IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Mott
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
72ND087001
User Pedon ID:
72ND087001
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
NDSU
Lab Pedon # -
72ND087001
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
69269
Print Date:
1/10/2025
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:
46.4075000
Std. Longitude:
-103.3002778
Datum:
WGS84
Location Description:
1000 feet south and 155 feet west of the NE corner of sec. 24, T. 134 N., R. 101 W.
Country:
US—United States
State:
North Dakota
County:
ND087—Slope
MLRA:
54—Rolling Soft Shale Plain
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
ND087—Slope County, North Dakota
PEDON
Describers Name:
F. Schroer, R. Kukowski, F. Bahr
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Type:
OSD pedon
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
Converted from PDP 3.x
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Mott
Classificaton Date -
10/17/1972
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Landform:
terrace
Slope Shape Down:
linear
Drainage Class:
well
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
10/17/1972 (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
cambic horizon
0—33
33—48
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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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45
406
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Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine pores; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0628
Bw1—15 to 33 centimeters (5.9 to 13.0 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; sandy loam; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine pores; clay films on sand and gravel; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0629
Bw2—33 to 48 centimeters (13.0 to 18.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), very pale brown (10YR 7/3), dry; fine sandy loam; weak coarse prismatic structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine pores; clay films on sand and gravel; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0630
C1—48 to 64 centimeters (18.9 to 25.2 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), light gray (10YR 7/2), dry; fine sandy loam; weak coarse prismatic structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine pores; clay films on sand and gravel; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0631
C2—64 to 84 centimeters (25.2 to 33.1 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), light gray (2.5Y 7/2), dry; fine sandy loam; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.1 fine roots; 0.5 fine pores; clay films on sand and gravel; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0632
C3—84 to 89 centimeters (33.1 to 35.0 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), light gray (10YR 7/2), dry; silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 0.1 roots; 0.1 pores; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0632
C4—89 to 117 centimeters (35.0 to 46.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dry; fine sandy loam; weak coarse prismatic structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.1 roots; 3.0 fine pores; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0633
C5—117 to 152 centimeters (46.1 to 59.8 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), light gray (2.5Y 7/2), dry; loamy coarse sand; massive; slightly hard, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1 percent fine lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified. Lab sample # NDSU0634