IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Letcher
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1966ND027009
  • User Pedon ID: 1966ND027009
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A2822
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 37401
  • Print Date: 11/11/2024

    • 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: 47.6878200
  • Std. Longitude: -98.9643500
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 149 N
  • Range: 65 W
  • Section: 27
  • PLSS Details: 165 feet N and 150 feet E of the SW corner of SE quarter
  • Location Description: 165 feet N and 150 feet E of SW corner of SE quarter; 7 1/2 miles east of New Rockford.
  • State: North Dakota
  • County: ND027—Eddy
  • MLRA: 55B—Central Black Glaciated Plains
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NC-DVL—Devils Lake, North Dakota
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: ND027—Eddy County, North Dakota

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: L. Shoesmith and R. Wright
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Calcic Natrudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Letcher
  • Classificaton Date - 8/15/2016
  • Classifier - kaa
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Letcher
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Calcic Natrudolls
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/24/1966
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • QC Status: level 1


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: coarse-loamy glaciofluvial deposits
  • Landscape: outwash plain
  • Landform: flat
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/24/1966 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • 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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    180

    457

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    3.9

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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; sandy loam; soft, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A22292
    E—18 to 23 centimeters (7.1 to 9.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1), dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; sandy loam; moderate medium prismatic, and weak fine platy, and weak fine structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A22293
    Btn1—23 to 30 centimeters (9.1 to 11.8 inches); very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), dry; sandy clay loam; strong coarse columnar structure; very hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; black (10YR 2/1) clay films on faces of peds; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A22294. Gradual boundary to the lower portion of the B2 horizon.
    Btn2—30 to 46 centimeters (11.8 to 18.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1), very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) broken face, dry; sandy clay loam; strong coarse columnar structure; very hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; black (10YR 2/1) coats on faces of peds and very dark gray (10YR 3/1) and black (10YR 2/1), moist,; fragments; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # 40A22295. Abrupt boundary with tongues into upper portion of the Cca1.
    Bk1—46 to 61 centimeters (18.1 to 24.0 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2), light olive gray (5Y 6/2) and light gray (5Y 7/1), dry; loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A22296
    Bk2—61 to 71 centimeters (24.0 to 28.0 inches); olive gray (5Y 4/2) and light olive gray (5Y 6/2), olive gray (5Y 5/2) and light gray (5Y 7/2), dry; loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine faint mottles; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A22297
    C1—71 to 89 centimeters (28.0 to 35.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dry; sandy loam; 3 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) medium faint mottles; single grain; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A22298
    2C2—89 to 112 centimeters (35.0 to 44.1 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dry; sand; 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) coarse prominent mottles; single grain; soft, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A22299
    2C3—112 to 142 centimeters (44.1 to 55.9 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), light gray (2.5Y 7/2), dry; coarse sand; 21 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) coarse distinct mottles; single grain; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A22300
    3C4—142 to 178 centimeters (55.9 to 70.1 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dry; loam; 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; massive; hard, firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; fragments. Lab sample # 40A22301