IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Hecla
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1992ND073001
  • User Pedon ID: 1992ND073002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 92P0830
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 65070
  • 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: 46.4366667
  • Std. Longitude: -97.4016667
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: North Dakota
  • County: ND073—Ransom
  • MLRA: 56—Red River Valley of the North

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: David Hopkins Mike Ulmer
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Sandy, mixed, frigid Oxyaquic Hapludolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: not classified to current taxon name
  • Pedon Purpose: soil survey inventory
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Hecla
  • Classificaton Date - 5/24/1990
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Hecla
  • Taxonomic Class - Sandy, mixed, frigid Oxyaquic Hapludolls
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/11/1992
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: sandy glaciofluvial deposits
  • Landscape: lake plain
  • Landform: rise
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/11/1992 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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

    0—38

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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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    A1—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1); weak fine subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 1.0 fine and medium roots and 1.0 coarse roots; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P05112
    A2—10 to 38 centimeters (3.9 to 15.0 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1); 1 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine prominent and 5 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 1.0 fine and medium roots and 1.0 coarse roots; fragments; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # 92P05113
    Bw—38 to 60 centimeters (15.0 to 23.6 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2); 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine and medium prominent and 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine and medium prominent mottles; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 very fine roots and 1.0 fine and medium roots and 1.0 coarse roots; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P05114
    Ab—60 to 70 centimeters (23.6 to 27.6 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2); 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine prominent and 1 percent olive yellow (2.5Y 6/8) fine prominent mottles; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 very fine roots; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P05115
    Bk—70 to 80 centimeters (27.6 to 31.5 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3); 21 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 very fine roots; fragments; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # 92P05116
    C1—80 to 116 centimeters (31.5 to 45.7 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3); 1 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) fine prominent mottles; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P05117
    2C2—116 to 120 centimeters (45.7 to 47.2 inches); light olive gray (5Y 6/2); 1 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) fine prominent and 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine prominent mottles; massive; hard, firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 5 percent fine irregular lime masses; fragments. Lab sample # 92P05118
    3C3—120 to 130 centimeters (47.2 to 51.2 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3); 1 percent 7.5YR (7.5YR fine prominent and 5 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium prominent and 5 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/6) medium prominent mottles; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments. Lab sample # 92P05119