IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Arvilla
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 59ND045001
  • User Pedon ID: 59ND045001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 59ND045001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A0102
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 32644
  • Print Date: 5/20/2024

    • 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: 46.4494444
  • Std. Longitude: -98.3700000
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 280 feet west and 75 feet south of east quarter corner of Section 5, T.134N., R.61W.
  • State: North Dakota
  • MLRA: 55B—Central Black Glaciated Plains

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Hollis W. Omodt
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Arvilla
  • Classificaton Date - 8/21/1959
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: till plain
  • Landform: terrace
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/21/1959 (actual site observation date)
  • 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

    BOGR2

    GRSQ

    Bouteloua gracilis

    Grindelia squarrosa

    blue grama

    curlycup gumweed

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    cambic horizon

    0—41

    41—58

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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

    1

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    180

    483

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    5

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    Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1), dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to moderate fine granular structure; hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A00729; dry when described;
    Bw—15 to 30 centimeters (5.9 to 11.8 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; strong medium prismatic parts to strong medium angular blocky structure; hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 roots; very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist, coats on faces of peds and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dry, coats on faces of peds and faint clay films; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A00730; dry when described;. patchy - phpvsfiid 89808; patchy - phpvsfiid 89808
    Ab—30 to 41 centimeters (11.8 to 16.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2), dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; strong medium prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 roots; faint clay films and distinct clay films; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A00731; dry when described;. The use of buried horizon nomenclature may be questionable because of the wavy upper boundary of this horizon.; continuous - phpvsfiid 89800; patchy - phpvsfiid 89801; continuous - phpvsfiid 89800; patchy - phpvsfiid 89801
    Bwb1—41 to 51 centimeters (16.1 to 20.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky; 0.5 roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A00732; dry when described;
    Bwb2—51 to 58 centimeters (20.1 to 22.8 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky; 0.1 roots; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A00733; dry when described;
    2C1—58 to 81 centimeters (22.8 to 31.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; single grain; loose; 0.1 roots; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A00734; dry when described;. A pocket of very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2 moist) shale gravel occurs at 23-26 inches on one side of the pit. There are also thin discontinuous bands that appear to be of organic origin.
    2C2—81 to 104 centimeters (31.9 to 40.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; single grain; loose; carbonate coats on rock fragments; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A00735; dry when described;
    2C3—104 to 124 centimeters (40.9 to 48.8 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dry; single grain; loose; carbonate coats on lower surfaces of peds or rocks; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A00736
    2C4—124 to 165 centimeters (48.8 to 65.0 inches); single grain; loose; 30 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, iron stains and 30 percent distinct reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, iron stains; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified. Lab sample # 40A00737