. [13 to 30 cm (5 to 12 inches) thick]

E--58 to 79 cm (23 to 31 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) sand; single grain; loose; few fine roots; about 5 percent gravel; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary [0 to 30 cm (12 inches) thick]

E and Bt1--79 to 109 cm (31 to 43 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) sand (E); single grain; loose; lamellae of yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) loamy sand (Bt); weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; wavy and discontinuous lamellae 3 to 13 mm (1/8 to 1/2 inch) thick with a combined thickness of about 2 cm (1 inch); few fine roots; patchy faint clay bridging between sand grains in lamellae; about 5 percent gravel; neutral. [0 to 38 cm (15 inches) thick]

E and Bt2--109 to 203 cm (43 to 80 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) sand (E); single grain; loose; lamellae of yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) loamy sand (Bt); weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; wavy and discontinuous lamellae 3 to 13 mm (1/8 to 1/2 inch) thick with a combined thickness of about 5 cm (2 inches); few fine roots; patchy faint clay bridging between sand grains in lamellae; about 5 percent gravel; neutral.

TYPE LOCATION: Manistee County, Michigan; 4 miles west of Brethren; 1850 feet north and 1150 feet west of the southeast corner of sec. 22, T. 22 N., R. 15 W., Brown Township; USGS Brethren, Michigan 7.5 minute topographic quadrangle; lat. 44 degrees 17 minutes 25 seconds N. and long. 86 degrees 06 minutes 23 seconds W., NAD 83.

RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:
Depth to the underlying sandy materials: 28 to 64 cm (11 to 25 inches)

A or Ap horizon:
Hue: 7.5YR or 10YR
Value: 2, 2.5, or 3 in the A horizon; 4 in the Ap horizon
Chroma: 1 or 2 in the A horizon; 2 or 3 in the Ap horizon
Texture: sandy loam or fine sandy loam
Rock fragment content: 0 to 5 percent gravel
Reaction: strongly acid to slightly acid

Bw horizon:
Hue: 7.5YR or 10YR
Value: 4 to 6
Chroma: 4 to 6
Texture: sandy loam or fine sandy loam in the upper part; sand in the lower part
Rock fragment content: 0 to 5 percent gravel
Reaction: strongly acid to slightly acid

E horizon and E part of the E and Bt horizon:
Hue: 10YR
Value: 5 or 6
Chroma: 3 or 4
Texture: sand
Rock fragment content: 0 to 5 percent gravel
Reaction: very strongly acid to neutral

Bt part of the E and Bt horizon:
Thickness of the lamellae: 3 to 19 mm (1/8 to 3/4 inch) thick with a combined thickness of 2 to 13 cm (1 to 5 inches)
Hue: 7.5YR or 10YR
Value: 4 or 5
Chroma: 4 to 6
Texture: loamy sand or sandy loam
Rock fragment content: 0 to 5 percent gravel but ranges to 20 percent in individual strata
Reaction: very strongly acid to neutral

COMPETING SERIES: There are no other series in this family.

GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: Tatches soils are on outwash plains and lake plains. Slope ranges from 0 to 6 percent. The soils formed in 28 to 64 cm (11 to 25 inches) of loamy material and the underlying sandy material. Mean annual precipitation ranges from 762 to 813 mm (30 to 32 inches). Mean annual temperature ranges from 7.8 to 8.9 degrees C (46 to 48 degrees F). Elevation is 183 to 305 meters (600 to 1000 feet) above mean sea level.

GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: These are the excessively drained Plainfield, Coloma, and Benona soils, and the moderately well drained Milarch soils. The Plainfield, Coloma, and Benona soils have more sand in the upper part of the profile. The Benona soils have a spodic horizon. The Milarch soils have finer textures in the upper part of the profile. They all are on landscape positions similar to those of the Tatches soils.

DRAINAGE AND SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY: Well drained. Potential for surface runoff is negligible to low. Saturated hydraulic conductivity is high. Permeability is moderately rapid.

USE AND VEGETATION: Most areas are mixed woodland or cultivated fields. Principal crops are corn, carrots, cucumbers, strawberries, and kidney beans. Wooded areas support native stands of sugar maple, American beech, black cherry, and eastern hemlock.

DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: MLRA 96 in the northwestern part of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. The series is of small extent.

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

SERIES ESTABLISHED: Manistee County, Michigan, 2005.

REMARKS: Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon are:
Ochric epipedon: from the surface to a depth of 10 cm (4 inches) (A horizon).
Cambic horizon: from a depth of 10 to 38 cm (4 to 15 inches) (Bw1 and Bw2 horizons).
Lamellic subgroup: lamellae present between a depth of 79 and 203 cm (31 and 80 inches) (E and Bt horizon).

The isotic mineralogy is based on laboratory data.

ADDITIONAL DATA: Laboratory data available - National Soil Survey Laboratory, Lincoln NE, No. S01MI-101-003.

National Cooperative Soil Survey
U.S.A.