IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Max
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 54ND101001
  • User Pedon ID: 54ND101001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 54ND101001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A0132
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 32674
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 48.4161111
  • Std. Longitude: -101.8880556
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 0.1 mile west and 150 feet north of southeast corner Section 15, T.157N., R.87W.
  • State: North Dakota
  • County: ND101—Ward
  • MLRA: 53B—Central Dark Brown Glaciated Plains

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: C.A. Mogen
  • 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
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Max
  • Classificaton Date - 7/22/1954
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: till plain
  • Hill Slope Profile: shoulder
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments: 1.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/22/1954 (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

    KOELE

    PASM

    PEAR6

    Koeleria

    Pascopyrum smithii

    Pediomelum argophyllum

    Junegrass

    western wheatgrass

    silverleaf Indian breadroot

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

    mollic epipedon

    cambic horizon

    calcic horizon

    0—13

    13—33

    33—102

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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

    3

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    Ap—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; weak fine platy, and weak medium prismatic parts to strong very fine granular structure; slightly hard, very friable; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 1 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A00953; dry when described;. upper 1 inch is weak fine platy;
    Bw1—13 to 23 centimeters (5.1 to 9.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; strong fine and medium prismatic parts to moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; very hard, very friable; brown (10YR 5/3), dry, coats and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, coats; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 1 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A00954; dry when described;
    Bw2—23 to 33 centimeters (9.1 to 13.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; strong fine and medium prismatic parts to moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; very hard, very friable; brown (10YR 5/3), dry, coats and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, coats; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 1 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A00955; dry when described;
    Bk—33 to 64 centimeters (13.0 to 25.2 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) and light gray (2.5Y 7/2), light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) and pale yellow (2.5Y 8/2), dry; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak fine angular blocky structure; hard, very friable; 5 percent noncoherent cemented carbonate threads; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 1 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A00956; dry when described;
    C1—64 to 102 centimeters (25.2 to 40.2 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) and light gray (2.5Y 7/2), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and pale yellow (2.5Y 8/2), dry; moderate fine angular blocky structure; hard, friable; 3 percent noncoherent cemented carbonate threads; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 1 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A00957; dry when described;
    C2—102 to 152 centimeters (40.2 to 59.8 inches);, light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dry; 1 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4) fine distinct and 3 percent light gray (N 7/0) fine faint mottles; moderate and strong fine angular blocky structure; hard, friable; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 1 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified. Lab sample # 40A00958; dry when described;