Soil Survey ofAlger County,Michigan
In cooperation withMichigan AgriculturalExperiment Station
NaturalResourcesConservationService
United StatesDepartment ofAgriculture
General Soil Map
The general soil map, which is a color map, shows the survey area divided intogroups of associated soils called general soil map units. This map is useful in planningthe use and management of large areas.
To find information about your area of interest, locate that area on the map, identifythe name of the map unit in the area on the color-coded map legend, then refer to thesection General Soil Map Units for a general description of the soils in your area.
Detailed Soil Maps
The detailed soil maps can be useful in planning the use and management of smallareas.
To find information about your area of interest, locate that area on the Index to MapSheets. Note the number of the map sheet and turn to that sheet.
Locate your area of interest on the map sheet. Note the map unit symbols that are inthat area. Turn to the Contents, which lists the map units by symbol and name andshows the page where each map unit is described.
The Contents shows which table has data on a specific land use for each detailedsoil map unit. Also see the Contents for sections of this publication that may addressyour specific needs.
How To Use This Soil Survey
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Additional information about the Nations natural resources is available onlinefrom the Natural Resources Conservation Service at http://www.nrcs.usda.gov.
National Cooperative Soil Survey
This soil survey is a publication of the National Cooperative Soil Survey, a joint effortof the United States Department of Agriculture and other Federal agencies, Stateagencies including the Agricultural Experiment Stations, and local agencies. The NaturalResources Conservation Service (formerly the Soil Conservation Service) hasleadership for the Federal part of the National Cooperative Soil Survey. This survey wasmade cooperatively by the Natural Resources Conservation Service; the Forest Service;the Michigan Department of Agriculture; the Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station;Michigan State University, Cooperative Extension Service; and Michigan TechnologicalUniversity. The survey is part of the technical assistance furnished to the Alger CountySoil and Water Conservation District. The Alger County Board of Commissionersprovided financial assistance.
Major fieldwork for this soil survey was completed in 2002. Soil names anddescriptions were approved in 2005. Unless otherwise indicated, statements in thispublication refer to conditions in the survey area in 2002. The most current official dataare available on the Internet (http://soils.usda.gov).
Soil maps in this survey may be copied without permission. Enlargement of thesemaps, however, could cause misunderstanding of the detail of mapping. If enlarged,maps do not show the small areas of contrasting soils that could have been shown at alarger scale.
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Cover Photo Caption
Miners Castle at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, in an area of the Shingleton-Trout Bay-Munising, calcareous substratum, association.
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ContentsHow To Use This Soil Survey ...................................................................................... iForeword ................................................................................................................... xiiiGeneral Nature of the Survey Area .............................................................................. 1
Climate ..................................................................................................................... 1Physiography ........................................................................................................... 3Landforms ................................................................................................................ 5History and Development ........................................................................................ 9Farming .................................................................................................................. 10Industry and Transportation Facilities .....................................................................11Recreation ..............................................................................................................11Wildlife Habitat ........................................................................................................11Lakes and Streams .................................................................................................11
How This Survey Was Made ...................................................................................... 12Survey Procedures ................................................................................................ 13
General Soil Map Units ............................................................................................ 171. Shoepac-Trenary-Carbondale Association ................................................... 172. Shoepac-Ensley-Cathro Association ............................................................. 183. Munising, Calcareous Substratum-Carbondale-Greylock Association ......... 194. Munising-Abbaye-Deerton Association ......................................................... 205. Sauxhead-Burt-Munising Association ........................................................... 226. Shingleton-Trout Bay-Munising, Calcareous Substratum, Association ......... 237. Kalkaska-Dillingham Association .................................................................. 248. Garlic-Blue Lake Association ........................................................................ 259. Shoepac-Carbondale-Traunik Association .................................................... 26
10. Kalkaska Association .................................................................................... 2711. Carbondale-Kalkaska-Kinross Association ................................................... 2712. Markey-Deford-Rubicon Association ............................................................ 2913. Kalkaska-Carbondale Association ................................................................ 3014. Rubicon Association ...................................................................................... 3115. Deer Park Association ................................................................................... 3116. Chatham-Chippeny-Ruse Association .......................................................... 32
Detailed Soil Map Units ........................................................................................... 3510Beaches ......................................................................................................... 3611CDeer Park sand, 0 to 10 percent slopes ...................................................... 3611EDeer Park sand, 10 to 25 percent slopes .................................................... 3711FDeer Park sand, 25 to 60 percent slopes .................................................... 3812BRubicon sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes ........................................................... 3812DRubicon sand, 6 to 15 percent slopes ......................................................... 3912ERubicon sand, 15 to 35 percent slopes ....................................................... 4013BKalkaska sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes .......................................................... 4113DKalkaska sand, 6 to 15 percent slopes ....................................................... 41
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13EKalkaska sand, 15 to 35 percent slopes ...................................................... 4315ACroswell sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes .......................................................... 4416APaquin sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes ............................................................. 4417AAu Gres sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes ........................................................... 4518Kinross muck ................................................................................................. 4619Deford muck ................................................................................................... 4721AIngalls sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes .............................................................. 4724BMunising fine sandy loam, 1 to 6 percent slopes ........................................ 4825BMunising-Yalmer complex, 1 to 6 percent slopes ........................................ 4925DMunising-Yalmer complex, 6 to 18 percent slopes ...................................... 5131DTrenary silt loam, 6 to 15 percent slopes .................................................... 5233Ensley muck ....................................................................
