IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Farnuf
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 86ND061300
  • User Pedon ID: 86ND061300
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - NDSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 86ND061300
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 71648
  • 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: 48.3286111
  • Std. Longitude: -102.6513889
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 850 feet east and 535 feet north of the southwest corner of section 16, T. 156 N., R. 93W.
  • 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

  • Describers Name: CJH, DEV, and PMW
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: TUD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Farnuf
  • Classificaton Date - 10/15/1986
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: lake plain
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/15/1986 (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
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    mottles with chroma 2 or less

    0—33

    48—58

    48—124

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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

    1

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    225

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    AP—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dry; loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.1 fine roots throughout; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0254; moist when described;. moist to 16 inches- then dry to 40 inches- then moist below. Greater than 6 feet to groundwater.
    Bt1—13 to 33 centimeters (5.1 to 13.0 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3), brown (10YR 4/3), dry; clay loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout; distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0255; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 90182; continuous - phpvsfiid 90182
    Bt2—33 to 48 centimeters (13.0 to 18.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), dry; loam; 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 60 percent faint dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0256; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 90183; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 90183
    BtK—48 to 58 centimeters (18.9 to 22.8 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4), light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4), dry; loam; 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium prominent and 10 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) medium distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky parts to moderate medium prismatic structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.1 very fine roots throughout; 10 percent faint dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine irregular lime masses throughout; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0257; dry when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 90184; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 90184
    Bk1—58 to 84 centimeters (22.8 to 33.1 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), pale yellow (2.5Y 7/4), dry; silty clay loam; 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine prominent and 10 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) fine distinct mottles; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.1 very fine roots throughout; 25 percent medium irregular lime masses throughout; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0258; dry when described;
    Bk2—84 to 104 centimeters (33.1 to 40.9 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), pale yellow (2.5Y 7/4), dry; silty clay loam; 10 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) fine and medium distinct and 25 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine prominent mottles; weak coarse prismatic structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.1 very fine roots throughout; 10 percent medium irregular lime masses throughout; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0259; dry when described;
    C1—104 to 124 centimeters (40.9 to 48.8 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4), light gray (2.5Y 7/2) and pale yellow (2.5Y 7/4), dry; stratified silty clay loam; 25 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) medium distinct and 25 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) medium prominent mottles; massive; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.1 very fine roots throughout; 1 percent medium irregular lime masses throughout; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0260; moist when described;
    C2—124 to 152 centimeters (48.8 to 59.8 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), light gray (2.5Y 7/2), dry; stratified silty clay; 25 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) fine and medium prominent mottles; massive; hard, firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified. Lab sample # NDSU0261; moist when described;