IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ekalaka
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 64ND011007
  • User Pedon ID: 64ND011007
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A1376
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 34984
  • Print Date: 11/11/2024

    • 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: 45.9950000
  • Std. Longitude: -103.9766667
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 300 feet south and 1185 feet west of east quarter corner, Section 18, T.129N., R.106W.
  • State: North Dakota
  • MLRA: 58D—Northern Rolling High Plains, Eastern Part

    • 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 - Ekalaka
  • Classificaton Date - 10/8/1964
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/8/1964 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous 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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    2

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    914

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    0

    381

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    A1—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; weak fine and medium granular structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A10486
    A2—5 to 13 centimeters (2.0 to 5.1 inches); dark gray (2.5Y 4/1), gray (2.5Y 5/1), dry; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A10487
    A3—13 to 25 centimeters (5.1 to 9.8 inches); very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dry; weak medium prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A10488
    E—25 to 36 centimeters (9.8 to 14.2 inches); very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dry; massive; loose, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A10489
    Btn—36 to 43 centimeters (14.2 to 16.9 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), dry; strong very coarse columnar parts to strong medium prismatic structure; extremely hard, firm, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), moist, coats on faces of peds and grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dry,; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A10490
    By—43 to 58 centimeters (16.9 to 22.8 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), dry; moderate very coarse prismatic parts to moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, friable, moderately sticky, nonplastic; carbonate coats on faces of peds; fine carbonate nodules; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A10491
    Bk—58 to 76 centimeters (22.8 to 29.9 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2), light olive gray (5Y 6/2), dry; moderate very coarse prismatic parts to moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, friable, moderately sticky, nonplastic; 1 percent fine carbonate nodules; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A10492
    C1—76 to 91 centimeters (29.9 to 35.8 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2), light olive gray (5Y 6/2), dry; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1 percent fine carbonate nodules; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A10493
    C2—91 to 117 centimeters (35.8 to 46.1 inches); olive gray (5Y 4/2), light olive gray (5Y 6/2), dry; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified. Lab sample # 40A10494
    2C3—117 to 147 centimeters (46.1 to 57.9 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) and olive gray (5Y 5/2), gray (5Y 6/1) and light gray (5Y 7/1), dry; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; massive; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified. Lab sample # 40A10495
    3C4—147 to 178 centimeters (57.9 to 70.1 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) and olive gray (5Y 5/2), gray (5Y 6/1) and light gray (5Y 7/1), dry; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; massive; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified. Lab sample # 40A10496