IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Farnuf
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1997ND059001
  • User Pedon ID: S1997ND059001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 97P0517
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 10200
  • Print Date: 5/5/2024

    • 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: 46.7436104
  • Std. Longitude: -100.9872208
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 138N
  • Range: 82W
  • Section: 26
  • PLSS Details: 1500 feet south and 900 feet west of NE corner
  • State: North Dakota
  • County: ND059—Morton
  • MLRA: 54—Rolling Soft Shale Plain
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: ND059—Morton County, North Dakota

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: M Ulmer S Sieler CJ Heidt
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: research site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Farnuf
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed Typic Argiborolls
  • PSC - 23 to 75 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/19/1997
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: alluvial fan
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Shape Across: concave
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/19/1997 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hayland
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—38

    23—75

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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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    45

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    Ap1—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; loam; weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 6.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 3.0 fine tubular pores; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P03072
    Ap2—5 to 10 centimeters (2.0 to 3.9 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; loam; weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 6.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 3.0 fine tubular pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P03073
    Ap3—10 to 23 centimeters (3.9 to 9.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; loam; moderate medium subangular blocky, and weak fine and medium granular structure; moderately hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 6.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 3.0 fine tubular pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P03074
    Bt1—23 to 38 centimeters (9.1 to 15.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), brown (10YR 4/3), dry; loam; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 0.5 fine to coarse roots throughout; 3.0 fine tubular pores; 20 percent distinct very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist, organic stains on vertical faces of peds; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P03075. 5-10cm iron concretions.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 212771; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 212771
    Bt2—38 to 59 centimeters (15.0 to 23.2 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), dry; loam; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 0.5 fine to coarse roots throughout; 3.0 fine tubular pores; 20 percent distinct very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist, organic stains on vertical faces of peds; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P03076. 0-8cm thick pebble line at base of horizon, possibly old surface.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 212772; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 212772
    Bt3—59 to 75 centimeters (23.2 to 29.5 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), dry; clay loam; strong medium prismatic, and strong medium subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 0.5 fine to coarse roots throughout; 3.0 fine tubular pores; 80 percent distinct very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), moist, organic stains on vertical faces of peds; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P03077. continuous - phpvsfiid 212773; continuous - phpvsfiid 212773
    Bk—75 to 122 centimeters (29.5 to 48.0 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), dry; loam; moderate medium and coarse prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, very friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout; 3.0 fine tubular pores; 25 percent medium irregular lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P03078. 5-10cm iron concretions.
    BCk—122 to 184 centimeters (48.0 to 72.4 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4), dry; loam; weak very coarse prismatic structure; moderately hard, very friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout; 1.0 fine tubular pores; 30 percent prominent carbonate coats on vertical faces of peds; 15 percent medium irregular lime masses; fragments; slight effervescence. Lab sample # 97P03079. 5-10cm iron concretions. Contains sandstone mosses.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 212774; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 212774
    C1—184 to 250 centimeters (72.4 to 98.4 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 97P03080
    C2—250 to 320 centimeters (98.4 to 126.0 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 97P03081