IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): CHAMA
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1998ND033001
  • User Pedon ID: S1998ND033001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 98P0411
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 10681
  • Print Date: 11/13/2024

    • LOCATION

  • State: North Dakota
  • County: ND033—Golden Valley
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: ND033—Golden Valley County, North Dakota

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - CHAMA
  • Classificaton Date - 5/14/1998
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/14/1998 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 41
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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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    A1—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed, brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, dry; silt loam; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine continuous tubular pores; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 98P02376. (2 to 4 cm)
    A2—3 to 10 centimeters (1.2 to 3.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed, brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, dry; silt loam; weak medium prismatic, and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine continuous tubular pores; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 98P02377. (6 to 8 cm)
    Bw—10 to 25 centimeters (3.9 to 9.8 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) crushed, brown (10YR 5/3) crushed, dry; silt loam; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate fine subangular blocky, and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine continuous tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P02378. (7 to 15 cm)
    Bk—25 to 52 centimeters (9.8 to 20.5 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), dry; silty clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout; 2.0 very fine continuous tubular pores; 40 percent prominent organic stains; 1 percent fine irregular yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron throughout; 1 percent fine irregular very pale brown (10YR 8/2) lime masses throughout; fragments; violent effervescence; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 98P02379. lower 10cm there is BCk material 1 cm in size, 390 of area; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 200472; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 200472
    BCk—52 to 85 centimeters (20.5 to 33.5 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), light gray (2.5Y 7/2), dry; silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 1.0 very fine roots between peds; 2.0 very fine continuous tubular pores; 1 percent medium iron concretions; very coarse strong brown (7.5YR 5/8); fragments; violent effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P02380. 40% of structure is Bedrock structure, bedded plains
    Cr1—85 to 100 centimeters (33.5 to 39.4 inches); olive (5Y 5/3), pale olive (5Y 6/3), dry; silty clay; 50 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) coarse mottles; massive; hard when dry, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 1.0 very fine roots between peds; 3 percent medium irregular gypsum crystal clusters throughout; fragments; strong effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 98P02381. Redox features are relict
    Cr2—100 to 172 centimeters (39.4 to 67.7 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2), light olive gray (5Y 6/2), dry; silty clay; massive; very hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; iron stains; 10 percent medium irregular gypsum crystal clusters and very coarse throughout; fragments; slight effervescence. Lab sample # 98P02382. Iron stains on horizontal faces. Redox features are relict