IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Wyard
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1965ND073002
  • User Pedon ID: S1965ND073002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - NDSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 65ND073002
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 70175
  • 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: 46.6283333
  • Std. Longitude: -97.6866667
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 640 feet east and 520 feet south of the north corner of section 2, T. 136 N., R. 56 W.
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: North Dakota
  • County: ND073—Ransom
  • MLRA: 55B—Central Black Glaciated Plains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: ND073—Ransom County, North Dakota

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: F.S., S.W., R.L.
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Typic Endoaquolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: not classified to current taxon name
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Tetonka
  • Classificaton Date - 8/18/1965
  • Classifier - Lores
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: till plain
  • Landform: depression
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/18/1965 (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

    cambic horizon

    calcic horizon

    mottles with chroma 2 or less

    0—36

    36—81

    81—107

    81—157

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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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    508

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    6.7

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    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1), dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; silt loam; very fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # NDSU1771; moist when described;. Surface is cloddy.
    E—18 to 36 centimeters (7.1 to 14.2 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; silt loam; moderate very thin platy parts to moderate fine angular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 roots; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU1772; moist when described;
    Bt1—36 to 51 centimeters (14.2 to 20.1 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dry; clay loam; moderate fine prismatic parts to moderate fine angular blocky structure; hard when dry, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; dark gray (10YR 4/1) coats on faces of peds and 95 percent prominent clay films on faces of peds; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU1773; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 90066; continuous - phpvsfiid 90066
    Bt2—51 to 81 centimeters (20.1 to 31.9 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dry; clay loam; moderate fine prismatic parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 roots; dark gray (10YR 4/1) coats on faces of peds and 95 percent prominent clay films on faces of peds; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU1774; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 90067; continuous - phpvsfiid 90067
    Bk—81 to 107 centimeters (31.9 to 42.1 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), pale yellow (2.5Y 7/4), dry; loam; light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) distinct mottles; weak thin platy, and moderate medium granular structure; soft, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.0 roots; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # NDSU1775; moist when described;
    C1—107 to 132 centimeters (42.1 to 52.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), light gray (2.5Y 7/2), dry; loam; light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) faint mottles; massive; soft, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 1.0 roots; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # NDSU1776; moist when described;
    C2—132 to 157 centimeters (52.0 to 61.8 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), light gray (2.5Y 7/2) and light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4), dry; loam; gray (2.5Y 5/1) distinct mottles; massive; soft, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.0 roots; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified. Lab sample # NDSU1777; moist when described;