IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): RELIANCE
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1956SD059005
  • User Pedon ID: S1956SD059005
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1956SD059005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A2421
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 37118
  • 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: 44.3572235
  • Std. Longitude: -99.2177811
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 110N
  • Range: 70W
  • Section: 2
  • PLSS Details: 415 feet north and 0.4 mile east of the southwest corner
  • 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, montmorillonitic, mesic Typic Argiustolls
  • Pedon Type: representative pedon for component
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - RELIANCE
  • Classificaton Date - 7/16/2007
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Mondamin
  • Classificaton Date - 7/24/1956
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: mesa
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • 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

    KOMA

    Bouteloua gracilis

    Koeleria macrantha

    blue grama

    prairie Junegrass

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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

    1

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    457

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    22.8

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    A1—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist; silt loam; weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable; dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry, coats on faces of peds and very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist, coats on faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A18947. Quartz grains predominantly stained with some bleached quartz grains and some finely divided, bleached quartz grains also observed. Horizon temperature 83 degrees F.
    B21—10 to 23 centimeters (3.9 to 9.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), black (10YR 2/1), moist; silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic parts to weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dry, coats on faces of peds and clay films on vertical faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A18948. Quartz grains predominantly stained with some bleached quartz grains and some finely divided, bleached quartz grains also observed. Horizon temperature 75 degrees F.; patchy - phpvsfiid 184479; patchy - phpvsfiid 184479
    B22—23 to 38 centimeters (9.1 to 15.0 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), moist; silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, firm; very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), dry, coats on faces of peds and black (2.5Y 2/1), moist, coats on faces of peds and clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A18949. Quartz grains predominantly stained with some bleached quartz grains also observed. Horizon temperature 75 degrees F.; continuous - phpvsfiid 184482; continuous - phpvsfiid 184482
    B3ca1—38 to 53 centimeters (15.0 to 20.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist; silty clay; weak and moderate coarse prismatic parts to medium prismatic parts to weak subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, firm; dark gray (2.5Y 4/1), dry, coats on faces of peds and black (2.5Y 2/1), moist, coats on faces of peds and clay films on all faces of peds; 3 percent fine and medium lime masses; fragments; slight effervescence wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A18950. Only finely divided bleached quartz grains observed. Horizon temperature 73 degrees F.; patchy - phpvsfiid 195581; patchy - phpvsfiid 195581
    B3ca2—53 to 69 centimeters (20.9 to 27.2 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), moist; silty clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to weak and moderate medium angular blocky structure; hard, firm; clay films on all faces of peds and dark gray (2.5Y 4/1), dry, coats on faces of peds and black (2.5Y 2/1), moist, coats on faces of peds; 3 percent fine and medium lime masses; fragments; slight effervescence wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A18951. Only bleached finely divided quartz grains observed. Horizon temperature 71 degrees F.; patchy - phpvsfiid 184460; patchy - phpvsfiid 195583; patchy - phpvsfiid 184460; patchy - phpvsfiid 195583
    B3ca3—69 to 89 centimeters (27.2 to 35.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), reddish brown (2.5YR 4/3), moist; silty clay; weak and moderate medium prismatic parts to weak fine angular blocky structure; hard, very firm; dark reddish gray (2.5YR 4/1), dry, coats and black (2.5Y 2/1), moist, coats and clay films on all faces of peds and 10 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), dry, iron stains and 10 percent distinct dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), moist, iron stains; 3 percent fine and medium lime masses; fragments; slight effervescence wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A18952. Only bleached, finely divided quartz grains observed. Horizon temperature 69 degrees F>; patchy - phpvsfiid 184462; patchy - phpvsfiid 184583; patchy - phpvsfiid 184584; patchy - phpvsfiid 184462; patchy - phpvsfiid 184583; patchy - phpvsfiid 184584
    B3cacs1—89 to 109 centimeters (35.0 to 42.9 inches); light olive gray (5Y 6/2), olive (5Y 4/3), moist; silty clay; 3 percent light gray (5Y 7/1) medium faint and 3 percent gray (5Y 5/1) medium faint mottles; weak and moderate medium prismatic parts to weak and moderate medium angular blocky structure; hard, very firm; black (2.5Y 2/1), moist, coats and dark gray (2.5Y 4/1), dry, coats and clay films on all faces of peds and 30 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), dry, iron stains and 30 percent distinct dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4), dry, iron stains; 1 percent noncoherent cemented salt masses and 1 percent medium lime masses; fragments; slight effervescence wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A18953. Only bleached, finely divided quartz grains observed. Horizon temperature 69 degrees F.; patchy - phpvsfiid 184587; patchy - phpvsfiid 184588; patchy - phpvsfiid 184589; patchy - phpvsfiid 184587; patchy - phpvsfiid 184588; patchy - phpvsfiid 184589
    B3cacs2—109 to 137 centimeters (42.9 to 53.9 inches); gray (5Y 6/1), gray (5Y 5/1), moist; silty clay; weak and moderate medium prismatic parts to weak medium angular blocky structure; slightly hard, firm; clay films on all faces of peds and 75 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), dry, iron stains on faces of peds and 75 percent distinct dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4), moist, iron stains on faces of peds; 1 percent noncoherent cemented salt masses and 1 percent fine and medium weakly coherent cemented carbonate concretions; fragments; slight effervescence wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A18954. Only bleached, finely divided quartz grains observed. Horizon temperature 65 degrees F.; patchy - phpvsfiid 184590; patchy - phpvsfiid 195621; patchy - phpvsfiid 195622; patchy - phpvsfiid 184590; patchy - phpvsfiid 195621; patchy - phpvsfiid 195622
    Cca—137 to 152 centimeters (53.9 to 59.8 inches); gray (5Y 6/1), gray (5Y 5/1), moist; silty clay; massive parts to weak medium platy; slightly hard, firm; 75 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), dry, iron stains on faces of peds and 75 percent distinct dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4), moist, iron stains on faces of peds; 3 percent coarse weakly coherent cemented carbonate concretions; fragments; slight effervescence. Lab sample # 40A18955. Only bleached, finely divided quartz grains observed. Horizon temperature 60 degrees F.; patchy - phpvsfiid 195623; patchy - phpvsfiid 195624; patchy - phpvsfiid 195623; patchy - phpvsfiid 195624