IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Williams
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 72ND055003
  • User Pedon ID: 72ND055003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - NDSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 72ND055003
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 69620
  • Print Date: 5/19/2024

    • 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: 47.4636111
  • Std. Longitude: -101.0261111
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 2,310 feet east and 2,020 feet north of the SW corner of sec. 17, T. 146 N., R. 81 W.
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: North Dakota
  • County: ND055—McLean
  • MLRA: 53B—Central Dark Brown Glaciated Plains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: ND055—McLean County, North Dakota

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: LB, HO, FS, EE, JS
  • 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 - Williams
  • Classificaton Date - 8/23/1972
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/23/1972 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—30

    13—41

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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

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    Ap—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; loam; moderate fine granular structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0143
    Bt—13 to 30 centimeters (5.1 to 11.8 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3), brown (10YR 4/3), dry; clay loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.1 fine pores; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, coats on faces of peds and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, coats on faces of peds and 95 percent clay films on faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0144
    Btk—30 to 41 centimeters (11.8 to 16.1 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dry; clay loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.1 fine pores; dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist, coats on faces of peds and very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), moist, coats on faces of peds and clay films on faces of peds; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0145. patchy - phpvsfiid 91350; patchy - phpvsfiid 91351; patchy - phpvsfiid 91352; patchy - phpvsfiid 91350; patchy - phpvsfiid 91351; patchy - phpvsfiid 91352
    BCk—41 to 66 centimeters (16.1 to 26.0 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dry; clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic parts to weak coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine pores; pale yellow (2.5Y 8/2), dry, carbonate coats on faces of peds and light gray (2.5Y 7/2), moist, carbonate coats on faces of peds; 10 percent carbonate threads throughout; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0146
    C1—66 to 102 centimeters (26.0 to 40.2 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dry; clay loam; weak very coarse prismatic structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 0.1 fine roots throughout; 0.1 fine pores; 1 percent carbonate threads throughout; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0147
    C2—102 to 152 centimeters (40.2 to 59.8 inches);, olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), dry; clay loam; 10 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) medium distinct and 10 percent gray (5Y 6/1) medium distinct mottles; massive; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.1 fine roots throughout; 0.1 medium pores; 1 percent carbonate threads; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified. Lab sample # NDSU0148