IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Heil
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 92ND023153
  • User Pedon ID: 92ND023153
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 92P0704
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 64943
  • 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: 48.9541667
  • Std. Longitude: -102.9838889
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: North Dakota
  • MLRA: 53A—Northern Dark Brown Glaciated Plains
  • PEDON

  • Describers Name: M.G. Ulmer Norm Mofjeld
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Heil
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/23/1992
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


  • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: kettle
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no
  • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/23/1992 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - wetlands
  • 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—53

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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

    579

    40

    A—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1); weak fine granular structure; soft, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P04295
    E—5 to 19 centimeters (2.0 to 7.5 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1); 21 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4) fine prominent mottles; moderate coarse columnar, and moderate medium platy structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5.0 very fine roots throughout; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P04296
    Btn—19 to 53 centimeters (7.5 to 20.9 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1); 21 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4) fine prominent mottles; strong coarse prismatic, and strong medium angular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 5.0 very fine roots between peds; distinct clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P04297. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 90609; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 90609
    Btnk—53 to 81 centimeters (20.9 to 31.9 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1); 1 percent weak red (7.5R 4/4) fine prominent mottles; moderate coarse prismatic, and strong medium angular blocky structure; very hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; 5.0 very fine roots between peds; distinct clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine irregular lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P04298. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 90610; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 90610
    Btk—70 to 90 centimeters (27.6 to 35.4 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1); moderate coarse prismatic, and strong medium angular blocky structure; very hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; 1.0 very fine roots between peds; distinct clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 1 percent fine irregular lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n. Lab sample # 92P04302. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 90611; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 90611
    Bk1—80 to 120 centimeters (31.5 to 47.2 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2); 1 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) fine faint mottles; weak coarse prismatic, and weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 21 percent fine and medium irregular lime masses; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n. Lab sample # 92P04301. Horizon Bk1, & Btk 80-120cm, 70-90cm, are satellite samples.
    Bk1—81 to 140 centimeters (31.9 to 55.1 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2); 5 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) fine faint mottles; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 21 percent fine irregular lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P04299
    Bk2—140 to 180 centimeters (55.1 to 70.9 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2); 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct and 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) medium prominent mottles; weak coarse prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; 5 percent fine and medium irregular lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n. Lab sample # 92P04300