IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): NUNN
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1970SD019009
  • User Pedon ID: S1970SD019009
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1970SD019009
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A2430
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 37126
  • Print Date: 6/1/2024

    • 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: 44.6613464
  • Std. Longitude: -103.8897476
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 8N
  • Range: 2E
  • Section: 16
  • PLSS Details: 180 feet east and 550 feet south of the northwest corner
  • State: South Dakota
  • County: SD019—Butte
  • MLRA: 60A—Pierre Shale Plains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: SD019—Butte County, South Dakota

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: F. T. Miller and P. R. Johnson.
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Aridic Argiustolls
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 9
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - NUNN
  • PSC - 13 to 51 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/16/2007
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Nunn
  • Classificaton Date - 6/26/1970
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: beach
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/26/1970 (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

    KOELE

    Bouteloua gracilis

    Koeleria

    blue grama

    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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    966

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    330

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    7.8

    20.6

    -4.4

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    A11—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; loam; weak thin platy parts to weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable; 21.0 roots; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A19021
    A12—5 to 13 centimeters (2.0 to 5.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist; loam; weak medium prismatic parts to weak fine granular structure; hard, friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 roots; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A19022
    B21t—13 to 25 centimeters (5.1 to 9.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) and dark brown (10YR 3/3) rubbed, moist; clay loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 roots; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A19023
    B22t—25 to 38 centimeters (9.8 to 15.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), brown (7.5YR 4/2) and brown (7.5YR 4/3) rubbed, moist; clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to strong fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 roots; clay films on faces of peds and very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist, organic stains on vertical faces of peds; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A19024. continuous - phpvsfiid 185712; patchy - phpvsfiid 185713; continuous - phpvsfiid 185712; patchy - phpvsfiid 185713
    B23t—38 to 51 centimeters (15.0 to 20.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and brown (10YR 4/3) rubbed, moist; clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 roots; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A19025
    B31—51 to 69 centimeters (20.1 to 27.2 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; clay loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 roots; fragments; strong effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A19026
    B32ca—69 to 109 centimeters (27.2 to 42.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist; clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic parts to weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 roots; 3 percent medium lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A19027. Stone line at top of horizon.
    C1—109 to 152 centimeters (42.9 to 59.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dark gray (10YR 4/1) and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; clay loam; weak very coarse prismatic structure; very hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 roots; 1 percent fine lime masses and 1 percent fine gypsum masses; 75 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A19028. Pocket of B32ca material extends about 12 inches into C1 horizon.
    C2—152 to 173 centimeters (59.8 to 68.1 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) and gray (10YR 5/1) and grayish brown (10YR 5/2), brown (10YR 5/3) and dark gray (10YR 4/1) and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; loam; massive; very hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 1 percent fine lime masses and 1 percent fine gypsum masses; 75 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slight effervescence. Lab sample # 40A19029. Fine stratifications.