IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Lawther
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 64ND011001
  • User Pedon ID: 64ND011001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A1377
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 34985
  • 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: 46.0166667
  • Std. Longitude: -103.0658333
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 300 feet south and 350 feet east of north quarter corner, Section 9, T.129N., R.99W.
  • State: North Dakota
  • MLRA: 54—Rolling Soft Shale Plain

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: A.F. Bahr and D.D. Opdahl
  • 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 - Lawther
  • Classificaton Date - 10/5/1964
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: basin
  • Landform: alluvial fan
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/5/1964 (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
    • 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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    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dry; moderate fine and medium granular structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A10497
    Bw1—18 to 25 centimeters (7.1 to 9.8 inches); dark gray (2.5Y 4/1), gray (2.5Y 5/1), dry; moderate medium prismatic parts to strong medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) coats on faces of peds; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A10498. continuous - phpvsfiid 89877; continuous - phpvsfiid 89877
    Bw2—25 to 43 centimeters (9.8 to 16.9 inches); dark gray (2.5Y 4/1), grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dry; moderate medium prismatic parts to strong medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A10499
    Bw3—43 to 58 centimeters (16.9 to 22.8 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), dry; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A10500
    Bw4—58 to 74 centimeters (22.8 to 29.1 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), dry; weak medium prismatic parts to weak medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A10501
    Bk1—74 to 99 centimeters (29.1 to 39.0 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), gray (2.5Y 5/1), dry; weak medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; 1 percent lime masses; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A10502
    2Bk2—99 to 130 centimeters (39.0 to 51.2 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dry; moderate medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 1 percent lime masses; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A10503
    1—130 to 160 centimeters (51.2 to 63.0 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), dry; weak medium angular blocky structure; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A10504
    2—160 to 173 centimeters (63.0 to 68.1 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2); massive; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A10505
    3—173 to 191 centimeters (68.1 to 75.2 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1); moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm, very sticky, very plastic; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A10506
    4—191 to 211 centimeters (75.2 to 83.1 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) and olive brown (2.5Y 4/3); 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) distinct mottles; massive; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A10507
    5—211 to 241 centimeters (83.1 to 94.9 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) prominent mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm, very sticky, moderately plastic; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified. Lab sample # 40A10508