IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ulen
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1992ND073003
  • User Pedon ID: 1992ND073003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 92P0831
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 65071
  • Print Date: 12/4/2024

    • 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: 46.4372222
  • Std. Longitude: -97.4022222
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: North Dakota
  • County: ND073—Ransom
  • MLRA: 56—Red River Valley of the North

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Mike Ulmer
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Sandy, mixed, frigid Aeric Calciaquolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: soil survey inventory
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Ulen
  • Classificaton Date - 5/24/1990
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Ulen
  • Taxonomic Class - Sandy, mixed, frigid Aeric Calciaquolls
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/12/1992
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/12/1992 (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

    calcic horizon

    0—27

    27—75

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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

    5

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    328

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    360

    500

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    A1—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1); weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P05120
    A2—8 to 21 centimeters (3.1 to 8.3 inches); black (10YR 2/1); 5 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine prominent mottles; weak medium prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 1.0 fine roots; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P05121
    A3—21 to 27 centimeters (8.3 to 10.6 inches); black (10YR 2/1) and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2); 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine prominent mottles; weak medium prismatic, and weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; loose, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 very fine roots; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P05122
    Bk1—27 to 37 centimeters (10.6 to 14.6 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2); 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 very fine roots; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 92P05123
    Bk2—37 to 75 centimeters (14.6 to 29.5 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3); 5 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 very fine roots; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 92P05124
    C—75 to 111 centimeters (29.5 to 43.7 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2); 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) medium prominent and 5 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium and coarse prominent mottles; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 very fine roots; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P05125
    2C—111 to 117 centimeters (43.7 to 46.1 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2); 5 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; massive; very hard, loose, moderately sticky, very plastic; 5 percent fine and medium irregular lime masses; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P05126
    3C—117 to 128 centimeters (46.1 to 50.4 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2); 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine and medium prominent and 21 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) coarse prominent mottles; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments. Lab sample # 92P05127