IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Venagro
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1987SD011002
  • User Pedon ID: 87SD011002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 89P0379
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 61483
  • Print Date: 12/18/2024

    • 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: 44.5133324
  • Std. Longitude: -96.9775009
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 112N
  • Range: 51W
  • Section: 17
  • PLSS Details: 2580 feet W and 195 feet S of NE corner
  • Location Description: Brookings County, SD.
  • State: South Dakota
  • County: SD011—Brookings
  • MLRA: 102A—Rolling Till Prairie

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Bruce Kunze
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive Udic Haploborolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Venagro
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Poinsett-Like
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed Udic Haploboroll
  • Classificaton Date - 11/1/1987
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/1/1987 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - row crop
  • 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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    Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dry; silty clay loam; weak fine granular, and moderate angular blocky structure; very hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 roots; 2.5 pores; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P02053. many roots
    Bw1—15 to 30 centimeters (5.9 to 11.8 inches); black (10YR 2/1) and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 roots; 5.5 pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P02054. 20% worm worked; common roots
    Bw2—30 to 53 centimeters (11.8 to 20.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 roots; 2.5 pores; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P02055. 10% worm worked; common roots
    Bk—53 to 66 centimeters (20.9 to 26.0 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) and grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dry; silt loam; weak medium prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 roots; 2.5 pores; 11 percent fine spherical carbonate masses; fragments; violent effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P02056. 5% worm worked; common fine soft masses of carbonate concentrations; few roots
    C1—66 to 91 centimeters (26.0 to 35.8 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4), dry; loam, sandy loam; 11 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) fine distinct mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 roots; 2.5 pores; 11 percent fine spherical carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P02057. common fine soft masses of carbonate concentrations; few roots; common fine distinct 2.5Y56 mottles
    C2—91 to 102 centimeters (35.8 to 40.2 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4), dry; loam, sandy loam; very dark brown (10YR 2/2) and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) and 11 percent gray (10YR 6/1) fine distinct mottles; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 pores; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; strong effervescence; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P02058. few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common fine distinct 10YR61 mottles
    C3a—102 to 122 centimeters (40.2 to 48.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dry; sandy loam, loam; very dark brown (10YR 2/2) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and 11 percent gray (10YR 6/1) fine distinct mottles; massive; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 pores; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # 89P02059. few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common fine distinct 10YR61 mottles
    C3b—102 to 122 centimeters (40.2 to 48.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; sandy loam, loamy sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; slight effervescence; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # 89P02060. effervescence is discontinuous
    2C1—122 to 147 centimeters (48.0 to 57.9 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4), dry; clay loam; gray (10YR 6/1) and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine prominent mottles; massive; very hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 1 percent fine spherical carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P02061. few fine soft masses of carbonate concentrations; common fine prominent 7.5YR58 mottles
    2C2—147 to 244 centimeters (57.9 to 96.1 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4), dry; clay loam; gray (10YR 6/1) and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine prominent mottles; massive; very hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; strong effervescence; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # 89P02062. common fine prominent 7.5YR58 mottles