IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Farnuf
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1999ND015001
  • User Pedon ID: S1999ND015001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1999ND015001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 00P0596
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 12100
  • Print Date: 4/23/2025

    • 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: 46.8404427
  • Std. Longitude: -100.6421356
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: North Dakota
  • County: ND015—Burleigh
  • MLRA: 53B—Central Dark Brown Glaciated Plains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: ND015—Burleigh County, North Dakota

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: MGU, CJH
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Typic Argiustolls
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Farnuf
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Typic Argiustolls
  • PSC - 18 to 68 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/14/1999
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Moisture SUBClass - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: till plain
  • Landform: knoll
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Bedrock: s marl with 10 to <45
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/14/1999 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other grass/herbaceous cover
  • 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

    BROMU

    Bromus

    brome

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    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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    546

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    180

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    Ap1—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist; silt loam; moderate fine and medium granular structure; soft, very firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 5.0 very fine roots and 4.0 medium roots and 1.0 fine roots; 3 percent by volume unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P04006. Rock fragment size: 3mm, 6cm; Method: P
    Ap1—5 to 10 centimeters (2.0 to 3.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist; silt loam; moderate fine and medium granular structure; soft, very firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 5.0 very fine roots and 4.0 medium roots and 1.0 fine roots; 3 percent by volume unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P04006. rock fragment sizes: 3mm, 6cm; method: P
    Ap2—10 to 18 centimeters (3.9 to 7.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine and medium granular structure; slightly hard, firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 1.0 medium roots; 3.0 very fine dendritic tubular pores; 1 percent by volume unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P04007. rock fragment sizes: 3mm, 6cm; method: P; plow mixed of A and Bt material.
    Bt1—18 to 36 centimeters (7.1 to 14.2 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; clay loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 1.0 medium roots; 2.0 very fine dendritic tubular pores; 80 percent distinct very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 1 percent by volume unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P04008. rock fragment sizes: 3mm, 6cm; method: P.; continuous - phpvsfiid 198805; continuous - phpvsfiid 198805
    Bt2—36 to 49 centimeters (14.2 to 19.3 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), moist; clay loam; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, firm, slightly sticky, very plastic; 2.0 very fine roots and 1.0 medium roots; 8.0 very fine discontinuous tubular pores; 80 percent distinct very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 1 percent by volume unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P04009. rock fragment sizes: 3mm, 6cm; methods: P.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 198806; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 198806
    Btk—49 to 69 centimeters (19.3 to 27.2 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), moist; loam; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, firm, slightly sticky, very plastic; 2.0 very fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 6.0 very fine dendritic tubular pores; 15 percent faint clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent irregular yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) iron concretions at top of horizon; 15 percent fine and medium light gray (10YR 7/2) carbonate masses throughout; 1 percent by volume unspecified fragments; violent effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P04010. rock fragment sizes: 3mm, 6 cm; method: P; relic redox features.; patchy - phpvsfiid 198807; patchy - phpvsfiid 198807
    2BCk—69 to 117 centimeters (27.2 to 46.1 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) and light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) and olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), moist; silty clay loam; weak very coarse prismatic parts to weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 1.0 very fine roots; 10.0 very fine pores; 15 percent medium yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) iron concretions; 2 percent fine yellowish red (5YR 4/6) and 20 percent fine and medium light gray (10YR 7/2) carbonate masses throughout; 1 percent by volume unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P04011. rock fragment sizes: 3mm, 6cm; method: P; colors for rock frag. colors for horizon 6 for motic fragments FED, 1%, 5Y 5/1; 40% rock fragments.
    2Cr1—117 to 161 centimeters (46.1 to 63.4 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), moist; silty clay loam; massive; hard, firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 5 percent fine and medium irregular yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) iron concretions; fragments; noneffervescent; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P04012. method: P; 12-25cm fractures ve-cam vertical planes.
    2Cr2—161 to 263 centimeters (63.4 to 103.5 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), moist; silty clay loam, silty clay; massive; very hard, very firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 20 percent fine and medium irregular yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) iron concretions; fragments. Lab sample # 00P04013. method: 161-170 (P), 170-263 (A); bedding planes horizontal.