IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
LAWTHER
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
84ND041192
User Pedon ID:
84ND041192
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
NDSU
Lab Pedon # -
84ND041192
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
71636
Print Date:
11/23/2024
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:
46.3613889
Std. Longitude:
-102.8458333
Datum:
WGS84
Location Description:
1,100 feet west and 2,600 feet north of the SE corner of sec.3, T.133 N., R.97 W.
Country:
US—United States
State:
North Dakota
County:
ND041—Hettinger
MLRA:
54—Rolling Soft Shale Plain
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
ND041—Hettinger County, North Dakota
PEDON
Describers Name:
DP, TK, MW, JT, JA
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 -
LAWTHER
Classificaton Date -
10/15/1984
Moisture Class -
ustic
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Landform:
plain
Hill Slope Profile:
toeslope
Drainage Class:
well
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
10/15/1984 (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
cambic horizon
0—79
38—79
—-
—-
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
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1), dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; silty clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and 0.1 medium and coarse pores; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0755; moist when described;. Partings (filled cracks) of very dark brown (10yr 2/2) and very dark grayish brown (10yr 3/2) extended to a depth of 50 inches.
A—15 to 38 centimeters (5.9 to 15.0 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and 0.1 medium and coarse pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0756; moist when described;
Bt1—38 to 58 centimeters (15.0 to 22.8 inches); very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), dry; silty clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine pores; 60 percent distinct clay films; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0757; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 90000; continuous - phpvsfiid 90000
Bt2—58 to 79 centimeters (22.8 to 31.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dry; silty clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to strong fine and medium angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 5.0 very fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine pores; 60 percent faint clay films; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0758; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 90001; continuous - phpvsfiid 90001
Btk—79 to 122 centimeters (31.1 to 48.0 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dry; silty clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; 5.0 very fine roots throughout; 5.0 very fine pores; 25 percent faint clay films; 1 percent fine irregular lime masses throughout; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0759; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 90002; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 90002
Bk—122 to 152 centimeters (48.0 to 59.8 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dry; silty clay; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 5.0 very fine pores; 10 percent fine irregular lime masses throughout; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified. Lab sample # NDSU0760; moist when described;