IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Manfred

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: 74ND029003

User Pedon ID: 74ND029003

Vegetation Plot ID: 74ND029003

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - NDSU

Lab Pedon # - 74ND029003

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 71719

Print Date: 6/1/2024

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: 46.3135808

Std. Longitude: -100.3782541

Datum: WGS84

Location Description: 400 feet north and 150 feet east of the SW corner of sec. 21, T. 133 N., R. 77 W.

Country: US—United States

State: North Dakota

County: ND029—Emmons

MLRA: 54—Rolling Soft Shale Plain

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: ND029—Emmons County, North Dakota

PEDON

Describers Name: FS, SRB, WCL, LCB, TCA, EHE, NJL

Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct

Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Manfred

PSC - 15 to 102 cm.

Classificaton Date - 8/16/1974

Moisture Class - aquic

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Erosion Class - 0

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Landscape: plains

Landform: terrace

Drainage Class: somewhat poorly

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 8/16/1974 (actual site observation date)

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover

Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hayland

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
PASM	Pascopyrum smithii	western wheatgrass	—	—	—

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
mollic epipedon natric horizon mottles with chroma 2 or less	0—23 15—23 64—152	—- —- —-

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	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

E—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), gray (10YR 5/1), dry; silt loam; weak very thin platy, and weak thin platy parts to weak very fine granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine tubular pores; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0517; dry when described;

Btn1—5 to 15 centimeters (2.0 to 5.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1), dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; silty clay; moderate medium and coarse prismatic structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 3.0 very fine tubular pores; 30 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0518; dry when described;

Btn2—15 to 23 centimeters (5.9 to 9.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; silty clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 0.5 very fine roots; 3.0 very fine tubular pores; 5 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 10 percent fine irregular salt masses throughout; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0519; dry when described;

Bk1—23 to 41 centimeters (9.1 to 16.1 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; silty clay loam; weak very coarse prismatic structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.1 very fine and fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified. Lab sample # NDSU0520; moist when described;

Bk2—41 to 64 centimeters (16.1 to 25.2 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; silty clay loam; weak very coarse prismatic structure; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.1 very fine and fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0521

Bk3—64 to 86 centimeters (25.2 to 33.9 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dry; loam; 10 percent dark brown (10YR 3/3) fine distinct mottles; moderate very coarse prismatic structure; hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.1 very fine roots throughout; 0.1 very fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0522

Bk4—86 to 99 centimeters (33.9 to 39.0 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dry; silty clay loam; moderate very coarse prismatic structure; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.1 very fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0523

Bwb—99 to 130 centimeters (39.0 to 51.2 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; silty clay loam; moderate very coarse prismatic structure; hard, very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.1 very fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 30 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent medium irregular lime masses throughout; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0524

C—130 to 152 centimeters (51.2 to 59.8 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dry; loam; 1 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) medium distinct and 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) medium prominent mottles; massive; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.1 very fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0525. C1 and C2 = One horizon split for sampling