IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): GAYVILLE
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1993SD027088
  • User Pedon ID: 93SD027088
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 94P0250
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 66396
  • Print Date: 12/4/2024

    • 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: 42.9108315
  • Std. Longitude: -97.1577759
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 94N
  • Range: 53W
  • Section: 31
  • PLSS Details: 775 feet east and 450 feet north of the southwest corner
  • 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: 42097-H2—Gayville, South Dakota

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Kent E. Cooley, Thomas Schumacher
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Leptic Natrustolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 88
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - GAYVILLE
  • PSC - 3 to 46 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Gayville
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Leptic Natrustoll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 11/9/1993
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: river valley
  • Landform: flood plain
  • Runoff: negligible
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Flooding: rare flooding begining in mar
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/9/1993 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 13
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - rangeland, grassland
  • 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

    —

    —

    354

    —

    635

    —

    —

    9.4

    23.3

    -5.6

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    8622

    Vermillion 2 southeast

    TAPS
    E—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) oxidized, dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior, moist; silt loam; weak thin platy structure; slightly hard, very friable, weak, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; low toughness; 21.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 21.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 1 percent fine irregular noncoherent cemented very dark gray (10YR 3/1) iron-manganese masses throughout; 1 percent fine irregular carbonate masses throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 94P01330
    Btz1—3 to 18 centimeters (1.2 to 7.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) oxidized, black (10YR 2/1) interior, moist; silty clay; weak coarse columnar, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 21.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; black stains and 10 percent distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, silt coats on tops of soil columns and 10 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 94P01331. patchy - phpvsfiid 179467; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 179466; patchy - phpvsfiid 179467; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 179466
    Btz2—18 to 30 centimeters (7.1 to 11.8 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) oxidized, very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, moist; silty clay; weak coarse prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 very fine roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout; 21.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 10 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and in pores and 10 percent distinct black (10YR 2/1) black stains throughout; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 94P01332. patchy - phpvsfiid 193421; continuous - phpvsfiid 193422; patchy - phpvsfiid 193421; continuous - phpvsfiid 193422
    Btz3—30 to 46 centimeters (11.8 to 18.1 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) oxidized, very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) interior, moist; silty clay loam; 3 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) fine distinct irregular mottles; weak coarse prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout; 21.0 very fine moderate-continuity tubular and 3.0 fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1) black stains throughout and 10 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 1 percent fine irregular noncoherent cemented very dark gray (10YR 3/1) iron-manganese concretions throughout; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P01333. patchy - phpvsfiid 193423; continuous - phpvsfiid 193424; patchy - phpvsfiid 193423; continuous - phpvsfiid 193424
    Bkz—46 to 79 centimeters (18.1 to 31.1 inches); pale yellow (2.5Y 7/3) oxidized, light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) interior, moist; loam; 1 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) fine distinct irregular and 3 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) fine and medium distinct irregular mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout; 21.0 very fine moderate-continuity tubular and 3.0 fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 1 percent distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, black stains throughout; 1 percent fine irregular noncoherent cemented very dark gray (10YR 3/1) iron-manganese concretions throughout; 3 percent fine irregular carbonate masses throughout; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 94P01334. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 193425; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 193425
    C—79 to 203 centimeters (31.1 to 79.9 inches); pale yellow (2.5Y 7/3) oxidized, light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) interior, moist; very fine sandy loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent irregular and 3 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) fine distinct irregular and 3 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) fine and medium distinct irregular mottles; massive; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout; 21.0 very fine moderate-continuity vesicular and tubular and 3.0 fine moderate-continuity vesicular and tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified. Lab sample # 94P01335. Clod samples from C horizon were wet and may not be very useful.