IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Mandan
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 70ND055001
  • User Pedon ID: 70ND055001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 70ND055001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - NDSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 70ND055001
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 71010
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 47.5371892
  • Std. Longitude: -101.3671897
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 2110 feet north and 2540 feet east of the SW corner of sec. 22, T. 147 N., R. 84 W.
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: North Dakota
  • County: ND055—McLean
  • MLRA: 53B—Central Dark Brown Glaciated Plains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: ND055—McLean County, North Dakota

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: L. Brockman, A. Bahr
  • 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 - Mandan
  • Classificaton Date - 9/18/1970
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: plains
  • Landform: till plain
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/18/1970 (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
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    BOGR2

    PASM

    Bouteloua gracilis

    Pascopyrum smithii

    blue grama

    western wheatgrass

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

    mollic epipedon

    0—71

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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

    4

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    585

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    406

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    A1—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; silt loam; weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 roots throughout; 3.0 fine pores; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0112
    A2—10 to 30 centimeters (3.9 to 11.8 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; silt loam; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 roots throughout; 3.0 fine pores; very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist, coats throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; gradual boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0113
    Bw1—30 to 53 centimeters (11.8 to 20.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; silt loam; weak coarse prismatic structure; hard, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 roots throughout; 3.0 fine pores; very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist, coats throughout; 1 percent fine lime masses throughout; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0114
    Bw2—53 to 71 centimeters (20.9 to 28.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; silt loam; weak coarse prismatic structure; hard, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 3.0 fine pores; 10 percent fine lime masses throughout and 10 percent fine threadlike carbonate threads throughout; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0115
    BC—71 to 91 centimeters (28.0 to 35.8 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dry; silt loam; moderate very coarse prismatic structure; hard, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 0.1 fine roots throughout; 3.0 fine pores; 10 percent fine lime masses throughout; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0116
    Ab—91 to 107 centimeters (35.8 to 42.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; silt loam; moderate very coarse prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 0.1 fine roots throughout; 3.0 fine pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0117
    Cb1—107 to 142 centimeters (42.1 to 55.9 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), dry; silt loam; weak very coarse prismatic structure; hard, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 0.1 fine roots throughout; 0.1 pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0118
    Cb2—142 to 183 centimeters (55.9 to 72.0 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), pale yellow (2.5Y 7/3) and light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), dry; silt loam; weak very coarse prismatic structure; hard, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 0.1 roots throughout; 0.1 fine pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified. Lab sample # NDSU0119, NDSU0120, NDSU0121
    A'b—183 to 198 centimeters (72.0 to 78.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dry; silt loam; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 0.1 fine roots throughout; 0.1 pores; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, coats throughout; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0122
    C'b1—198 to 216 centimeters (78.0 to 85.0 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), dry; silt loam; weak very coarse prismatic structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 0.1 roots throughout; 0.1 pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0123
    C'b2—216 to 244 centimeters (85.0 to 96.1 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), dry; silt loam; massive; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.1 roots throughout; 0.1 pores; 1 percent lime masses throughout and 1 percent threadlike carbonate threads throughout; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0124
    C'b3—244 to 284 centimeters (96.1 to 111.8 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), dry; very fine sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.1 pores; 10 percent fine lime masses throughout; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0125
    C'b4—284 to 315 centimeters (111.8 to 124.0 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), dry; loam; massive; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 1 percent lime masses throughout and 1 percent threadlike carbonate threads throughout; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0126. A pebble line at 124".
    2C'b5—315 to 340 centimeters (124.0 to 133.9 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dry; clay loam; massive; hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 10 percent threadlike salt masses throughout; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0127. 124-134" random stones 124-134" spots of lignite
    2C'b6—340 to 406 centimeters (133.9 to 159.8 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), dry; clay loam; massive; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 10 percent threadlike salt masses throughout; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified. Lab sample # NDSU0128