IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Farnuf
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1997ND059003
  • User Pedon ID: S1997ND059003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 97P0519
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 10202
  • Print Date: 11/26/2024
  • 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: 46.7449989
  • Std. Longitude: -100.9952774
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 138N
  • Range: 82W
  • Section: 26
  • PLSS Details: 1100 feet south and 1700 feet east of NW corner
  • State: North Dakota
  • County: ND059—Morton
  • MLRA: 54—Rolling Soft Shale Plain
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: ND059—Morton County, North Dakota
  • PEDON

  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: research site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Farnuf
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed Typic Argiborolls
  • Classificaton Date - 8/19/1997
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


  • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.01 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no
  • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/19/1997 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - barren land
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water 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

    6

    15

    A1—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; loam; weak fine granular structure; soft, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 6.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; fragments. Lab sample # 97P03089
    A2—5 to 10 centimeters (2.0 to 3.9 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; loam; weak medium prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 6.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P03090
    Bw—10 to 29 centimeters (3.9 to 11.4 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; loam; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate medium prismatic structure; moderately hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 6.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 2 percent distinct dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) organic stains on vertical faces of peds and 5 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) clay films on vertical faces of peds; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P03091. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 212767; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 212768; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 212767; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 212768
    Bt—29 to 54 centimeters (11.4 to 21.3 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), dry; clay loam; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 25 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) clay films on vertical faces of peds; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P03092. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 212769; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 212769
    Btk—54 to 70 centimeters (21.3 to 27.6 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), dry; silty clay loam; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 15 percent medium irregular noncoherent cemented lime masses throughout; fragments; strong effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P03093. Contact layer at bottom of horizon; sandstone and granitic fragements; carbonates coat underside of fragments.
    2Bk—70 to 102 centimeters (27.6 to 40.2 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), dry; silty clay loam; weak coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 1.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 20 percent fine irregular strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) iron concretions throughout and 20 percent fine irregular yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) iron concretions throughout; 10 percent medium irregular noncoherent cemented lime masses throughout; fragments; violent effervescence; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P03094. Contains few 5cm iron masses; 10YR 5/6.
    2BCk—102 to 172 centimeters (40.2 to 67.7 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), dry; silty clay loam; weak very coarse prismatic structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots between peds and 1.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 2 percent distinct dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) organic stains on vertical faces of peds; 20 percent fine irregular yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) iron concretions throughout and 20 percent fine irregular strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) plinthite nodules throughout; 15 percent fine platy noncoherent cemented lime masses between peds; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P03095. Contains sandstone rock fragments.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 212770; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 212770
    Cr—172 to 200 centimeters (67.7 to 78.7 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), dry; silty clay loam; moderately hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; fragments. Lab sample # 97P03096