IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Bowbells
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1980ND059003
  • User Pedon ID: 80ND059003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 80P0431
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 48207
  • Print Date: 12/11/2024

    • 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: 46.7716675
  • Std. Longitude: -100.9438858
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 138N
  • Range: 81W
  • Section: 18
  • PLSS Details: 644 meters S and 68 meters W of the NE corner
  • Location Description: Morton County, North Dakota.
  • State: North Dakota
  • County: ND059—Morton
  • MLRA: 53B—Central Dark Brown Glaciated Plains

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Larry F. Ratliff.
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive Pachic Argiborolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Bowbells
  • PSC - 18 to 64 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Subclass - ustic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Williams
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed Typic Argiboroll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1980
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • QC Status: level 1


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: upland slope
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1980 (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
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—64

    18—64

    —64—

    —46—
    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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    591

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    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior, moist; silt loam; weak fine and medium granular structure; hard, friable; 2.5 fine and medium roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 80P02361. Few coarse fragments up to 7.5 cm in diameter.; common fine and medium roots
    Bt1—18 to 28 centimeters (7.1 to 11.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; clay loam; moderate medium prismatic, and weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm; 2.5 fine and medium roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; clay films on faces of peds; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 80P02362. Few coarse fragments up to 7.5 cm in diameter.; common fine and medium roots; continuous - phpvsfiid 1275919; continuous - phpvsfiid 1275919
    Bt2—28 to 64 centimeters (11.0 to 25.2 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, moist; clay; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm; 0.5 fine roots; 2.5 fine and medium tubular pores; clay films on faces of peds; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 80P02363. Horizon has a yellowish brown cast. Occassional coarse fragments less than 3 cm in diameter.; few fine roots; continuous - phpvsfiid 1275920; continuous - phpvsfiid 1275920
    Bk1—64 to 76 centimeters (25.2 to 29.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior, dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior, moist; clay loam; weak medium prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent threadlike carbonate concretions; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 80P02364. Few coarse fragments.; few lime concretions concentrations; few fine roots; patchy - phpvsfiid 1275921; patchy - phpvsfiid 1275921
    Bk2—76 to 114 centimeters (29.9 to 44.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior, dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior, moist; clay loam; massive; very hard, firm; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; threadlike lime masses; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 80P02365. Matrix color partially obscured by white CaCO. 30 to 50 pct by volume of soft masss of CaCO3.; few fine roots
    Bk3—114 to 152 centimeters (44.9 to 59.8 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior, dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior, moist; clay loam; 1 percent 2.5Y 5/0 (2.5Y 5/0) fine distinct mottles; massive; very hard, firm; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; threadlike carbonate concretions; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 80P02366. 5 to 10 pct by volume of soft masses of CaCO3.; few fine roots; few fine distinct 2.5Y50 mottles
    C1—152 to 183 centimeters (59.8 to 72.0 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior, olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) interior, moist; clay loam; 11 percent 2.5Y 5/0 (2.5Y 5/0) medium mottles; massive; hard, friable; 1 percent threadlike lime masses and 1 percent threadlike gypsum masses; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 80P02367. few soft masses of lime concentrations; few masses of gypsum concentrations; common medium 2.5Y50 mottles
    C2—183 to 203 centimeters (72.0 to 79.9 inches); olive (5Y 5/3) interior, olive (5Y 4/3) interior, moist; loam; 1 percent 2.5Y 5/0 (2.5Y 5/0) fine faint mottles; massive; slightly hard, friable; 1 percent threadlike gypsum masses; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 80P02368. Few coarse fragments.; few masses of gypsum concentrations; few fine faint 2.5Y50 mottles