IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Waubay
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1987SD011010
  • User Pedon ID: 87SD011010
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 89P0387
  • Print Date: 5/31/2024

    • 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: 2523 feet W and 295 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-silty, mixed Pachic Udic Haploborolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 10
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Waubay
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Badger
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, frigid Typic Argiaquoll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 11/1/1987
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • 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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    510

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    135

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    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dry; silty clay loam; moderate medium angular blocky structure; very hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 roots; 0.5 pores; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P02119. many roots
    A—18 to 36 centimeters (7.1 to 14.2 inches); black (10YR 2/1), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dry; silty clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 roots; 2.5 pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P02120. 50% worm worked; many roots
    Bw1—36 to 53 centimeters (14.2 to 20.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1) and very dark brown (10YR 2/2), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), 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; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P02121. 50% worm worked; common roots
    Bw2—53 to 66 centimeters (20.9 to 26.0 inches); black (10YR 2/1) and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) and brown (10YR 4/3), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; silty clay; light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) and 1 percent very dark brown (10YR 2/2) fine distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 roots; 2.5 pores; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P02122. 30% worm worked; few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common roots; few fine distinct 10YR22 mottles
    Bw3—66 to 84 centimeters (26.0 to 33.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) and brown (10YR 4/3), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; silty clay; 1 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) fine distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 roots; 0.5 pores; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P02123. 10% worm worked; few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few roots; few fine distinct 2.5Y56 mottles
    Bk1—84 to 99 centimeters (33.1 to 39.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4), dry; silty clay loam; very dark brown (10YR 2/2) and 11 percent gray (10YR 6/1) fine distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 roots; 0.5 pores; 11 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent fine spherical carbonate masses; fragments; violent effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P02124. 5% worm worked; few fine soft masses of carbonate concentrations; common fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few roots; common fine distinct 10YR61 mottles
    Bk2—99 to 130 centimeters (39.0 to 51.2 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4), dry; loam; gray (10YR 6/1) and very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) and 11 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) fine distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 roots; 0.5 pores; 11 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; 11 percent fine spherical carbonate masses; fragments; violent effervescence; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P02125. common fine soft masses of carbonate concentrations; common fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few roots; common fine distinct 2.5Y56 mottles
    C—130 to 147 centimeters (51.2 to 57.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), dry; sandy loam, loamy sand; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and 11 percent gray (10YR 6/1) fine distinct mottles; massive; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 pores; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P02126. non-calcareous; common fine distinct 10YR61 mottles
    2C1—147 to 183 centimeters (57.9 to 72.0 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4), dry; clay loam; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine distinct mottles; massive; very hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 pores; 1 percent fine spherical carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P02127. few fine soft masses of carbonate concentrations; common fine distinct 7.5YR58 mottles
    2C2—183 to 244 centimeters (72.0 to 96.1 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4), dry; clay loam; strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and 11 percent gray (10YR 6/1) fine prominent mottles; very hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # 89P02128. common fine prominent 10YR61 mottles