IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Max
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 72ND055005
  • User Pedon ID: 72ND055005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - NDSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 72ND055005
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 72669
  • Print Date: 4/30/2025

    • 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: 47.7566667
  • Std. Longitude: -101.0777778
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 140 feet east and 1700 feet south of the NW corner of sec. 5, T. 149 N., R. 81 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: LB, HO, FS, EE, JS, TA
  • 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 - Max
  • Classificaton Date - 8/24/1972
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/24/1972 (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

    calcic horizon

    0—23

    23—94

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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

    8

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    604

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    225

    432

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    Ap—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; loam; moderate fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0149
    Bw—13 to 23 centimeters (5.1 to 9.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.1 fine pores; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, coats on faces of peds and clay films on vertical faces of peds; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0150. patchy - phpvsfiid 91340; patchy - phpvsfiid 91340
    Bk1—23 to 43 centimeters (9.1 to 16.9 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), dry; loam; moderate coarse prismatic structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.1 fine pores; 5 percent carbonate coats on faces of peds; 1 percent fine lime masses throughout; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0151. Bk1 horizon has Krotovina 3 inches in diameter.
    Bk2—43 to 94 centimeters (16.9 to 37.0 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), dry; clay loam; 25 percent gray (5Y 5/1) medium distinct and 25 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) medium distinct mottles; weak coarse prismatic structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.1 fine roots throughout; 0.1 fine pores; 5 percent carbonate coats on faces of peds; 10 percent lime masses throughout; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0152
    C—94 to 152 centimeters (37.0 to 59.8 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), dry; clay loam; 25 percent gray (5Y 5/1) coarse distinct and 25 percent olive (5Y 4/4) coarse distinct and 25 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) coarse distinct mottles; massive; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.1 fine roots throughout; 0.1 fine pores; 1 percent lime masses throughout; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified. Lab sample # NDSU0153. C horizon has prism faces or cleavage planes 1 to 2 feet apart.