IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Easby
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 83ND019251
  • User Pedon ID: 83ND019251
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - NDSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 83ND019251
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 72636
  • 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: 48.6463889
  • Std. Longitude: -98.4730556
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 200'N & 700'W of the SE corner of sec. 26, T.160N. R.61W.
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: North Dakota
  • County: ND019—Cavalier
  • MLRA: 55A—Northern Black Glaciated Plains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: ND019—Cavalier County, North Dakota

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Easby
  • Classificaton Date - 10/26/1983
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: till plain
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/26/1983 (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: wind and water erosion
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    calcic horizon

    0—18

    18—41

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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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    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dry; clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.1 very fine roots; 1 percent fine salt masses throughout; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # NDSU1173. There is a 21/2-3" thick layer of sand & gravel at the bottom of the C1 horizon. Tongues of A horizon material extended to 16 inches.
    Bkyz—18 to 30 centimeters (7.1 to 11.8 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), light gray (2.5Y 7/2), dry; clay loam; 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) coarse prominent and 10 percent light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) medium faint mottles; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.1 very fine roots; 1 percent fine salt masses throughout and 10 percent fine gypsum masses throughout; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU1174
    Bky—30 to 41 centimeters (11.8 to 16.1 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dry; clay loam; 10 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) medium faint and 10 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) coarse prominent mottles; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 1 percent medium gypsum masses throughout; 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # NDSU1175
    C—41 to 104 centimeters (16.1 to 40.9 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dry; clay loam; 10 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) medium distinct and 10 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) medium distinct and 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; massive; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 1 percent coarse gypsum masses throughout; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU1176
    Cg—104 to 152 centimeters (40.9 to 59.8 inches); dark olive gray (5Y 3/2), olive gray (5Y 5/2), dry; clay loam; 1 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) coarse prominent and 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; massive; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter shale, unspecified fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified. Lab sample # NDSU1177