IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Waukon
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1983ND019206
  • User Pedon ID: S1983ND019206
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 83ND019206
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - NDSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 83ND019206
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 69028
  • User Project ID: 2017 - 17001
  • Project Name: SDJR - MLRA 55A - Kelvin, Olga, Rolette, Suomi and Waukon (Hapludalfs and Alfic Argiudolls in the Pembina Gorge)
  • 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: 48.5468090
  • Std. Longitude: -97.9450500
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: T.159N.
  • Range: R.57W.
  • Section: 36
  • PLSS Details: 1,300 feet north and 985 feet east of the SW corner
  • Location Description: Pembina Gorge
  • State: North Dakota
  • County: ND019—Cavalier
  • MLRA: 55A—Northern Black Glaciated Plains
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NC-DVL—Devils Lake, North Dakota
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: ND019—Cavalier County, North Dakota

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: D. Moos
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Mollic Hapludalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: not classified to current taxon name
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Waukon
  • PSC - 36 to 86 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/24/2017
  • Classifier - Alan R. Gulsvig
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Waukon
  • Classificaton Date - 8/24/1983
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • QC Status: level 3


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: till
  • Landform: 1 till plain, 2 moraine
  • Geomorphic Component Flats: rise
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/24/1983 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: wind and water erosion
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    COAM3

    FRPE

    QUMA2

    Corylus americana

    Fraxinus pennsylvanica

    Quercus macrocarpa

    American hazelnut

    green ash

    bur oak

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

    ochric epipedon

    albic horizon

    argillic horizon

    0—36

    10—25

    36—104

    —36—

    —15—

    —68—
    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

    5

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    420

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    0

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    Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments.; dry when described;. This horizon is pertially decayed mat of leaves, twigs, and roots.
    A—3 to 10 centimeters (1.2 to 3.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1), gray (10YR 5/1), dry; cobbly loam; strong very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-40-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method and 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-160-250 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method; noneffervescent; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # NDSU1117; dry when described;
    E—10 to 25 centimeters (3.9 to 9.8 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), gray (10YR 6/1), dry; cobbly loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 0.1 very fine pores; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-40-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method and 10 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-160-250 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method; noneffervescent; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU1118; dry when described;
    B/E—25 to 36 centimeters (9.8 to 14.2 inches); 80 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and 20 percent light gray (10YR 7/2), dry; cobbly loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; moderate permeability; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 0.5 very fine pores; sand coats on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-40-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method and 10 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-160-250 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method; noneffervescent; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU1119; dry when described;
    Bt1—36 to 61 centimeters (14.2 to 24.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) exterior and dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) exterior and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior, dry; clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate coarse angular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderate permeability; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 0.5 very fine pores; 60 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-40-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method; noneffervescent; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU1120; dry when described;
    Bt2—61 to 104 centimeters (24.0 to 40.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) exterior and dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) exterior and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior, dry; clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic parts to weak medium angular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderate permeability; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 0.5 very fine and fine pores; 30 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-40-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by visual inspection method; noneffervescent; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU1121; dry when described;
    Bk—104 to 132 centimeters (40.9 to 52.0 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), light gray (2.5Y 7/2), dry; loam; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak coarse subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 0.1 very fine roots; 0.1 very fine and fine pores; 10 percent irregular noncoherent cemented lime masses throughout; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU1122; dry when described;
    BC—132 to 152 centimeters (52.0 to 59.8 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dry; loam; platy structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 0.1 very fine roots; 0.1 very fine and fine pores; 1 percent irregular noncoherent cemented lime masses throughout; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified. Lab sample # NDSU1123; dry when described;