IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Parnell
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 92ND023156
  • User Pedon ID: 92ND023156
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 92P0702
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 64941
  • Print Date: 4/24/2025

    • 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: 48.9530556
  • Std. Longitude: -102.9836111
  • 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 - Parnell
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/24/1991
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: kettle
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: negligible
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/24/1991 (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
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    0—55

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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

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    578

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    180

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    Oa—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dry; weak fine granular, and weak medium and coarse prismatic structure; 21.0 very fine roots and 1.0 medium and coarse roots and 1.0 fine roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P04276
    A—13 to 40 centimeters (5.1 to 15.7 inches); black (N 2/0), grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dry; 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 5.0 very fine roots and 1.0 medium and coarse roots and 1.0 fine roots; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P04277
    Bk1—25 to 50 centimeters (9.8 to 19.7 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dry; weak coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n. Lab sample # 92P04284
    Bt—40 to 55 centimeters (15.7 to 21.7 inches); black (N 2/0), grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dry; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 5.0 very fine roots and 1.0 medium and coarse roots; faint clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P04278. May have included some Co3 in sample, lateral variability; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 89903; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 89903
    Bk2—50 to 90 centimeters (19.7 to 35.4 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2); weak coarse prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n. Lab sample # 92P04285
    Btg—55 to 80 centimeters (21.7 to 31.5 inches); dark olive gray (5Y 3/2) and very dark gray (5Y 3/1); moderate medium prismatic, and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 5.0 very fine roots and 1.0 fine and medium roots; faint clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 1 percent fine lime masses; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P04279. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 89904; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 89904
    Bkg1—80 to 107 centimeters (31.5 to 42.1 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2); 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine prominent and 5 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) fine distinct mottles; weak coarse prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, very plastic; 1.0 very fine roots and 1.0 fine roots; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent fine lime masses; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P04280
    Bkg2—107 to 160 centimeters (42.1 to 63.0 inches); gray (5Y 5/1); 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine prominent and 5 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; weak coarse prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, very plastic; 1.0 very fine roots and 1.0 fine roots; manganese or iron-manganese stains; 1 percent fine lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P04281. patchy - phpvsfiid 89905; patchy - phpvsfiid 89905
    Cg1—160 to 172 centimeters (63.0 to 67.7 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and gray (5Y 5/1); 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine prominent and 5 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; massive; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 1.0 very fine roots; fragments, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P04282
    2Cg2—172 to 330 centimeters (67.7 to 129.9 inches); 1 percent fine distinct and 21 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent and 21 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) fine prominent mottles; massive; very hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 1.0 very fine and fine roots; 1 percent medium iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent medium gypsum crystal clusters; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n. Lab sample # 92P04283