IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Bearden
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1953ND017006
  • User Pedon ID: 1953ND017006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A0016
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 32558
  • Print Date: 4/23/2025

    • 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: 47.0788889
  • Std. Longitude: -97.0263889
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 250 feet southeast of northwest corner, Section 33, T.142N., 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: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • 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 - 8/12/1953
  • 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: 8/12/1953 (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—18

    18—41

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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
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    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dry; strong very fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A00115
    Ak—18 to 25 centimeters (7.1 to 9.8 inches); 95 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1) and 5 percent black (2.5Y 2/1), 95 percent light gray (10YR 7/1) and 5 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; strong very fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A00116
    Bk1—25 to 41 centimeters (9.8 to 16.1 inches); light gray (2.5Y 7/2), pale yellow (2.5Y 8/2) and light gray (2.5Y 7/2), dry; 1 percent gray (2.5Y 5/1) medium distinct and 1 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) medium distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic, and moderate fine granular, and very fine angular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A00117
    Bk2—41 to 58 centimeters (16.1 to 22.8 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), light gray (2.5Y 7/2), dry; light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) and 21 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) fine distinct mottles; moderate fine granular, and very fine angular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A00118
    Bk3—58 to 79 centimeters (22.8 to 31.1 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dry; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine prominent and 1 percent very pale brown (10YR 8/2) fine prominent and 1 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) fine prominent and 1 percent pale yellow (2.5Y 8/2) fine prominent and 1 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate very fine angular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 10 percent carbonate threads and 10 percent fine spherical noncoherent cemented lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A00119
    C1—79 to 112 centimeters (31.1 to 44.1 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2), light gray (2.5Y 7/2) and pale yellow (2.5Y 7/4), dry; 3 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) fine prominent and 3 percent olive gray (5Y 5/2) fine prominent and 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine prominent mottles; fine angular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A00120
    C2—112 to 132 centimeters (44.1 to 52.0 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2), light gray (5Y 7/2) and pale yellow (2.5Y 7/4), dry; brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) mottles; fine angular blocky structure; hard, friable; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A00121
    C3—132 to 147 centimeters (52.0 to 57.9 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), pale yellow (2.5Y 7/4) and light gray (5Y 7/2), dry; 3 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) fine distinct and 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine distinct mottles; loose, friable; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # 40A00122
    2C—147 to 183 centimeters (57.9 to 72.0 inches); very dark gray (5Y 3/1), gray (5Y 6/1), dry; 3 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine prominent and 3 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine prominent mottles; very hard, very firm; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified. Lab sample # 40A00123. varved