IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Citadel
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1976SD081006
  • User Pedon ID: S1976SD081006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A2529
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 37225
  • Print Date: 11/11/2024

    • 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: 44.4247208
  • Std. Longitude: -103.9300003
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 5N
  • Range: 1E
  • Section: 1
  • PLSS Details: 2,300 feet south and 165 feet west of the NE corner
  • Location Description: About 4 miles west and 6 miles south of Spearfish.
  • State: South Dakota
  • County: SD081—Lawrence
  • MLRA: 62—Black Hills
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: SD081—Lawrence County, South Dakota

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Larry D. Zavesky
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, active, frigid Typic Eutroboralfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 6
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Citadel
  • PSC - 15 to 64 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/27/2010
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Citadel
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1976
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: mountain slope
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1976 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - intermixed conifers and hardwoods
  • 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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    6

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    O1—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 40A19831. Forest litter and partially decayed litter.
    A1—3 to 6 centimeters (1.2 to 2.4 inches); black (10YR 2/1), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dry; very fine sandy loam; weak very fine granular structure; soft, very friable; 21.0 fine and medium roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A19832
    A2—6 to 18 centimeters (2.4 to 7.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/3), light brown (7.5YR 6/3), dry; very fine sandy loam; weak thin platy structure; soft, very friable; 21.0 fine and medium roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A19833
    B2t/A2—18 to 31 centimeters (7.1 to 12.2 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) and reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) clay loam; fragments. Lab sample # 40A19834
    B2t/A2—31 to 31 centimeters (12.2 to 12.2 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6), light reddish brown (5YR 6/4), dry; very fine sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 3.0 fine and medium roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A19834
    B21t—31 to 67 centimeters (12.2 to 26.4 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4), olive brown (2.5Y 4/4), dry; clay; strong medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 medium and coarse roots; 10 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A19835
    B3—67 to 105 centimeters (26.4 to 41.3 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4), red (2.5YR 4/6), dry; gravelly clay loam; strong fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3 percent lime masses; 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A19836
    C—105 to 160 centimeters (41.3 to 63.0 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6), red (2.5YR 5/6), dry; cobbly fine sandy loam; massive; soft, very friable; 35 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, unspecified. Lab sample # 40A19837