Horicon National Wildlife Refuge

Location:Wisconsin, United States
IUCN Category:IV
Area:21,369 acres (8,648 hectares)
Species:All  Endangered  Invasive
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Climate:View Climate Data
Land Use:View Land Use Data
Köppen climate classification:Dfb (Climate: snow; Precipitation: fully humid; Temperature: warm summer)

Ecoregions

Upper Midwest forest-savanna transition

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 A
  
Share40 %20 %20 %10 %10 %
Soil TypeOrthic LuvisolsMollic GleysolsEutric PodzoluvisolsMollic PlanosolsGleyic Luvisols
Topsoil TextureMediumMediumMediumMediumMedium
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainageModerately wellPoorModerately wellPoorPoor
Available Water Capacity150 m150 m150 m150 m150 m
Topsoil Properties
Gravel4 %4 %1 %4 %5 %
Sand47 %38 %35 %21 %42 %
Silt32 %40 %54 %55 %36 %
Clay21 %22 %11 %24 %22 %
USDA TextureLoamLoamSilt loamSilt loamLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.41 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.49 g/cm³1.34 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.42 g/cm³1.28 g/cm³1.36 g/cm³1.38 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.82 %1.74 %1.2 %1.91 %0.94 %
PH6.26.55.466.1
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity35 cmol kg⁻¹45 cmol kg⁻¹48 cmol kg⁻¹42 cmol kg⁻¹46 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity11 cmol kg⁻¹17 cmol kg⁻¹9 cmol kg⁻¹17 cmol kg⁻¹14 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation88 %87 %55 %77 %89 %
Total Exchangeable Bases8.3 cmol kg⁻¹9.9 cmol kg⁻¹5.7 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹9.8 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %2 %0 %2 %1 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel5 %3 %4 %4 %6 %
Sand40 %37 %37 %18 %35 %
Silt29 %35 %43 %42 %32 %
Clay31 %28 %20 %40 %33 %
USDA TextureClay loamClay loamLoamSilty clayClay loam
Reference Bulk Density1.34 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.26 g/cm³1.32 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.5 g/cm³1.36 g/cm³1.61 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.59 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.39 %0.67 %0.25 %0.41 %0.28 %
PH6.275.37.36.5
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity33 cmol kg⁻¹44 cmol kg⁻¹63 cmol kg⁻¹62 cmol kg⁻¹45 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity12 cmol kg⁻¹14 cmol kg⁻¹9 cmol kg⁻¹23 cmol kg⁻¹15 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation87 %94 %59 %94 %96 %
Total Exchangeable Bases9.6 cmol kg⁻¹11 cmol kg⁻¹4.9 cmol kg⁻¹24 cmol kg⁻¹14.3 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %0.4 %0 %0.9 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %1 %0 %6 %1 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-1
Soil data provided by FAO/IIASA/ISRIC/ISSCAS/JRC, 2012. Harmonized World Soil Database (version 1.2). FAO, Rome, Italy and IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria.
Köppen climate classification provided by Kottek, M., J. Grieser, C. Beck, B. Rudolf, and F. Rubel, 2006: World Map of Köppen-Geiger Climate Classification updated. Meteorol. Z., 15, 259-263