IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Southam
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 88ND023067
  • User Pedon ID: 88ND023067
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - NDSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 88ND023067
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 69008
  • Print Date: 5/30/2024

    • 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: 48.7213889
  • Std. Longitude: -102.9819444
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 300 ft N. and 140 ft W. of the SE corner of sec. 34, T. 161 N., R. 95 W.
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: North Dakota
  • County: ND023—Divide
  • MLRA: 53B—Central Dark Brown Glaciated Plains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: ND023—Divide County, North Dakota

    • PEDON

  • 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 - Southam
  • Classificaton Date - 8/26/1988
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: plains
  • Landform: till plain
  • Slope Position: depression
  • Drainage Class: very poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/26/1988 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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

    0—81

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    Setting and Climate
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    A—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1), dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; mucky* silty clay loam; 10 percent gypsum threads; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0181; moist when described;
    Ag—13 to 25 centimeters (5.1 to 9.8 inches); black (N 2/),, very dark gray (N 3/),, dry; silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 10 percent gypsum threads; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0182; moist when described;
    Bg—25 to 81 centimeters (9.8 to 31.9 inches); black (N 2/),, dark gray (N 4/),, dry; silty clay; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate very fine angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 10 percent gypsum threads; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0183; wet when described;
    Cg1—81 to 97 centimeters (31.9 to 38.2 inches); very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dry; clay loam; 10 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) fine distinct and 10 percent light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) fine distinct mottles; massive; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 10 percent gypsum threads; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0184; wet when described;
    Cg2—97 to 119 centimeters (38.2 to 46.9 inches); dark olive gray (5Y 3/2), olive gray (5Y 5/2), dry; loam; 1 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) fine prominent mottles; massive; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 10 percent gypsum threads; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU0185; wet when described;
    Cg3—119 to 165 centimeters (46.9 to 65.0 inches); olive (5Y 4/3), light olive gray (5Y 6/2), dry; clay loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine prominent mottles; massive; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 10 percent gypsum threads; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified. Lab sample # NDSU0186; wet when described;