IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Vallers
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1984ND067516
  • User Pedon ID: 1984ND067516
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 1984ND067516
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - NDSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 84ND067516
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 73048
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 47.9205233
  • Std. Longitude: -98.0138711
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: SE1/4 SE1/4 sec.1, T.151N., R.58W.
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: North Dakota
  • County: ND067—Pembina
  • MLRA: 55B—Central Black Glaciated Plains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: ND067—Pembina County, North Dakota

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J. Arndt, D. Moen, M. Morrison
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Typic Calciaquolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: not classified to current taxon name
  • Pedon Purpose: research site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Vallers
  • Classificaton Date - 7/31/1984
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Vallers
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Typic Calciaquolls
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 7/31/1984
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Drainage Class: very poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/31/1984 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    HOJU

    SPPE

    Hordeum jubatum

    Spartina pectinata

    foxtail barley

    prairie cordgrass

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    calcic horizon

    0—36

    36—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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    180

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    A—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1) loam; weak fine granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 3.0 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # NDSU1945
    Abk—10 to 36 centimeters (3.9 to 14.2 inches); very dark gray (N 3/), sandy clay loam; weak fine granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.0 very fine roots and 0.1 medium roots and 5.0 fine roots; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU1946
    Bky—36 to 56 centimeters (14.2 to 22.0 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) sandy clay; weak coarse prismatic structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.1 fine roots; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # NDSU1947. Tongues of Abk material extend 8 cm into this horizon.
    Bcyg1—56 to 91 centimeters (22.0 to 35.8 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) clay loam; 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) medium prominent and 1 percent light gray (2.5Y 7/1) medium prominent mottles; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 1 percent extremely weakly coherent cemented black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese masses throughout and 1 percent fine manganese concretions throughout; 1 percent medium irregular gypsum masses throughout; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU1948
    Bcgy2—91 to 107 centimeters (35.8 to 42.1 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) clay loam; 1 percent gray (N 6/ medium prominent and 25 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) coarse prominent mottles; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 1 percent extremely weakly coherent cemented black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese masses throughout and 1 percent fine manganese concretions throughout; 1 percent medium irregular gypsum masses throughout; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified. Lab sample # NDSU1949, NDSU1950, NDSU1951