IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Manfred
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 74ND029003
  • User Pedon ID: 74ND029003
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 74ND029003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - NDSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 74ND029003
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 71719
  • 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: 46.3135808
  • Std. Longitude: -100.3782541
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 400 feet north and 150 feet east of the SW corner of sec. 21, T. 133 N., R. 77 W.
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: North Dakota
  • County: ND029—Emmons
  • MLRA: 54—Rolling Soft Shale Plain
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: ND029—Emmons County, North Dakota

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: FS, SRB, WCL, LCB, TCA, EHE, NJL
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Manfred
  • PSC - 15 to 102 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/16/1974
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: plains
  • Landform: terrace
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/16/1974 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hayland
  • 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

    PASM

    Pascopyrum smithii

    western wheatgrass

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

    mollic epipedon

    natric horizon

    mottles with chroma 2 or less

    0—23

    15—23

    64—152

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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

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    E—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), gray (10YR 5/1), dry; silt loam; weak very thin platy, and weak thin platy parts to weak very fine granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine tubular pores; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0517; dry when described;
    Btn1—5 to 15 centimeters (2.0 to 5.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1), dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; silty clay; moderate medium and coarse prismatic structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 3.0 very fine tubular pores; 30 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0518; dry when described;
    Btn2—15 to 23 centimeters (5.9 to 9.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; silty clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 0.5 very fine roots; 3.0 very fine tubular pores; 5 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 10 percent fine irregular salt masses throughout; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0519; dry when described;
    Bk1—23 to 41 centimeters (9.1 to 16.1 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; silty clay loam; weak very coarse prismatic structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.1 very fine and fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified. Lab sample # NDSU0520; moist when described;
    Bk2—41 to 64 centimeters (16.1 to 25.2 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; silty clay loam; weak very coarse prismatic structure; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.1 very fine and fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0521
    Bk3—64 to 86 centimeters (25.2 to 33.9 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dry; loam; 10 percent dark brown (10YR 3/3) fine distinct mottles; moderate very coarse prismatic structure; hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.1 very fine roots throughout; 0.1 very fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0522
    Bk4—86 to 99 centimeters (33.9 to 39.0 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dry; silty clay loam; moderate very coarse prismatic structure; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.1 very fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0523
    Bwb—99 to 130 centimeters (39.0 to 51.2 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; silty clay loam; moderate very coarse prismatic structure; hard, very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.1 very fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 30 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent medium irregular lime masses throughout; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0524
    C—130 to 152 centimeters (51.2 to 59.8 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dry; loam; 1 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) medium distinct and 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) medium prominent mottles; massive; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.1 very fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0525. C1 and C2 = One horizon split for sampling