IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
MECKLING
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1993SD027068
User Pedon ID:
93SD027068
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
94P0245
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
66391
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:
42.7391663
Std. Longitude:
-96.9274979
Datum:
WGS84
State:
South Dakota
County:
SD027—Clay
MLRA:
102B—Till Plains
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
SD027—Clay County, South Dakota
7.5 Minute USGS Quad:
42096-F8—Maskell, Nebraska
PEDON
Describers Name:
Kent E. Cooley
Current Taxonomic Class:
Mixed (calcareous), mesic Aquic Udipsamments
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Type:
TUD pedon
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
Converted from PDP 3.x
Pedon #:
68
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
MECKLING
PSC -
25 to 100 cm.
Classificaton Date -
7/16/2007
Moisture Class -
udic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Fairview
Taxonomic Class -
Mixed (calcareous), mesic Aquic Udipsamment
Taxon Kind -
series
Classificaton Date -
11/4/1993
Moisture Class -
udic
Moisture SUBClass -
aquic
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Erosion Class -
4
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Landscape:
river valley
Landform:
flood plain
Slope Shape Across:
linear
Slope Shape Down:
linear
Runoff:
negligible
Drainage Class:
well
Flooding:
rare flooding for very brief periods
Ponding:
none ponding
Wet Soil Moisture Duration:
60
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
11/4/1993 (actual site observation date)
Air Photo ID:
33
Surface Cover Properties:
Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 -
crop cover
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Drained? -
no
Bedded Soil? -
no
Forest Plantation? -
no
Site Erosion Accelerated:
wind 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
%
m
degrees
mm
mm
C
mm
0
—
—
343
—
0
635
—
—
9.4
23.3
-5.6
—
—
—
—
—
8622
Vermillion 2 SE
TAPS
Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) exterior, grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) oxidized, dry; loamy fine sand; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, weakly cemented by carbonates and silica, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine to medium roots throughout; 3.0 very fine moderate-continuity vesicular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 94P01301. Ap - had some mixing of C1 into this horizon.
C1—15 to 41 centimeters (5.9 to 16.1 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) exterior, light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) oxidized, dry; stratified fine sand; 1 percent gray (5Y 5/1) fine distinct irregular and 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent spherical and 21 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine and medium prominent irregular mottles; single grain; loose, loose, noncoherent, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine moderate-continuity interstitial pores; 10 percent distinct black (N 2/0), moist, black stains throughout; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 94P01302. C1 - had medium strata (2.5mm) of vfsl and/or lvfs charcoal—had many thin streaks (strata) of black (2.5Y 2.5/1) (1-2 mm thick).; continuous - phpvsfiid 179461; continuous - phpvsfiid 179461
C2—41 to 94 centimeters (16.1 to 37.0 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) exterior, light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) oxidized, dry; stratified very fine sand; 1 percent gray (5Y 5/1) fine distinct irregular and 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent spherical and 21 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine and medium prominent irregular mottles; single grain; loose, loose, noncoherent, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine moderate-continuity interstitial pores; 10 percent distinct black (N 2/0), moist, black stains throughout; 1 percent irregular extremely weakly coherent cemented black (N 2/0) iron-manganese concretions throughout; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 94P01303. C2 - horizon L same as C1 horizon except had common thin black streaks (not as many as C1). Charcoal has a 3-4 inch band of lvfs at 29"""".; continuous - phpvsfiid 179462; continuous - phpvsfiid 179462
C3—94 to 137 centimeters (37.0 to 53.9 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) exterior, light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) oxidized, dry; stratified fine sand; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent irregular and 1 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) fine distinct irregular and 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine prominent irregular mottles; single grain; loose, loose, noncoherent, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine moderate-continuity interstitial pores; 1 percent distinct black (N 2/0), moist, black stains throughout; 1 percent irregular extremely weakly coherent cemented black (N 2/0) iron-manganese concretions throughout; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 94P01304. C3 horizon - had thin strata of lvfs - had thin organic layers (partially decomposed fibers from trees.; continuous - phpvsfiid 179463; continuous - phpvsfiid 179463
C4—137 to 203 centimeters (53.9 to 79.9 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) exterior, light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) oxidized, dry; stratified sand; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine prominent irregular and 3 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) fine distinct irregular mottles; single grain; loose, loose, noncoherent, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine moderate-continuity interstitial pores; 1 percent spherical weakly coherent cemented black (N 2/0) iron-manganese concretions throughout; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified. Lab sample # 94P01305. C4 horizon - had medium strata of fs.