IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Bearden
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1953ND017005
  • User Pedon ID: 1953ND017005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A0015
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 32557
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • LOCATION

  • Location In Web Soil Survey
  • AOI is roughly a square mile and pedon is marked in the center.
  • Location in SoilWeb
  • Location in Google Maps
  • Std. Latitude: 47.0500000
  • Std. Longitude: -97.0155556
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 220 feet east and 160 feet north of south quarter corner Section 4, T.141N., R.50W.
  • State: North Dakota
  • County: ND017—Cass
  • MLRA: 56—Red River Valley of the North

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: C.A. Mogen
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, frigid Aeric Calciaquolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: map unit inclusion
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Bearden
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, frigid Aeric Calciaquolls
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/11/1953
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: lake plain
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/11/1953 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    calcic horizon

    0—20

    20—56

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    Setting and Climate
    Slope Slope Length USLE Upslope Length Elev. Corr. Elev Aspect MAP REAP FFD MAAT MSAT MWAT MAST MSST MWST MFFP PE Index Climate Station ID Climate Station Name Climate Station Type
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

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    Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dry; strong fine granular, and very fine angular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # 40A00108
    Bk1—20 to 38 centimeters (7.9 to 15.0 inches); 5 percent gray (10YR 5/1) and 5 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1), 95 percent light gray (2.5Y 7/2) and 95 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dry; strong very fine granular, and very fine angular blocky structure; soft, very friable; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A00109
    Bk2—38 to 56 centimeters (15.0 to 22.0 inches); 95 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) and 5 percent dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), 95 percent pale yellow (2.5Y 7/3) and 5 percent gray (2.5Y 5/1), dry; strong very fine granular, and very fine angular blocky structure; soft, very friable; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A00110
    Bk3—56 to 79 centimeters (22.0 to 31.1 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), light gray (2.5Y 7/2) and pale yellow (2.5Y 7/3), dry; 21 percent white (10YR 8/1) fine distinct and 21 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) fine distinct and 21 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) fine distinct mottles; moderate very fine granular, and very fine angular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 10 percent noncoherent cemented carbonate threads and 10 percent fine spherical noncoherent cemented lime masses; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A00111
    C1—79 to 102 centimeters (31.1 to 40.2 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), light gray (2.5Y 7/2), dry; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and 21 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) fine distinct mottles; moderate very fine angular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 1 percent noncoherent cemented lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A00112. laminated
    C2—102 to 122 centimeters (40.2 to 48.0 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2), light gray (5Y 7/2), dry; strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and 21 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) medium prominent mottles; moderate very fine angular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A00113. laminated
    C3—122 to 152 centimeters (48.0 to 59.8 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2), light gray (5Y 7/2), dry; strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and 21 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) medium prominent mottles; hard, friable; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified. Lab sample # 40A00114. Strongly laminated or varved