IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Sakakawea
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
86ND061301
User Pedon ID:
86ND061301
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
NDSU
Lab Pedon # -
86ND061301
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
71143
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:
48.4991667
Std. Longitude:
-102.6569444
Datum:
WGS84
Location Description:
1,500 feet south and 2,425 feet west of the northeast corner of sec. 23, T. 158N., R. 93 W.
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:
C. Heidt, D. VanderBusch, M. Whited
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Type:
OSD pedon
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
Converted from PDP 3.x
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Sakakawea
Classificaton Date -
10/15/1986
Moisture Class -
ustic
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Erosion Class -
2
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Landform:
glacial lake (relict)
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
calcic horizon
0—18
15—53
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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
3
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90
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Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.1 very fine roots; 25 percent fine irregular lime masses throughout; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0262
BK1—15 to 36 centimeters (5.9 to 14.2 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), very pale brown (10YR 7/3), dry; silt loam; weak medium prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.1 very fine roots; 1 percent fine irregular lime masses throughout; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0263
BK2—36 to 53 centimeters (14.2 to 20.9 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4), light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4), dry; silt loam; weak medium prismatic structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.1 very fine roots; 1 percent fine carbonate threads throughout; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0264
C1—53 to 74 centimeters (20.9 to 29.1 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) and grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dry; silt loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.1 very fine roots; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0265
C2—74 to 104 centimeters (29.1 to 40.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and pale yellow (2.5Y 7/4), dry; loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0266
C3—104 to 152 centimeters (40.9 to 59.8 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) and light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and pale yellow (2.5Y 7/4), dry; silty clay loam, loamy sand; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified. Lab sample # NDSU0267