IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Lowe
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1985SD039004
  • User Pedon ID: 85SD039004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 87P0265
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59560
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 44.5580559
  • Std. Longitude: -96.8738861
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 113N
  • Range: 50W
  • Section: 31
  • PLSS Details: 135 feet S and 1725 feet W of the NE corner
  • State: South Dakota
  • County: SD039—Deuel

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Kenneth Miller and Bruce Kunze
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Typic Calciaquolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Lowe
  • Classificaton Date - 11/30/2007
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Lowe
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, frigid Typic Calciaquoll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1985
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: flood plain
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/1/1985 (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
    • 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
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    1Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior, very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, dry; clay loam; weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P01318. 8 percent calcium carbonate.
    1Bk1—20 to 38 centimeters (7.9 to 15.0 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) interior and very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, gray (10YR 6/1) interior and dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior, dry; clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 30 percent fine carbonate masses; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P01319. About 20 percent worm casts. 25 percent clacium carbonate equivalent.; many fine soft masses of carbonate concentrations
    1Bk2—38 to 71 centimeters (15.0 to 28.0 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) interior, light gray (5Y 7/2) interior, dry; silt loam; 1 percent black (5Y 2/1) fine distinct and 1 percent 2.5Y 3/4 (2.5Y 3/4) fine distinct mottles; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P01320. About 5 percent very dark gray (5Y 3/1) worm casts; 28 percent calcium carbonate equivalent.; few fine distinct 5Y21 mottles; few fine distinct 2.5Y34 mottles
    1Bk3—71 to 81 centimeters (28.0 to 31.9 inches); dark gray (5Y 4/1) interior, gray (5Y 5/1) interior, dry; clay loam; 1 percent black (5Y 2/1) fine distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. 23 percent calcium carbonate equivalent.; few fine distinct 5Y21 mottles
    1Ab—81 to 107 centimeters (31.9 to 42.1 inches); very dark gray (5Y 3/1) interior, dark gray (5Y 4/1) interior, dry; sandy clay loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable; 11 percent fine carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P01321. 8 percent calcium carbonate equivalent.; common fine soft masses of carbonate concentrations
    1C1—107 to 142 centimeters (42.1 to 55.9 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) interior, light olive gray (5Y 6/2) interior, dry; stratified sandy loam; massive; soft, very friable; 11 percent fine carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P01322. 13 percent calcium carbonate equivalent. Few strata of loamy sand.; common fine soft masses of carbonate concentrations
    1C2—142 to 152 centimeters (55.9 to 59.8 inches); olive gray (5Y 4/2) interior, gray (5Y 5/1) interior, dry; stratified clay loam; 1 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) fine distinct and 1 percent black (5Y 2/1) fine distinct mottles; massive; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 30 percent fine and medium carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 87P01323. 15 percent calcium carbonate equivalent.; many fine and medium soft masses of carbonate concentrations; few fine distinct 2.5Y56 mottles; few fine distinct 5Y21 mottles