IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Balaton

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S2002ND005001

User Pedon ID: S2002ND005001

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes

Lab Source ID - KSSL

Lab Pedon # - 03N0122

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 15167

User Project ID: LEED_10-BIS20

Project Name: MLRA 55A - Investigation of the Leeds Lobe and Map Unit Recorrelation

Print Date: 11/21/2024

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: 48.2631723

Std. Longitude: -99.3537343

Datum: WGS84

Township: 155N

Range: 68W

Section: 11

PLSS Details: 1300 feet S, 600' W, of the NE corner

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: Ellis Benham, Joe Brennan, Alan Gulsvig, Earnie Jensen, Mike Ulmer

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Aquic Calciudolls

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: Windows Pedon

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Balaton

PSC - 25 to 100 cm.

Classificaton Date - 8/27/2020

Classifier - Kyle Thomson

Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition

Moisture Class - udic

Moisture Subclass - aquic

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

Certification Status: certified

QC Status: level 1

QA Status: level 1

SITE

Parent Material: fine-loamy till

Landscape: till plain

Landform: ground moraine

Geomorphic Component Flats: rise

Hill Slope Profile: backslope

Slope Position: middle third

Slope Complexity: simple

Slope Shape Across: linear

Slope Shape Down: linear

Drainage Class: moderately well

Surface Fragments: 1.00 percent subrounded 2- to 75-millimeter granite,

Benchmark Soil?: no

Plot #: 20

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 10/24/2002 (actual site observation date)

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover

Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - close-grown crop

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Drained? - no

Bedded Soil? - no

Forest Plantation? - no

Current Weather - overcast

Current Air Temp - 2

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
mollic epipedon secondary carbonates calcic horizon aquic conditions	0—22 0—240 16—67 67—240	—- —- —- —-

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	—	—	—	—	90	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Ap—0 to 16 centimeters (0.0 to 6.3 inches); black (10YR 2/1), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dry; loam; weak coarse subangular blocky parts to weak medium granular structure; slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 6.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout and 6.0 fine roots throughout; 2 percent fine carbonate masses throughout; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-4-5 millimeter granite fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in trench

Ak—16 to 22 centimeters (6.3 to 8.7 inches); very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), dry; loam; weak coarse subangular blocky parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout; 1 percent fine carbonate masses throughout; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-4-5 millimeter granite fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in trench

Bk—22 to 41 centimeters (8.7 to 16.1 inches); 50 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) and 50 percent very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), 50 percent light gray (2.5Y 7/2) and 50 percent dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), dry; loam; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.0 very fine roots throughout and 2.0 fine roots throughout; 2 percent fine carbonate masses throughout; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-4-5 millimeter granite fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in trench

Bky1—41 to 67 centimeters (16.1 to 26.4 inches); 80 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) and 20 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), 80 percent pale yellow (2.5Y 7/3) and 20 percent light gray (2.5Y 7/2), dry; loam; weak very coarse prismatic parts to moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 2 percent fine carbonate masses throughout and 5 percent fine gypsum masses throughout; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-4-5 millimeter granite fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in trench

Bky2—67 to 81 centimeters (26.4 to 31.9 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), pale yellow (2.5Y 7/3), dry; loam; moderate very coarse prismatic parts to moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.3 very fine roots throughout and 0.3 fine roots throughout; 10 percent medium distinct irregular gray (2.5Y 5/1), moist, iron depletions throughout; 1 percent fine carbonate masses throughout and 3 percent fine gypsum masses throughout; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-4-5 millimeter granite fragments and 3 percent by volume nonflat subrounded weakly coherent cemented 2-4-5 millimeter shale, unspecified fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in trench

Bky3—81 to 98 centimeters (31.9 to 38.6 inches); 60 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) and 40 percent gray (2.5Y 5/1), 60 percent pale olive (5Y 6/3) and 40 percent light gray (2.5Y 7/1), dry; clay loam; weak very coarse prismatic parts to weak very coarse subangular blocky structure; moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 1 percent fine carbonate masses throughout and 3 percent fine gypsum masses throughout; 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-4-5 millimeter granite fragments and 3 percent by volume nonflat subrounded weakly coherent cemented 2-4-5 millimeter shale, unspecified fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in trench

Bky4—98 to 127 centimeters (38.6 to 50.0 inches); 70 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) and 30 percent gray (2.5Y 5/1), 70 percent light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) and 30 percent light gray (2.5Y 7/1), dry; clay loam; weak very coarse prismatic parts to weak very coarse subangular blocky structure; moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 1 percent fine carbonate masses throughout and 3 percent fine gypsum masses throughout; 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-4-5 millimeter granite fragments and 3 percent by volume nonflat subrounded weakly coherent cemented 2-4-5 millimeter shale, unspecified fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in trench

C—127 to 240 centimeters (50.0 to 94.5 inches); 67 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) and 30 percent gray (5Y 5/1), 67 percent pale yellow (2.5Y 7/3) and 30 percent gray (5Y 6/1), dry; clay loam; massive; moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3 percent medium prominent irregular brownish yellow (10YR 6/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout; 1 percent fine carbonate masses throughout; 3 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-4-5 millimeter granite fragments and 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded weakly coherent cemented 2-4-5 millimeter shale, unspecified fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified.; moist when described; observed in auger, bucket