Table 6.1 Segments of the Great Lakes shorelines delineated from parent materials, soils, and Major Land Resource Areas
Lake
Segment
no.
Segment
Length
(km)
MLRA
1
Dominant
shoreline parent
materials
2
Lake
stages
3
Dominant great
groups
Dominant soil series
Superior 1
Duluth, MN to
Thunder Bay, ON
922
93A
C till
D, Mi,
N
Eutrudepts,
Hapludalfs
Barto, Cuttre, Greysolon,
Mesaba, Miskoaki,
Augustana, Hegberg,
Quetico, Normanna,
2
Thunder Bay, ON to
Red Rock, ON
739
–
discontin. S, SL
till
D, A,
N
Dystrudepts,
Haplohemists,
Hapludalfs
[insufficient mapping]
3
Marathon, ON, to
Sault Ste. Marie, ON
860
–
Precambrian
bedrock
D, A,
S, N
Haplorthods,
Haplohemists
[insufficient mapping]
4
Sault Ste. Marie, MI
to Munising, MI
443
94B
lacustrine S
A, Mi,
N
Haplorthods,
Haplosaprists,
Endoaquods
Croswell, Carbondale,
Deer Park, Rubicon,
Kinross, Au Gres,
Deford, Kalkaska,
Tawas, Lupton
5
Munising, MI to
Marquette, MI
186
93B
lacustrine S; S
till
A, N
Haplorthods,
Haplosaprists
Croswell, Kalkaska,
Munising, Deer Park,
Carbondale, Tawas
6
Marquette, MI to
Superior, WI Subtotal
1645
4796
92
C, SL till;
lacustrine Si, C
D, N
Haplorthods,
Glossudalfs,
Haplosaprists
Deer Park, Rubicon,
Munising, Yalmer,
Croswell,
Big Iron, Flintsteel,
Kellogg, Cuttre,
Miskoaki, Kinross, Au
Gres, Deford, Kalkaska,
Tawas, Lupton
Michigan 1
Chicago, IL to
Milwaukee, WI
232
110
C till
G, C
Hapludalfs,
Haplosaprists
Kewaunee, Manawa,
Boyer, Houghton, urban
land
2
Milwaukee, WI to
Escanaba, MI
(includes Door
Peninsula)
980
95A
C till; lacustrine
Si, C
G, C,
A, N
Haplosaprists,
Hapludalfs,
Hapludolls
Kewaunee, Manawa,
Onaway, Deford,
Oakville, Lupton, Cathro,
Markey, Tawas,
Carbondale, Ensley,
Summerville, Alpena,
Namur, Wainola,
Longrie, Rousseau
3
Escanaba, MI to
Mackinaw City, MI
368
94B
lacustrine S
A, N
Haplosaprists,
Endoaquods
Lupton, Markey, Tawas,
Deford, Carbondale, Au
Gres, Wainola
4
Mackinaw City, MI to
Manistee, MI
416
96
SL till; dune S
G, C,
A, N,
Al
Haplorthods,
Hapludalfs,
Udipsamments
Spinks, Emmet,
Nordhouse, Eastport,
Deer Park, Pipestone,
Leelanau, East Lake,
Kalkaska
5
Manistee, MI to
Muskegon, MI
210
98
dune S;
lacustrine S; C
till
G, C
Endoaquods,
Udipsamments
Nordhouse, Plainfield,
Houghton, Saugatuck,
Pipestone
6
Muskegon, MI to
Chicago, IL
Subtotal
468
2673
97
lacustrine S;
dune S; C till
G, C
Udipsamments,
Endoaquods
Blount, Rimer, Plainfield,
Oakville, Houghton,
Saugatuck, Pipestone
(continued)
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Lake
Segment
no.
Segment
Length
(km)
MLRA
1
Dominant
shoreline parent
materials
2
Lake
stages
3
Dominant great
groups
Dominant soil series
Superior 1
Duluth, MN to
Thunder Bay, ON
922
93A
C till
D, Mi,
N
Eutrudepts,
Hapludalfs
Barto, Cuttre, Greysolon,
Mesaba, Miskoaki,
Augustana, Hegberg,
Quetico, Normanna,
2
Thunder Bay, ON to
Red Rock, ON
739
–
discontin. S, SL
till
D, A,
N
Dystrudepts,
Haplohemists,
Hapludalfs
[insufficient mapping]
3
Marathon, ON, to
Sault Ste. Marie, ON
860
–
Precambrian
bedrock
D, A,
S, N
Haplorthods,
Haplohemists
[insufficient mapping]
4
Sault Ste. Marie, MI
to Munising, MI
443
94B
lacustrine S
A, Mi,
N
Haplorthods,
Haplosaprists,
Endoaquods
Croswell, Carbondale,
Deer Park, Rubicon,
Kinross, Au Gres,
Deford, Kalkaska,
Tawas, Lupton
5
Munising, MI to
Marquette, MI
186
93B
lacustrine S; S
till
A, N
Haplorthods,
Haplosaprists
Croswell, Kalkaska,
Munising, Deer Park,
Carbondale, Tawas
6
Marquette, MI to
Superior, WI Subtotal
1645
4796
92
C, SL till;
lacustrine Si, C
D, N
Haplorthods,
Glossudalfs,
Haplosaprists
Deer Park, Rubicon,
Munising, Yalmer,
Croswell,
Big Iron, Flintsteel,
Kellogg, Cuttre,
Miskoaki, Kinross, Au
Gres, Deford, Kalkaska,
Tawas, Lupton
Michigan 1
Chicago, IL to
Milwaukee, WI
232
110
C till
G, C
Hapludalfs,
Haplosaprists
Kewaunee, Manawa,
Boyer, Houghton, urban
land
2
Milwaukee, WI to
Escanaba, MI
(includes Door
Peninsula)
980
95A
C till; lacustrine
Si, C
G, C,
A, N
Haplosaprists,
Hapludalfs,
Hapludolls
Kewaunee, Manawa,
Onaway, Deford,
Oakville, Lupton, Cathro,
Markey, Tawas,
Carbondale, Ensley,
Summerville, Alpena,
Namur, Wainola,
Longrie, Rousseau
3
Escanaba, MI to
Mackinaw City, MI
368
94B
lacustrine S
A, N
Haplosaprists,
Endoaquods
Lupton, Markey, Tawas,
Deford, Carbondale, Au
Gres, Wainola
4
Mackinaw City, MI to
Manistee, MI
416
96
SL till; dune S
G, C,
A, N,
Al
Haplorthods,
Hapludalfs,
Udipsamments
Spinks, Emmet,
Nordhouse, Eastport,
Deer Park, Pipestone,
Leelanau, East Lake,
Kalkaska
5
Manistee, MI to
Muskegon, MI
210
98
dune S;
lacustrine S; C
till
G, C
Endoaquods,
Udipsamments
Nordhouse, Plainfield,
Houghton, Saugatuck,
Pipestone
6
Muskegon, MI to
Chicago, IL
Subtotal
468
2673
97
lacustrine S;
dune S; C till
G, C
Udipsamments,
Endoaquods
Blount, Rimer, Plainfield,
Oakville, Houghton,
Saugatuck, Pipestone
(continued)
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6 Soils of the Lake Superior Coastal Zone