IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Fargo
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1993MN089025
  • User Pedon ID: S1993MN089025
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1993MN089025
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 94P0025
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 66215
  • Print Date: 5/31/2024

    • 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: 48.3297234
  • Std. Longitude: -97.0449982
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 156N
  • Range: 50W
  • Section: 14
  • PLSS Details: 274 feet west and 1395 feet north from southeast corner
  • Location Description: 445 feet north of driveway. Bigwoods Township.
  • State: Minnesota
  • County: MN089—Marshall
  • MLRA: 56—Red River Valley of the North
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MN089—Marshall County, Minnesota

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, frigid Aeric Epiaquerts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 25
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Fargo
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/23/2007
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - aeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Midriver
  • Taxonomic Class - Clayey over fine-silty, mixed, frigid Typic Calcia
  • Classificaton Date - 9/23/1993
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: plains
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Slope Position: depression
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/23/1993 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: AS# 52
  • Microrelief Kind: microdepression
  • Microrelief Elevation: 10
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • 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

    TRITI

    Triticum

    wheat

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    petrocalcic horizon

    calcic horizon

    0—41

    41—89

    89—160

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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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    244

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    280

    559

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    4

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    Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); black (N 2/0), very dark gray (N 3/0), dry; silty clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky parts to moderate fine granular structure; 15.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, phenol red; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 94P00169; moist when described;
    A2—23 to 41 centimeters (9.1 to 16.1 inches); black (N 2/0), dark gray (N 4/0), dry; silty clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 15.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; distinct black (N 2/0) pressure faces on all faces of peds; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, phenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P00170; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 180988; continuous - phpvsfiid 180988
    Bg1—41 to 67 centimeters (16.1 to 26.4 inches); 60 percent olive gray (5Y 4/2) and 40 percent very dark gray (5Y 3/1) silty clay; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 12.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; distinct very dark gray (5Y 3/1) pressure faces on all faces of peds; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, phenol red; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P00171; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 194060; continuous - phpvsfiid 194060
    Bg2—67 to 89 centimeters (26.4 to 35.0 inches); 60 percent olive gray (5Y 4/2) and 40 percent dark olive gray (5Y 3/2) silty clay; 2 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 10.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; distinct very dark gray (5Y 3/1) pressure faces on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine irregular iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, phenol red; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P00172; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 194061; continuous - phpvsfiid 194061
    2Bk1—89 to 126 centimeters (35.0 to 49.6 inches); olive gray (5Y 4/2) silty clay loam; 5 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 5.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; distinct dark gray (5Y 4/1) pressure faces on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine irregular iron-manganese concretions; fragments; strong effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, phenol red; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P00173; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 194062; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 194062
    2Bk2—126 to 160 centimeters (49.6 to 63.0 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) silty clay loam; 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine tubular pores; distinct dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) pressure faces on all faces of peds; 10 percent fine and medium irregular carbonate threads; fragments; strong effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, phenol red; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P00174; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 194063; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 194063
    2C1—160 to 184 centimeters (63.0 to 72.4 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine and medium prominent and 22 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine and medium prominent mottles; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate fine and medium platy structure; firm; 0.5 fine tubular pores; distinct grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) pressure faces on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine cylindrical iron-manganese concretions; 7 percent fine and medium irregular light gray (10YR 7/1) carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, phenol red; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P00175; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 194064; continuous - phpvsfiid 194064
    2C2—184 to 210 centimeters (72.4 to 82.7 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; 30 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine and medium prominent mottles; moderate medium prismatic structure; firm; 0.5 fine tubular pores; distinct grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) pressure faces on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine cylindrical iron-manganese concretions; 3 percent fine irregular light gray (10YR 7/1) carbonate masses; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, phenol red. Lab sample # 94P00176; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 194065; continuous - phpvsfiid 194065