Major Land Resource Area 093A
Superior and Rainy Stony and Rocky Till Plains and Moraines
Accessed: 11/21/2024
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Key Characteristics
- Soils formed in organic parent material
- Typically occurs at the margin of stream and river channels; ponding frequency none
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Key Characteristics
- Soils formed in organic parent material
- Does not typically occur at the margin of stream and river channels; ponding can occur
- Acidic 3.0-5.0 pH at 20 or more inches
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Key Characteristics
- Soils formed in organic parent material
- Does not typically occur at the margin of stream and river channels; ponding can occur
- 5.0-7.3 pH at 20 or more inches
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Key Characteristics
- Soils formed in mineral parent material
- Forest-Influenced Lowland Landscape Systems
- Site in a floodplain- stream terraces, floodplain steps, alluvial flats, bar, and channel topography; flooding occurs rarely to frequent for brief to long duration
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Key Characteristics
- Soils formed in mineral parent material
- Forest-Influenced Lowland Landscape Systems
- Site not in a floodplain; flooding frequency none
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Key Characteristics
- Soils formed in mineral parent material
- Forest-Influenced Upland Landscape Systems
- Site is shallow to bedrock with a 40 inch or shallower soil depth
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Key Characteristics
- Soils formed in mineral parent material
- Forest-Influenced Upland Landscape Systems
- Soil depth greater than 40 inches
- Family particle size is sandy (less than 15% clay)
- Redoximorphic features occur within 20 inches; site occurs on lower position uplands and is somewhat poorly drained
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Key Characteristics
- Soils formed in mineral parent material
- Forest-Influenced Upland Landscape Systems
- Soil depth greater than 40 inches
- Family particle size is sandy (less than 15% clay)
- No redoximorphic features occur within 20 inches; moderately well to excessively drained
- Site available water capacity less than 4.5 inches
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Key Characteristics
- Soils formed in mineral parent material
- Forest-Influenced Upland Landscape Systems
- Soil depth greater than 40 inches
- Family particle size is sandy (less than 15% clay)
- No redoximorphic features occur within 20 inches; moderately well to excessively drained
- Site available water capacity greater than 4.5 inches
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Key Characteristics
- Soils formed in mineral parent material
- Forest-Influenced Upland Landscape Systems
- Soil depth greater than 40 inches
- Family particle size is loamy (35-15% clay)
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Key Characteristics
- Soils formed in mineral parent material
- Forest-Influenced Upland Landscape Systems
- Soil depth greater than 40 inches
- Family particle size is clayey (greater than 35% clay)
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