IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Max
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 82ND061036
  • User Pedon ID: 82ND061036
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - NDSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 82ND061036
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 70450
  • Print Date: 11/11/2024

    • 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: 48.3376686
  • Std. Longitude: -102.3069683
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: NW 1/4 sec.18 T.156N., R.90W.
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: North Dakota
  • County: ND061—Mountrail
  • MLRA: 53B—Central Dark Brown Glaciated Plains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: ND061—Mountrail County, North Dakota

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: not classified to current taxon name
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Max
  • Classificaton Date - 10/25/1982
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/25/1982 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: wind and water erosion
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    0—20

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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

    8

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    Ap—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) rubbed, gray (10YR 5/1), dry; loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine tubular pores; 10 percent by volume unspecified fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; slightly alkaline, pH 7.7, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0219
    Bw—13 to 20 centimeters (5.1 to 7.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) rubbed, dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; clay loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; faint clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 10 percent by volume unspecified fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0220
    Bk—20 to 33 centimeters (7.9 to 13.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) rubbed, pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; clay loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout and 0.1 medium roots throughout; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; faint very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 10 percent irregular carbonate threads throughout; 10 percent by volume unspecified fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; slightly alkaline, pH 7.7, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0221
    Bck—33 to 94 centimeters (13.0 to 37.0 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) rubbed, light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4), dry; clay loam; weak coarse prismatic structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 25 percent lime masses throughout and 25 percent fine irregular carbonate threads throughout; 10 percent by volume unspecified fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; slightly alkaline, pH 7.7, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0222
    C—94 to 152 centimeters (37.0 to 59.8 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) rubbed, light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4), dry; clay loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.1 very fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 25 percent irregular carbonate threads throughout and 25 percent lime masses throughout; 10 percent by volume unspecified fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # NDSU0223