IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Colvin
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1987SD025016
  • User Pedon ID: 87SD025016
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 88P0185
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 60308
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • 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: 44.7152786
  • Std. Longitude: -97.5744476
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 114N
  • Range: 56W
  • Section: 5
  • PLSS Details: 1010 feet S and 300 feet W of the NE corner
  • Location Description: Clark County, SD.
  • State: South Dakota
  • County: SD025—Clark

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Scott Anderson
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, frigid Typic Calciaquolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 16
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Colvin
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Lowe
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, frigid Typic Calciaquoll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 10/1/1987
  • 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: 10/1/1987 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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 subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine roots; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P00972. many very fine roots
    1Bk1—20 to 51 centimeters (7.9 to 20.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior, dry; silty clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P00973. Few snail shell fragments.; common very fine roots
    1Bk2—51 to 74 centimeters (20.1 to 29.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior, dry; silty clay loam; 1 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) fine distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P00974. common very fine roots; few fine distinct 10YR64 mottles
    1Bkz—74 to 97 centimeters (29.1 to 38.2 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior, gray (10YR 6/1) interior, dry; silty clay loam; 1 percent olive (5Y 5/3) fine distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 1 percent fine carbonate masses; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P00974. few fine soft masses of carbonate concentrations; few very fine roots; few fine distinct 5Y53 mottles
    1C1—97 to 137 centimeters (38.2 to 53.9 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) interior, light gray (5Y 7/2) interior, dry; silt loam; 11 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) fine prominent mottles; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 1 percent fine carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P00975. few fine soft masses of carbonate concentrations; common fine prominent 10YR66 mottles
    1C2—137 to 152 centimeters (53.9 to 59.8 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior, light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) interior, dry; silty clay loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent and 11 percent 2.5Y 7/0 (2.5Y 7/0) fine prominent mottles; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 1 percent fine carbonate masses and 1 percent fine carbonate concretions; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog. few fine soft masses of carbonate concentrations; few fine carbonate concretions concentrations; few fine prominent 7.5YR56 mottles; common fine prominent 2.5Y70 mottles