IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Zahl
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 89ND023071
  • User Pedon ID: 89ND023071
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 89P0538
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 61640
  • 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: 48.9808333
  • Std. Longitude: -104.0344444
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 280 feet S and 100 feet W of the NE corner of Section 3, T.164N., R.103W.
  • State: North Dakota
  • County: ND023—Divide
  • MLRA: 53A—Northern Dark Brown Glaciated Plains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: ND023—Divide County, North Dakota

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: RC, JDW
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: not classified to current taxon name
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Zahl
  • Classificaton Date - 4/24/1989
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: till plain
  • Hill Slope Profile: shoulder
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/24/1989 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 1
  • 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

    18—61

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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

    6

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    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; weak medium prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 coarse roots throughout; 2 percent by volume mixed fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P03034; moist when described;
    Bk1—18 to 41 centimeters (7.1 to 16.1 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dry; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; brown (10YR 4/3), moist, organic stains; noncoherent cemented light gray (2.5Y 7/2) lime masses; 5 percent by volume mixed fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary.; moist when described;
    Bk2—41 to 61 centimeters (16.1 to 24.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dry; 5 percent gray (10YR 5/1) fine faint mottles; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.1 very fine roots; 10 percent fine spherical noncoherent cemented pale yellow (2.5Y 8/2) lime masses and 10 percent medium spherical noncoherent cemented pale yellow (2.5Y 8/2) lime masses; 4 percent by volume mixed fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary.; moist when described;
    C1—61 to 122 centimeters (24.0 to 48.0 inches); olive (5Y 4/4), pale olive (5Y 6/3), dry; 1 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) fine distinct and 1 percent gray (N 6/0) fine distinct mottles; massive; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 10 percent fine irregular noncoherent cemented lime masses and 10 percent medium spherical noncoherent cemented lime masses; 7 percent by volume mixed fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary.; moist when described;. lignite chips
    C2—122 to 152 centimeters (48.0 to 59.8 inches); olive (5Y 4/3), light olive gray (5Y 6/2), dry; strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and 21 percent gray (5Y 5/1) medium faint mottles; massive; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 12 percent by volume mixed fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified.; moist when described;