IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ulen
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1978ND035018
  • User Pedon ID: 1978ND035018
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - NDSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 78ND035018
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 72625
  • 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: 47.7197222
  • Std. Longitude: -97.3069444
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 149 N
  • Range: 52 W
  • Section: 16
  • PLSS Details: 1,400 feet north and 900 feet west of the southeast corner of sec.16, T. 149 N., R. 52 W.
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: North Dakota
  • County: ND035—Grand Forks
  • MLRA: 56—Red River Valley of the North
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: ND035—Grand Forks County, North Dakota

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: M. Ulmer
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Sandy, mixed, frigid Aeric Calciaquolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: not classified to current taxon name
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Ulen
  • Classificaton Date - 5/1/1981
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Ulen
  • Taxonomic Class - Sandy, mixed, frigid Aeric Calciaquolls
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 5/9/1978
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: sandy glaciofluvial deposits
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/9/1978 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 97
  • 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—25

    25—64

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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

    1

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    225

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    Ap—0 to 25 centimeters (0.0 to 9.8 inches); black (10YR 2/1), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dry; weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # NDSU2170; moist when described;
    Bk1—25 to 41 centimeters (9.8 to 16.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), gray (10YR 6/1), dry; weak medium prismatic parts to weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.1 very fine roots throughout; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU2171; moist when described;
    Bk2—41 to 64 centimeters (16.1 to 25.2 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), light gray (10YR 7/2), dry; massive; slightly hard, very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.1 very fine roots throughout; carbonate coats on rock fragments; 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # NDSU2172; moist when described;
    2C1—64 to 76 centimeters (25.2 to 29.9 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4), dry; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU2173; moist when described;
    2C2—76 to 107 centimeters (29.9 to 42.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; 1 percent pink (7.5YR 7/4) fine prominent and 1 percent 10YR 6/ (10YR 6/ fine distinct mottles; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU2173; moist when described;
    2C3—107 to 152 centimeters (42.1 to 59.8 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), light gray (2.5Y 7/2), dry; 10 percent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) medium prominent and 10 percent light gray (10YR 7/2) medium prominent and 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine prominent mottles; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified. Lab sample # NDSU2174