IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Miranda
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 81ND043172
  • User Pedon ID: 81ND043172
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 81ND043172
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - NDSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 81ND043172
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 71740
  • 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: 46.6427778
  • Std. Longitude: -99.9594444
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 1700 feet south and 60 feet west of the NW corner of sec. 36, T. 137 N., R. 74 W.
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: North Dakota
  • County: ND043—Kidder
  • MLRA: 53B—Central Dark Brown Glaciated Plains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: ND043—Kidder County, North Dakota

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: DP, DW, JT, HJ, JA, AM
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: not classified to current taxon name
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Miranda
  • Classificaton Date - 9/29/1981
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: ground moraine
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/29/1981 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: wind and water erosion
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    BOGR2

    KOMA

    PASM

    Bouteloua gracilis

    Koeleria macrantha

    Pascopyrum smithii

    blue grama

    prairie Junegrass

    western wheatgrass

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

    mollic epipedon

    natric horizon

    0—30

    18—30

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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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    A—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; loam; weak thin platy parts to moderate fine granular structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout; 2 percent by volume unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0192
    E—10 to 18 centimeters (3.9 to 7.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; silt loam; moderate medium platy structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, coats on faces of peds; 2 percent by volume unspecified fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0193
    Btn—18 to 30 centimeters (7.1 to 11.8 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; silty clay; strong fine columnar parts to strong very fine and fine angular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, coats on faces of peds and distinct clay films on faces of peds; 2 percent by volume unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0194. continuous - phpvsfiid 91446; continuous - phpvsfiid 91446
    C1—30 to 94 centimeters (11.8 to 37.0 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dry; clay loam; massive; hard, very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.1 very fine and fine roots throughout; 10 percent fine threadlike gypsum masses; 2 percent by volume unspecified fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0195, NDSU0196
    C2—94 to 145 centimeters (37.0 to 57.1 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2), light gray (5Y 7/2), dry; clay loam; 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) medium prominent mottles; massive; hard, very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.1 very fine and fine roots throughout; 10 percent fine irregular lime masses and 25 percent medium irregular gypsum masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0197. C2 has horizontal bands 1/4 to 1 inch thick with violent effervescence; light grey (10YR 7/2) moist.
    C3—145 to 152 centimeters (57.1 to 59.8 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2), light gray (5Y 7/2), dry; clay loam; 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) medium prominent mottles; massive; hard, very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.1 very fine roots throughout; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified. Lab sample # NDSU0198