IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Colvin
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
1967ND099003
User Pedon ID:
1967ND099003
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
40A2826
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
37405
Print Date:
11/24/2024
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:
48.3400000
Std. Longitude:
-97.3027778
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
156 N
Range:
52 W
Section:
10
PLSS Details:
970 feet west and 350 feet north of the SE corner
Location Description:
970 feet west and 350 feet north of southeast corner Section 10, T.156N., R.52W.; approximately 5 miles east and 5 miles south of Grafton.
State:
North Dakota
County:
ND099—Walsh
MLRA:
56—Red River Valley of the North
PEDON
Describers Name:
R. Hetzler and A.F. Bahr
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, frigid Typic 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
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Colvin
Classificaton Date -
9/1/1972
Moisture Class -
aquic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Colvin
Taxonomic Class -
Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, frigid Typic Calciaquolls
Taxon Kind -
series
Classificaton Date -
10/12/1967
Moisture Class -
aquic
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
Certification Status:
certified
QC Status:
level 1
SITE
Parent Material:
fine-silty glaciolacustrine deposits
Landscape:
lake plain
Landform:
flat
Slope Shape Down:
concave
Drainage Class:
poorly
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
10/12/1967 (actual site observation date)
Surface Cover Properties:
Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 -
crop cover
Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 -
close-grown crop
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—38
23—107
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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
—
—
—
—
—
457
—
—
3.9
—
—
—
—
—
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Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1), dark reddish gray (10R 3/1), dry; silty clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; 3.0 roots; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A22325
Ak—23 to 38 centimeters (9.1 to 15.0 inches); dark gray (5Y 4/1) and black (10YR 2/1), gray (5Y 6/1) and dark gray (5Y 4/1), dry; silty clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky parts to moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; 3.0 roots; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A22326
Bky—38 to 64 centimeters (15.0 to 25.2 inches); dark gray (5Y 4/1), gray (5Y 6/1), dry; silty clay loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; 0.5 roots; 25 percent gypsum crystals, unspecified; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A22327
Bk1—64 to 84 centimeters (25.2 to 33.1 inches); dark gray (2.5Y 4/1), olive gray (5Y 5/2), dry; silty clay loam; 3 percent gray (5Y 5/1) fine distinct mottles; massive parts to weak coarse platy; very hard, friable; 0.5 roots; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A22328
Bk2—84 to 107 centimeters (33.1 to 42.1 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), pale yellow (2.5Y 7/3), dry; silt loam; 21 percent dark gray (5Y 4/1) fine distinct mottles; massive parts to weak very coarse platy, and weak fine angular blocky; very hard, friable; 0.5 roots; 3 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A22329
C1—107 to 124 centimeters (42.1 to 48.8 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) silt loam; 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine prominent and 21 percent gray (5Y 5/1) medium distinct mottles; 0.5 roots; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A22330. varved
C2—124 to 147 centimeters (48.8 to 57.9 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4), dry; silty clay loam; 21 percent gray (5Y 5/1) fine and medium distinct and 21 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) medium distinct mottles; massive; firm; 0.1 roots; 1 percent gypsum crystals, unspecified; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A22331. varved with thin layers of silt loam;
C3—147 to 173 centimeters (57.9 to 68.1 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) and olive gray (5Y 5/2), pale yellow (5Y 7/3) and light gray (5Y 7/2), dry; silty clay; 3 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) medium distinct mottles; massive; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 1 percent iron-manganese concretions; 25 percent gypsum masses; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified. Lab sample # 40A22332. coats on varves; varved;