IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Brantford
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 59ND063001
  • User Pedon ID: 59ND063001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A0021
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 32563
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: 400 feet east and 20 feet south of fifth telephone pole north of southwest corner of Section 16, T.150N., R.60W.
  • State: North Dakota
  • County: ND063—Nelson
  • MLRA: 55B—Central Black Glaciated Plains

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Hollis W. Omodt
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Brantford
  • Classificaton Date - 8/20/1959
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: outwash plain
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/20/1959 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • 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

    cambic horizon

    0—33

    33—43

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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

    1

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    483

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    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1), dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; weak and moderate medium subangular blocky parts to moderate very fine and fine granular structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 6.0 roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A00151
    Bw1—18 to 33 centimeters (7.1 to 13.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dry; strong medium prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; hard, very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 roots; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, coats on faces of peds and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry, coats on faces of peds and distinct clay bridges between sand grains; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A00152
    Bw2—33 to 43 centimeters (13.0 to 16.9 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dry; weak medium prismatic parts to weak fine and medium subangular blocky parts to strong very fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 roots; distinct clay bridges between sand grains and 10 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) iron stains; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A00153. patchy - phpvsfiid 90587; patchy - phpvsfiid 90587
    2Bk—43 to 79 centimeters (16.9 to 31.1 inches);, gray (5Y 6/1), dry; single grain; loose; 0.5 roots; carbonate coats on lower surfaces of peds or rocks and 10 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), dry, iron stains; 10 percent noncoherent cemented pale yellow (2.5Y 8/2) lime masses; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A00154
    2C1—79 to 97 centimeters (31.1 to 38.2 inches);, light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dry; single grain; loose; 0.1 roots; carbonate coats on lower surfaces of peds or rocks and 10 percent prominent yellowish red (5YR 4/6), dry, iron stains; 1 percent lime masses; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A00155
    2C2—97 to 112 centimeters (38.2 to 44.1 inches);, gray (5Y 6/1), dry; single grain; loose; 0.1 roots; carbonate coats on lower surfaces of peds or rocks and 30 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), dry, iron stains; extremely coarse lime masses; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A00156
    2C3—112 to 152 centimeters (44.1 to 59.8 inches);, gray (5Y 6/1), dry; single grain; loose; 0.1 roots; 10 percent prominent dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4), dry, iron stains; fragments. Lab sample # 40A00157