IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ranslo
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 92ND023152
  • User Pedon ID: 92ND023152
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 92P0705
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 64944
  • Print Date: 11/24/2024

    • 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: 48.9541667
  • Std. Longitude: -102.9838889
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: North Dakota
  • MLRA: 53A—Northern Dark Brown Glaciated Plains

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: M.G. Ulmer Norm Mofjeld
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Ranslo
  • PSC - 10 to 60 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/23/1992
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: kettle
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/23/1992 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - wetlands
  • 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

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—9

    23—51

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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
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    A—0 to 4 centimeters (0.0 to 1.6 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1); moderate fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P04303
    E—4 to 9 centimeters (1.6 to 3.5 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1); 21 percent reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) medium prominent mottles; moderate medium platy, and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) skeletans on faces of peds; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P04304. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 90615; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 90615
    Btn—9 to 23 centimeters (3.5 to 9.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dry; 5 percent brown (7.5YR 4/3) medium prominent mottles; strong coarse prismatic, and strong medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5.0 very fine roots; distinct clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P04305. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 90616; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 90616
    Btnky—23 to 51 centimeters (9.1 to 20.1 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1), light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dry; 5 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine prominent and 5 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) medium distinct mottles; strong medium prismatic, and strong medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5.0 very fine roots; distinct clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 1 percent fine irregular gypsum masses; fragments; slight effervescence; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P04306. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 90617; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 90617
    Bky1—51 to 86 centimeters (20.1 to 33.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/2) and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2); moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 1.0 very fine roots; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; 5 percent fine irregular gypsum threads and 5 percent fine and medium irregular lime masses; fragments; violent effervescence; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P04307
    Bky2—86 to 148 centimeters (33.9 to 58.3 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) and very dark gray (10YR 3/1); 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium prominent and 1 percent brown (7.5YR 4/2) medium prominent and 5 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) fine faint mottles; weak coarse prismatic, and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 1 percent fine irregular gypsum masses and 5 percent medium irregular lime masses; fragments; violent effervescence; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P04308
    By—148 to 180 centimeters (58.3 to 70.9 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2); 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent and 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) fine and medium prominent and 5 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) fine faint mottles; weak coarse prismatic, and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent fine irregular lime masses and 1 percent fine and medium irregular gypsum crystal clusters; fragments; slight effervescence. Lab sample # 92P04309