IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Promise
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1956SD059004
  • User Pedon ID: S1956SD059004
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1956SD059004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A2460
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 37156
  • Print Date: 5/29/2024

    • 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: 44.3250008
  • Std. Longitude: -99.2944412
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 110N
  • Range: 70W
  • Section: 19
  • PLSS Details: 150 feet east and 1400 feet south of the Elm creek bridge on the west side
  • State: South Dakota
  • County: SD059—Hand
  • MLRA: 53C—Southern Dark Brown Glaciated Plains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: SD059—Hand County, South Dakota

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, mesic Udic Chromusterts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Promise
  • Classificaton Date - 7/23/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Stephan
  • Classificaton Date - 7/24/1956
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/24/1956 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    BOGR2

    PASM

    Bouteloua gracilis

    Pascopyrum smithii

    blue grama

    western wheatgrass

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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

    6

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    315

    457

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    22.8

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    A1—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), black (2.5Y 2/1), moist; clay; weak and moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky parts to weak and moderate medium prismatic parts to weak and moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; clay films on all faces of peds and very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), dry, coats and black (2.5Y 2/1), moist, coats; fragments; noneffervescent; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A19263. Quartz grains predominantly stained with some bleached quartz grains and some finely divided, bleached quartz grains also observed. Horizon temperature 82 degrees F.; continuous - phpvsfiid 195584; continuous - phpvsfiid 195584
    B21c—13 to 28 centimeters (5.1 to 11.0 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist; silty clay; moderate coarse prismatic parts to medium prismatic parts to moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; clay films on all faces of peds and very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), dry, coats and black (2.5Y 2/1), moist, coats; fragments; very slight effervescence irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A19264. Quartz grains predominantly stained with some bleached quartz grains and some finely divided, bleached quartz grains also observed. Horizon temperature 79 degrees F.; continuous - phpvsfiid 195587; continuous - phpvsfiid 195587
    B22c—28 to 53 centimeters (11.0 to 20.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), moist; silty clay; moderate very coarse prismatic parts to coarse prismatic parts to weak and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), dry, coats and very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1), moist, coats and clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; very slight effervescence irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A19265. Quartz grains predominantly stained with some bleached quartz grains and some finely divided, bleached quartz grains also observed. Horizon temperature 72 degrees F.; continuous - phpvsfiid 195592; continuous - phpvsfiid 195592
    B2ca—53 to 79 centimeters (20.9 to 31.1 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), moist; clay; weak and moderate coarse prismatic parts to weak and moderate medium and coarse angular blocky structure; hard, firm; clay films on all faces of peds and very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), dry, coats and very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1), moist, coats; 1 percent fine and medium lime masses; fragments; slight effervescence irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A19266. Quartz predominantly stained with some bleached quartz grains and some finely divided, bleached quartz grains also observed. Horizon temperature 70 degrees F.; continuous - phpvsfiid 184484; patchy - phpvsfiid 195593; patchy - phpvsfiid 195594; continuous - phpvsfiid 184484; patchy - phpvsfiid 195593; patchy - phpvsfiid 195594
    DB3cacs—79 to 89 centimeters (31.1 to 35.0 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist; clay; weak fine prismatic parts to weak very fine and fine platy structure; slightly hard, friable; very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), dry, coats and very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1), moist, coats and clay films on vertical faces of peds; 3 percent noncoherent cemented salt masses and 3 percent fine and medium lime masses; fragments; slight effervescence irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A19267. Quartz predominantly stained with some bleached quartz grains and some finely divided, bleached quartz also observed. Horizon temperature 67 degrees F.; patchy - phpvsfiid 184485; patchy - phpvsfiid 184486; patchy - phpvsfiid 184487; patchy - phpvsfiid 184485; patchy - phpvsfiid 184486; patchy - phpvsfiid 184487
    Dcacs1—89 to 119 centimeters (35.0 to 46.9 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist; clay; 21 percent light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) medium distinct and 21 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) medium distinct mottles; moderate very fine and fine platy structure; hard, firm; clay films on horizontal faces of peds; 3 percent noncoherent cemented salt masses and 3 percent fine and medium lime masses; fragments; slight effervescence smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A19268. Only bleached, finely divided quartz observed. Horizon temperature 64 degrees F.; patchy - phpvsfiid 184488; patchy - phpvsfiid 184488
    Dcacs2—119 to 152 centimeters (46.9 to 59.8 inches); light gray (N 7/0), grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist; clay; 21 percent light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) medium distinct and 21 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) medium distinct mottles; strong fine and medium platy structure; very hard, very firm; clay films on horizontal faces of peds; 1 percent lime masses and 21 percent noncoherent cemented salt masses; fragments; slight effervescence. Lab sample # 40A19269. Nests of salt crystals present. Only bleached, finely divided quartz grains observed. Horizon temperature 61 degrees F.; patchy - phpvsfiid 184489; patchy - phpvsfiid 184489