IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): HAMAR

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S1998ND005001

User Pedon ID: S1998ND005001

Vegetation Plot ID: S1998ND005001

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 99P0280

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 11139

Print Date: 1/30/2025

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: 47.8524437

Std. Longitude: -98.6066666

Datum: WGS84

Township: 151N

Range: 62W

Section: 33

PLSS Details: SW 1/4

State: North Dakota

County: ND005—Benson

MLRA: 55A—Northern Black Glaciated Plains

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: ND005—Benson County, North Dakota

PEDON

Describers Name: ELJ, MGU

Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x

Pedon #: 1

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Hamar

Taxonomic Class - Sandy, mixed, frigid Typic Endoaquoll

Taxon Kind - series

Classificaton Date - 9/1/1998

Moisture Class - aquic

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Landform: depression

Slope Shape Across: linear

Slope Shape Down: concave

Runoff: negligible

Drainage Class: poorly

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 9/1/1998 (actual site observation date)

Air Photo ID: 9

Surface Cover Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Drained? - no

Bedded Soil? - no

Forest Plantation? - no

Vegetation Plot Plants
Plant Symbol	Scientific Name	National Vernacular Name	Plant Type Group	Canopy Cover %	Vegetation Stata Level
EUES JUNCU OLIGO3 PHAR3 PHAR3 SYMPH4 THIN6 TYPHA	Euphorbia esula Juncus Oligoneuron Phalaris arundinacea Phalaris arundinacea Symphyotrichum Thinopyrum intermedium Typha	leafy spurge rush goldenrod reed canarygrass reed canarygrass aster intermediate wheatgrass cattail	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
mollic epipedon	0—0	—-

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
1	—	—	—	—	135	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Ap1—0 to 4 centimeters (0.0 to 1.6 inches); black (N 2/), coarse sandy loam; weak fine granular, and weak medium granular structure; very friable; 10.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 5 percent fine irregular very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 99P01426. observation method: trench TR

Ap2—4 to 16 centimeters (1.6 to 6.3 inches); black (N 2/), coarse sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky parts to weak fine granular, and weak medium granular structure; very friable; 5.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 1 percent fine irregular very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) masses of oxidized iron throughout and 20 percent fine irregular dark brown (10YR 3/3) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 99P01427. observation method: trench TR

A—16 to 55 centimeters (6.3 to 21.7 inches); black (N 2/), coarse sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky parts to weak fine subangular blocky, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 5.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 5 percent fine and medium irregular very dark brown (7.5YR 2/3) masses of oxidized iron throughout; 1 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter granite fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 99P01428. Observation method: trench TR; suspect this to be original surface horizon

C1—55 to 77 centimeters (21.7 to 30.3 inches); 49 percent brown (10YR 4/3) and 35 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) loamy coarse sand; single grain; loose; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 1 percent fine irregular dark gray (2.5Y 4/1) masses of oxidized iron throughout and 5 percent fine irregular very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) masses of oxidized iron throughout and 10 percent fine irregular dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 99P01429. observation method: trench TR

C2—77 to 120 centimeters (30.3 to 47.2 inches); 80 percent dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) coarse sand; single grain; loose; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 1 percent fine irregular very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) masses of oxidized iron and 5 percent fine and medium spherical very dark brown (7.5YR 2/2) iron-manganese masses throughout and 5 percent irregular dark gray (5Y 4/1) iron depletions throughout; 1 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter granite fragments and 3 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter shale, unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 99P01430. observation method: Trench TR

C3—120 to 150 centimeters (47.2 to 59.1 inches); 84 percent olive gray (5Y 4/2) coarse sand; single grain; loose; 1 percent irregular very dark brown (7.5YR 2/2) iron-manganese masses and 5 percent irregular dark gray (5Y 4/1) iron depletions and 10 percent irregular light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 99P01431. observation method: bucket auger; Matrix color dry: redox condition

C4—150 to 210 centimeters (59.1 to 82.7 inches); 50 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) coarse sand; single grain; loose; 5 percent medium irregular yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout and 5 percent medium irregular brown (7.5YR 4/3) masses of oxidized iron throughout and 40 percent medium irregular light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) iron-manganese masses throughout; 1 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter granite fragments and 1 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter shale, unspecified fragments; very slight effervescence. Lab sample # 99P01432. observation method: bucket auger; matrix color dry: redox condition; Agent H1