IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Lawther
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1977ND001006A
User Pedon ID:
77ND001006A
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
80P0301
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
48079
Print Date:
11/13/2024
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:
46.1416664
Std. Longitude:
-102.8855591
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
131N
Range:
98W
Section:
25
PLSS Details:
110 meters N and 266 meters E of the SW corner of the NW 1/4
State:
North Dakota
County:
ND001—Adams
PEDON
Describers Name:
F. Wilhelm; S. Ekart; G. Muckel; K. Thompson.
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine, smectitic, frigid Vertic Haploborolls
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
Converted from SSL-CMS data
Pedon #:
6
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Lawther
Classificaton Date -
7/11/2007
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Lawther
Taxonomic Class -
Fine, montmorillonitic Vertic Haploboroll
Taxon Kind -
series
Classificaton Date -
9/1/1977
Moisture Class -
ustic
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Erosion Class -
1
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Landscape:
hills
Landform:
upland slope
Slope Shape Down:
concave
Drainage Class:
poorly
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
9/1/1977 (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
Site Erosion Accelerated:
water erosion
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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880
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90
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1A1p—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) interior, dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior, dry; silty clay; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky, and moderate medium granular structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 2.5 very fine roots; 2.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 80P01570. common very fine roots
1A12—10 to 26 centimeters (3.9 to 10.2 inches); very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) interior, dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior, dry; silty clay; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 2.5 very fine roots; 2.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Not sampled.; common very fine roots
1B2—26 to 55 centimeters (10.2 to 21.7 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior and very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) interior, grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior, dry; silty clay; weak coarse prismatic, and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; 2.5 very fine roots; 2.5 very fine tubular pores; distinct pressure faces; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 80P01571. Tongues of A1 material greater than 5 mm thick.; common very fine roots
1B2—55 to 84 centimeters (21.7 to 33.1 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior, grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior, dry; silty clay; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; 0.5 very fine roots; 2.5 very fine tubular pores; distinct pressure faces; 1 percent medium irregular lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Tongues of A1 material greater than 5 mm thick. Not sampled.; few medium soft masses of lime concentrations; few very fine roots
1C1—84 to 119 centimeters (33.1 to 46.9 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior, light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior, dry; silty clay; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 2.5 very fine tubular pores; distinct pressure faces; 11 percent fine irregular lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Tongues of A1 material less than 5 mm thick. Not sampled.; common fine soft masses of lime concentrations; few very fine roots
1C2—119 to 161 centimeters (46.9 to 63.4 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior, grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior, dry; silty clay; weak coarse prismatic structure; very hard, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular pores; 11 percent fine irregular lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; abrupt wavy boundary. Not sampled.; common fine soft masses of lime concentrations; few very fine roots
2C3—161 to 190 centimeters (63.4 to 74.8 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior, light gray (2.5Y 7/2) interior, dry; silt loam; massive; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n. Stoneline at upper boundary consisting mostly of flat fine grained sandstone up to 6 inches long and 1/4 to 1/2 inches thick. Not sampled.; few very fine roots