IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Hisega
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S05SD081-004
  • User Pedon ID: S05SD081-004
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S05SD081-004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Pedon # - 06N0425
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 18626
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 44.3715556
  • Std. Longitude: -103.7502778
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 5N
  • Range: 3E
  • Section: 28
  • PLSS Details: About 200' west and 700' south of the NE corner of section
  • Location Description: Pedon is along the north side of Hwy 14A about half way between Deadwood and Central City, SD.
  • Map Unit: 143G—Hisega-Buska channery loams, 40 to 80 percent slopes
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: SD081—Lawrence County, South Dakota

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Jim Westerman
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy-skeletal, micaceous, superactive, frigid Pachic Paleudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: representative pedon for component
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Hisega
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy-skeletal, micaceous, superactive, frigid Pachic Paleudolls
  • PSC - 65 to 93 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/10/2005
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - ninth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - typic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: colluvium over residuum
  • Landform: hillslope
  • Geomorphic Component Mountains: mountainflank, lower third
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Position: lower third
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: very high
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Bedrock: strongly coherent slight weathered schist, mica at 160cm
  • Geology: Northwestern formation of the Metamorphic-schist group.
  • Surface Fragments: 6.00 percent flat subangular strongly coherent cemented 20- to 380-millimeter schist, mica, 0.75 percent nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 75- to 250-millimeter quartzite,
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/10/2005 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 37
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - conifers
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Current Weather - partly cloudy
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion gully
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    2FP

    ELTR7

    JUHO2

    MARE11

    PIPO

    POA

    POTR5

    PRVI

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    Elymus trachycaulus

    Juniperus horizontalis

    Mahonia repens

    Pinus ponderosa

    Poa

    Populus tremuloides

    Prunus virginiana

    Forb, perennial

    slender wheatgrass

    creeping juniper

    creeping barberry

    ponderosa pine

    bluegrass

    quaking aspen

    chokecherry

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    Pedon Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    bedrock, paralithic

    strongly coherent

    160 - 200

    - 40 -

    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    albic materials

    interfingering of albic materials

    argillic horizon

    paralithic contact

    1—51

    30—51

    51—65

    65—93

    160—200

    —50—

    —21—

    —14—

    —28—

    —40—
    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

    72

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    1515

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    210

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    0 to 1 centimeters (0.0 to 0.4 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary.; dry when described; observed in cut
    A—1 to 11 centimeters (0.4 to 4.3 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) crushed, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) crushed, dry; channery loam; 14 percent clay; strong fine granular, and moderate medium granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderate permeability; low excavation difficulty; 8.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 medium roots throughout and 5.0 fine roots throughout and 0.2 coarse roots throughout; 15 percent by volume flat angular moderately coherent cemented 5-40-75 millimeter schist, mica fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary.; very moist when described; observed in cut
    AE—11 to 30 centimeters (4.3 to 11.8 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) crushed, dry; channery loam; 13 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky parts to moderate fine granular, and weak medium subangular blocky parts to moderate fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderate permeability; low excavation difficulty; 8.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 medium roots throughout and 5.0 fine roots throughout and 0.2 coarse roots throughout; 20 percent faint very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist, organic stains on vertical faces of peds; 3 percent by volume nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 5-40-75 millimeter quartzite fragments and 15 percent by volume flat angular moderately coherent cemented 5-40-75 millimeter schist, mica fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 06N1636; very moist when described; observed in cut. Grab sample for o.m., psda, mineralogy.; patchy - phpvsfiid 307027; patchy - phpvsfiid 307027
    E—30 to 51 centimeters (11.8 to 20.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) crushed, dry; channery loam; 11 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderate permeability; low excavation difficulty; 7.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.8 medium roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout and 0.1 coarse roots throughout; 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 5-40-75 millimeter quartzite fragments and 20 percent by volume flat angular strongly coherent cemented 20-50-150 millimeter schist, mica fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 06N1637; very moist when described; observed in cut. Grab sample for PSDA, mineralogy.
    E/Bt—51 to 65 centimeters (20.1 to 25.6 inches); 90 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed and 10 percent dark brown (10YR 3/3) crushed, 90 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) crushed and 10 percent brown (10YR 5/3) crushed, dry; channery loam; 13 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; low excavation difficulty; 6.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.7 medium roots throughout and 2.0 fine roots throughout and 0.1 coarse roots throughout; 1 percent prominent brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 5 percent prominent brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on bottom of rock fragments; 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 5-40-75 millimeter quartzite fragments and 25 percent by volume flat angular strongly coherent cemented 20-50-150 millimeter schist, mica fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 06N1638; very moist when described; observed in cut. Grab sample for PSDA, mineralogy.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 307028; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 307029; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 307028; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 307029
    Bt—65 to 93 centimeters (25.6 to 36.6 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, brown (10YR 5/3) crushed, dry; very channery loam; 19 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; low excavation difficulty; 4.0 very fine roots throughout and 4.0 medium roots throughout and 2.0 fine roots throughout; 20 percent prominent brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 60 percent prominent brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on bottom of rock fragments; 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 5-40-75 millimeter quartzite fragments and 5 percent by volume flat angular strongly coherent cemented 150-250-380 millimeter schist, mica fragments and 30 percent by volume flat angular strongly coherent cemented 20-50-150 millimeter schist, mica fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 06N1639; very moist when described; observed in cut. Grab sample for PSDA, mineralogy.; patchy - phpvsfiid 307031; continuous - phpvsfiid 307032; patchy - phpvsfiid 307031; continuous - phpvsfiid 307032
    CB—93 to 124 centimeters (36.6 to 48.8 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) crushed, grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) crushed, dry; very channery loam; 15 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderate permeability; moderate excavation difficulty; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.1 medium roots throughout and 1.5 fine roots throughout; 5 percent prominent brown (7.5YR 4/3), moist, clay films on bottom of rock fragments; 2 percent by volume nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 5-40-75 millimeter quartzite fragments and 5 percent by volume flat angular strongly coherent cemented 150-250-380 millimeter schist, mica fragments and 35 percent by volume flat angular strongly coherent cemented 20-50-150 millimeter schist, mica fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # 06N1640; moderately moist when described; observed in auger, bucket. patchy - phpvsfiid 307034; patchy - phpvsfiid 307034
    C—124 to 160 centimeters (48.8 to 63.0 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) crushed and olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) crushed very channery loam; 11 percent clay; massive; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; moderate excavation difficulty; 1.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 10 percent by volume flat angular strongly coherent cemented 150-250-380 millimeter schist, mica fragments and 35 percent by volume flat angular strongly coherent cemented 20-75-150 millimeter schist, mica fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary.; moderately moist when described; observed in auger, bucket
    Cr—160 to 200 centimeters (63.0 to 78.7 inches); bedrock; fragments.; observed in auger, bucket