IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Grail
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
77ND001016
User Pedon ID:
77ND001016
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
NDSU
Lab Pedon # -
77ND001016
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
71510
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:
45.9747222
Std. Longitude:
-102.0413889
Datum:
WGS84
Location Description:
400 feet north and 430 feet west of the SE corner of sec. 22, T. 129 N., R. 91 W.
Country:
US—United States
State:
North Dakota
County:
ND001—Adams
MLRA:
54—Rolling Soft Shale Plain
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
ND001—Adams County, North Dakota
PEDON
Describers Name:
F. Wilhelm, J. Clapper, R. Luethe
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 -
Grail
Classificaton Date -
10/6/1977
Moisture Class -
ustic
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Erosion Class -
1
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Slope Shape Down:
concave
Drainage Class:
well
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
10/6/1977 (actual site observation date)
Surface Cover Properties:
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
argillic horizon
0—86
28—61
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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
2
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759
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270
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Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dry; silty clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky parts to moderate fine granular structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine pores; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0374; moist when described;
BA—15 to 28 centimeters (5.9 to 11.0 inches); black (10YR 2/1), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dry; silty clay loam; moderate medium and coarse angular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine roots between peds; 0.5 very fine and 0.1 medium pores; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0375; moist when described;
Bt1—28 to 43 centimeters (11.0 to 16.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; silty clay; weak coarse subangular blocky parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 3.0 very fine roots; 3.0 very fine pores; 60 percent faint clay films on faces of peds; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0376; moist when described;
Bt2—43 to 61 centimeters (16.9 to 24.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; silty clay; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 3.0 very fine roots; 3.0 very fine pores; 30 percent faint clay films on faces of peds; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0377; moist when described;
Ab—61 to 74 centimeters (24.0 to 29.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dry; silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 3.0 very fine pores; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0378; moist when described;
Btb—74 to 86 centimeters (29.1 to 33.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; clay loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine pores; 30 percent faint clay films on faces of peds; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0379; moist when described;
Bkb—86 to 122 centimeters (33.9 to 48.0 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4), light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), dry; silty clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 3.0 very fine pores; 25 percent medium lime masses throughout; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0380; moist when described;
C—122 to 152 centimeters (48.0 to 59.8 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4), light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), dry; clay loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.1 fine roots; 0.1 fine pores; fragments. Lab sample # NDSU0381