LOCATION WHITEWASH MIEstablished Series
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Sandy, mixed, frigid Typic Udifluvents
TYPICAL PEDON: Whitewash sand, with a slope of 1 percent on a nearly level flood plain. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise stated.)
Oe--0 to 8 centimeters (0 to 3 inches); black (10YR 2/1) moderately decomposed plant material, weak medium granular structure; very friable; many fine to coarse roots throughout; moderately acid; abrupt smooth boundary.
C1--8 to 18 centimeters (3 to 7 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) sand; single grain; loose; common fine to coarse roots throughout; slightly acid; abrupt smooth boundary.
Ab--18 to 23 centimeters (7 to 9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) fine sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; many fine to coarse roots throughout; extremely acid; abrupt wavy boundary.
C2--23 to 41 centimeters (9 to 16 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) loamy fine sand; massive; firm; few fine to coarse roots throughout; very strongly acid; abrupt wavy boundary.
C3--41 to 203 centimeters (16 to 80 inches); 80 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) sand; single grain; loose; with 20 percent strata of brown (10YR 4/3) fine sandy loam to 2 inches thick; strongly acid.
TYPE LOCATION: MLRA 94B (Michigan Eastern Upper Peninsula Sandy Drift); Luce County Subset, Michigan; about 9.6 kilometers (5.9 miles) east of Grand Marais; 152 meters (500 feet) south of the northwest corner of section 7, T. 49 N., R. 12 W. at elevation of 198 meters (650 feet) above mean sea level. USGS Grand Marais NE, MI Topographic Quadrangle; latitude 46 degrees 39 minutes 47 seconds N. and longitude 85 degrees 51 minutes 52 seconds W., NAD 83.
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:
Solum Thickness: 3 to 13 centimeters (1 to 5 inches)
Depth to Wet Soil Moisture Status: Greater than 203 centimeters (80 inches)
Total Rock Fragment Content: 0 to 2 percent gravel
RANGE OF INDIVIDUAL HORIZONS:
Oe horizon:
Hue--10YR or neutral
Value--2 to 3
Chroma--0 or 1
Texture--Moderately decomposed plant material.
Reaction--Very strongly acid to moderately acid.
Thickness--3 to 13 centimeters (1 to 5 inches)
A horizon (where present):
Hue--10YR or 2.5Y
Value--2 or 3 (3 or 4 dry)
Chroma--3 or less moist (1 dry)
Texture--Silt loam
Reaction--Very strongly acid
Thickness--0 to 13 centimeters (0 to 5 inches)
C1 horizon:
Hue--10YR
Value--4 to 6
Chroma--2 to 4
Texture --Sand
Reaction--Strongly acid to slightly acid
Thickness--5 to 15 centimeters (2 to 6 inches)
Ab horizon:
Hue--10YR
Value--2 or 3
Chroma--2 or less
Texture--Fine sandy loam or silt loam
Reaction--Extremely acid to strongly acid
Thickness--5 to 10 centimeters (2 to 4 inches)
C2 horizon:
Hue--10YR
Value--4 to 6
Chroma--2 to 4
Texture--Loamy fine sand, fine sand, or sand
Reaction--Very strongly acid or strongly acid
Thickness--8 to 23 centimeters (3 to 9 inches)
C3 horizon:
Hue--10YR
Value--2 to 6
Chroma--1 to 4
Texture--Sand with thin strata of fine sandy loam, very fine sandy loam, or silt loam
Reaction--Strongly acid to neutral
COMPETING SERIES: Currently the Dinkey and Bane series compete with the Whitewash series. Both of these series will be reclassified to the Udipsamment great group when updated to current Soil Taxonomy standards.
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING:
Parent Material--Sandy alluvial sediments
Landform--Inactive glacial floodplains
Elevation--195 to 201 meters (640 to 660 feet) above mean sea level
Mean Annual Air Temperature--5.6 to 6.7 degrees C (42 to 44 degrees F)
Mean Annual Precipitation--737 to 813 millimeters (29 to 32 inches)
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: These are:
AuGres soils without loamy strata in lower landscape positions.
Croswell soils without loamy strata in slightly lower landscape positions.
Deer Park soils without loamy strata on higher or similar landscape positions.
DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY:
Drainage: Well drained
Saturated hydraulic conductivity: Moderately high or high
Runoff: Negligible
USE AND VEGETATION: Whitewash soils are forested. Primary use is forestry and secondary uses are for wildlife and recreation. Major species include sugar maple, quaking aspen, shield fern, elderberry, and sweet cicely.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: MLRA 94B (Michigan Eastern Upper Peninsula Sandy Drift). Whitewash soils are of small extent.
MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: St. Paul, Minnesota
SERIES ESTABLISHED: Luce County, Michigan, 2005. The source of the name is a nearby road and historic logging site.
REMARKS: Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon are: Ochric epipedon - the zone from 0 to 8 centimeters (0 to 3 inches) (Oe horizon); Fluventic feature - irregular decrease in organic carbon content; udic moisture regime.
ADDITIONAL DATA: None available at this time.