IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Kelvin
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 83ND019207
  • User Pedon ID: 83ND019207
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - NDSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 83ND019207
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 69842
  • 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: 48.9913889
  • Std. Longitude: -98.1313889
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 1650'W & 120'S. of the NE corner of Sec. 34, T.164N., R.58W.
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: North Dakota
  • County: ND019—Cavalier
  • MLRA: 55A—Northern Black Glaciated Plains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: ND019—Cavalier County, North Dakota

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: MS, JW, JA, DP
  • 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 - Kelvin
  • Classificaton Date - 8/24/1983
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/24/1983 (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

    ochric epipedon

    albic horizon

    argillic horizon

    calcic horizon

    0—18

    13—18

    18—76

    76—104

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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 gray (10YR 3/1), gray (10YR 6/1), dry; loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and 3.0 very fine pores; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # NDSU1124
    E—13 to 18 centimeters (5.1 to 7.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), light gray (10YR 7/1), dry; loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine pores; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU1125
    Bt/E—18 to 25 centimeters (7.1 to 9.8 inches);, light gray (10YR 7/1), dry; strong fine and medium angular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine pores; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU1126
    Bt/E—18 to 25 centimeters (7.1 to 9.8 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; clay loam; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine pores; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments. Lab sample # NDSU1126
    Bt1—25 to 53 centimeters (9.8 to 20.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) exterior and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) exterior and grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, dry; clay loam; strong coarse prismatic parts to strong fine and medium angular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine pores; prominent clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU1127. continuous - phpvsfiid 90230; continuous - phpvsfiid 90230
    Bt2—53 to 76 centimeters (20.9 to 29.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) exterior and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) exterior and brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dry; clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine pores; 10 percent prominent clay films in root channels and/or pores and 60 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU1128
    Bk—76 to 104 centimeters (29.9 to 40.9 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) and olive brown (2.5Y 4/4), light gray (10YR 7/1) and light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4), dry; loam; 10 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) medium prominent mottles; weak coarse prismatic structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.1 very fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine pores; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified. Lab sample # NDSU1129
    C—104 to 152 centimeters (40.9 to 59.8 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4), pale yellow (2.5Y 7/4), dry; loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.1 very fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine pores; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified. Lab sample # NDSU1130