IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Vallers
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 94ND093003
  • User Pedon ID: 94ND093003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 94P0680
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 66853
  • Print Date: 5/20/2024

    • LOCATION

  • State: North Dakota

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Vallers
  • Classificaton Date - 8/9/1994
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/9/1994 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • 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
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    A1—0 to 9 centimeters (0.0 to 3.5 inches); black (10YR 2/1), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dry; moderate fine and medium granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 10.0 very fine roots and 4.0 medium roots and 10.0 fine roots; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P05105. nonfluid.
    A2—9 to 22 centimeters (3.5 to 8.7 inches); black (10YR 2/1); moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; brittle; 10.0 very fine roots and 2.0 medium roots and 6.0 fine roots; 1.0 fine pores; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P05106. moderately fluid.
    Bk1—22 to 38 centimeters (8.7 to 15.0 inches); very dark gray (5Y 3/1); moderate medium prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; semideformable; 8.0 very fine roots and 4.0 fine roots; 1 percent lime masses; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P05107. moderately fluid.
    Bk2—38 to 64 centimeters (15.0 to 25.2 inches); dark gray (5Y 4/1); weak medium prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 3.0 very fine roots; 1.0 fine pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P05108. fluid.
    Bk3—64 to 87 centimeters (25.2 to 34.3 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2); weak medium prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; brittle; 2.0 very fine roots; 2.0 fine and 1.0 fine pores; 2 percent lime masses and 2 percent fine olive brown (2.5Y 4/3); fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P05109. slightly fluid.
    2Cg—87 to 110 centimeters (34.3 to 43.3 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3); massive; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; semideformable; 1.0 very fine roots; 1 percent lime masses and 25 percent fine dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) and 15 percent medium dark reddish gray (5YR 4/2); fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P05110. moderately fluid.
    3Ab—110 to 121 centimeters (43.3 to 47.6 inches); black (10YR 2/1); weak fine and medium granular structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; semideformable; 1.0 very fine roots; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P05111. moderately fluid.
    3Cg—121 to 176 centimeters (47.6 to 69.3 inches); 60 percent olive gray (5Y 4/2) and 40 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6); massive; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 1.0 very fine roots; 3.0 fine and 2.0 fine pores; 1 percent lime masses; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P05112. very fluid; 5YR 2.5/1.
    4Cg—176 to 195 centimeters (69.3 to 76.8 inches); 52 percent brown (10YR 4/3) and 40 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) and 8 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2); massive; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; fragments. Lab sample # 94P05113. very fluid.