IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): HARMONY
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1974SD013001
  • User Pedon ID: S1974SD013001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A2521
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 37217
  • 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: 45.4088898
  • Std. Longitude: -98.4172211
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 122N
  • Range: 63W
  • Section: 4
  • PLSS Details: 2,385 feet south and 1,240 feet west of the NE corner
  • State: South Dakota
  • County: SD013—Brown
  • MLRA: 55B—Central Black Glaciated Plains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: SD013—Brown County, South Dakota

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: L. D. Zavesky.
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, frigid Pachic Udic Argiborolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - HARMONY
  • PSC - 38 to 88 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/15/2005
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Harmony
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1974
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: plains
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1974 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • 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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    Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1), dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; silty clay loam; weak fine and medium granular structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A19780
    A12—20 to 38 centimeters (7.9 to 15.0 inches); black (10YR 2/1), dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; silty clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky parts to moderate fine and medium granular structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A19781
    B1—38 to 48 centimeters (15.0 to 18.9 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; silty clay; weak medium and coarse prismatic parts to moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A19782
    B21t—48 to 71 centimeters (18.9 to 28.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; silty clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A19783
    B22t—71 to 89 centimeters (28.0 to 35.0 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dry; silty clay; moderate medium and coarse prismatic parts to moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 10 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry, coats on faces of peds and 10 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, coats on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A19784. Shiny film on face of peds.
    C1ca—89 to 102 centimeters (35.0 to 40.2 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dry; silty clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 3 percent fine lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A19785
    C2—102 to 155 centimeters (40.2 to 61.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), light gray (2.5Y 7/2), dry; very fine sandy loam; 1 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) fine distinct and 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; massive, and platy; slightly hard, very friable; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, unspecified. Lab sample # 40A19786
    C3—155 to 175 centimeters (61.0 to 68.9 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dry; loamy very fine sand; 3 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) fine and medium distinct and 21 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent and 21 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; massive, and platy; soft, very friable; fragments; slight effervescence. Lab sample # 40A19787