IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Promise
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984SD075004
  • User Pedon ID: 84SD075004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0009
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 55729
  • 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: 43.9269447
  • Std. Longitude: -100.6769409
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 1S
  • Range: 29E
  • Section: 29
  • PLSS Details: 2805 feet W and 1550 feet N of SE corner
  • State: South Dakota
  • County: SD075—Jones
  • MLRA: 63A—Northern Rolling Pierre Shale Plains

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: G. Lemme, A. Faulkner, R. Schlepp and L. Zavesky
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Very-fine, smectitic, mesic Udic Chromusterts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Promise
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Promise
  • Taxonomic Class - Very-fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Udic Chromuster
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 10/1/1984
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Moisture SUBClass - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: pediment
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/1/1984 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    cambic horizon

    0—4

    4—103

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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

    5

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    714

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    180

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    1A—0 to 4 centimeters (0.0 to 1.6 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed, moist; clay; weak fine platy, and moderate medium granular, and moderate very fine and fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5.5 fine and medium roots; 2.5 fine tubular pores; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P00057; dry when described;. many fine and medium roots
    1Bw1—4 to 20 centimeters (1.6 to 7.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior, very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) interior and very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) crushed, moist; clay; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; 5.5 fine and medium roots between peds and 2.5 fine roots throughout; 37 percent distinct nonintersecting slickensides on faces of peds; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P00058; dry when described;. Slickensides nearly horizontal 2 to 4 cm wide.; common nonintersecting slickensides surface features on faces of peds; many fine and medium roots between peds; common fine roots throughout
    1Bw2—20 to 49 centimeters (7.9 to 19.3 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior, very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) interior and very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) crushed, moist; clay; moderate medium and coarse prismatic, and moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; 2.5 fine and medium roots between peds and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 55 percent prominent slickensides (pedogenic) on faces of peds; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P00059; dry when described;. Slickensides are tilted 45 to 60 degrees from horizontal and are 5 to 10 cm wide.; many intersecting slickensides surface features on faces of peds; common fine and medium roots between peds; few fine roots throughout
    1Bk—49 to 79 centimeters (19.3 to 31.1 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior, very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) interior and very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) crushed, moist; clay; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine roots throughout and 2.5 fine roots between peds; 55 percent prominent slickensides (pedogenic) on faces of peds; 11 percent fine and medium lime masses; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P00060; dry when described;. Slickensides are tilted 45 to 60 degrees from horizontal and are 10 30 cm wide. Some gopher krotovina.; common fine and medium soft masses of lime concentrations; many intersecting slickensides surface features on faces of peds; common fine roots between peds; few fine roots throughout
    1By—79 to 103 centimeters (31.1 to 40.6 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) interior, very dark gray (5Y 3/1) interior and dark olive gray (5Y 3/2) crushed, moist; clay; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine roots between peds; 11 percent fine masses of oxidized iron; 30 percent fine and medium gypsum masses; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P00061; moist when described;. Some gopher krotovina.; many fine and medium masses of gypsum concentrations; common fine soft masses of iron concentrations; few fine roots between peds
    1C1—103 to 146 centimeters (40.6 to 57.5 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) interior, dark olive gray (5Y 3/2) interior and dark olive gray (5Y 3/2) crushed, moist; clay; 11 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) fine and medium distinct mottles; massive; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 11 percent fine and medium gypsum masses; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P00062; moist when described;. Gypsum occurs as threads, crystals and accumulations. Common gopher krotovina filled with shale.; common fine and medium masses of gypsum concentrations; common fine and medium distinct 2.5Y54 mottles
    1C2—146 to 185 centimeters (57.5 to 72.8 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) interior, dark olive gray (5Y 3/2) interior and dark olive gray (5Y 3/2) crushed, moist; clay; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent and 11 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) fine distinct mottles; massive; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 11 percent fine masses of oxidized iron; 11 percent fine and medium gypsum crystals, unspecified; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments. Lab sample # 85P00063; moist when described;. common fine and medium gypsum crystals concentrations; common fine soft masses of iron concentrations; common fine prominent 7.5YR56 mottles; common fine distinct 2.5Y56 mottles