IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Ulen
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
55ND021501
User Pedon ID:
55ND021501
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
NDSU
Lab Pedon # -
55ND021501
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
69779
Print Date:
4/19/2025
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:
46.0636111
Std. Longitude:
-98.0688889
Datum:
WGS84
Location Description:
940 ft. S., 160 ft. E., NW cor., sec. 22, T. 130 N., R. 59 W.
Country:
US—United States
State:
North Dakota
County:
ND021—Dickey
MLRA:
55B—Central Black Glaciated Plains
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
ND021—Dickey County, North Dakota
PEDON
Describers Name:
ELJ
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Type:
not classified to current taxon name
Pedon Purpose:
research site
Pedon Record Orgin:
Converted from PDP 3.x
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Ulen
Classificaton Date -
6/1/1955
Moisture Class -
aquic
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Landscape:
till plain
Landform:
lake plain
Drainage Class:
somewhat poorly
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
6/1/1955 (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—23
61—152
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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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Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dry; loamy fine sand; single grain; friable; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified smooth boundary. Lab sample # NDSU2297
Bk1—23 to 38 centimeters (9.1 to 15.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dry; loamy fine sand; single grain; friable; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified smooth boundary. Lab sample # NDSU2299
Bk2—38 to 61 centimeters (15.0 to 24.0 inches); pale yellow (5Y 7/3), pale yellow (5Y 8/3), dry; very fine sand; single grain; friable; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified smooth boundary. Lab sample # NDSU2301
Bk3—61 to 91 centimeters (24.0 to 35.8 inches); pale olive (5Y 6/3), pale yellow (5Y 7/3), dry; fine sand; single grain; very friable; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified smooth boundary. Lab sample # NDSU2303
Bk4—91 to 122 centimeters (35.8 to 48.0 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2), light gray (5Y 7/2), dry; fine sand; single grain; very friable; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified smooth boundary. Lab sample # NDSU2305
Bk5—122 to 152 centimeters (48.0 to 59.8 inches); pale olive (5Y 6/3), pale yellow (5Y 7/3), dry; fine sand; very friable; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified smooth boundary. Lab sample # NDSU2307
C1—152 to 193 centimeters (59.8 to 76.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; fine sand; single grain; loose; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified smooth boundary. Lab sample # NDSU2309
C2—193 to 203 centimeters (76.0 to 79.9 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; fine sand; single grain; loose; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified. Lab sample # NDSU2311