IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Arikara

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S2005ND025002

User Pedon ID: S2005ND025002

Vegetation Plot ID: 05ND025-002

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - KSSL

Lab Pedon # - 06N0407

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 18453

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: 47.5495833

Std. Longitude: -102.8120000

Datum: WGS84

Township: 147N

Range: 95W

Section: 17

PLSS Details: Southwest quarter

Map Unit: 207F—Arikara loam, 9 to 70 percent slopesL3199F—Arikara-Cabbart loams, 15 to 70 percent slopes

Country: US—United States

State: North Dakota

County: ND025—Dunn

MLRA: 58C—Northern Rolling High Plains, Northeastern Part

MLRA Soil Survey Area: NC-DIC—Dickinson, North Dakota

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: ND025—Dunn County, North Dakota

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 47102-E7—Lost Bridge, North Dakota

PEDON

Describers Name: Larry E. Edland, Mike G. Ulmer, Jeanne A. Heilig, John C. Kempenich

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Aridic Haplustolls

Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct

Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: Windows Pedon

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Arikara

PSC - 25 to 102 cm.

Classificaton Date - 5/14/2019

Moisture Class - ustic

Moisture Subclass - ustic

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Arikara

Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Aridic Haplustepts

Taxon Kind - taxadjunct

PSC - 25 to 102 cm.

Classificaton Date - 9/21/2005

Moisture Class - ustic

Moisture SUBClass - ustic

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Erosion Class - 0

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Parent Material: fine-loamy colluvium derived from sandstone and siltstone

Landscape: badlands

Landform: slump on hillslope

Hill Slope Profile: footslope

Slope Complexity: simple

Slope Shape Across: convex

Slope Shape Down: linear

Runoff: high

Drainage Class: moderately well

Flooding: none flooding

Ponding: none ponding

Geology: Sentinel Butte formation.

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

Ecological Sites. (Click Ecological Site ID For Link to EDIT.)
Ecological Site ID	Ecological Site Name	Correlation Data	Classifier
R058CY101ND	Steep-Sided Wooded Draw

Other Vegetative Class: G058CY000ND - Not suited—Forage Suitability Groups

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 9/21/2005 (actual site observation date)

Data Collector: L. Edland, M. Ulmer, J. Heilig, J. Kempenich

Air Photo ID: 30

Surface Water Kind: none observed

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover

Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Drained? - no

Bedded Soil? - no

Forest Plantation? - no

Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 1
Horizon	Top Depth	Bottom Depth	Sample ID	Data Collector	Total Clay	CaCO3 Clay	Total Silt	Fine Silt	Co. Silt	Total Sand	Total Sand Method	VC Sand	Co. Sand	Med. Sand	Fine Sand	VF Sand	VF Sand Method	Texture Class - Field Lab	Rubbed Fiber	Unrubbed Fiber	pH H2O
	cm	cm			%	%	%	%	%	%		%	%	%	%	%			%	%
A Bw Ab1 Bw2 Bk1 Ab2 Bk2 2Bk3 2C	2 11 34 41 78 91 97 129 185	11 34 41 78 91 97 129 185 300	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	26.1 27.7 28 30.8 26 20.4 27.2 29 24.5	— — — — — — — — —	56.5 49.7 57.2 53.4 44.9 53.3 58 51.8 46.6	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	17.4 22.6 14.8 15.8 29.1 26.3 14.8 19.2 28.9	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —

Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 2
Horizon	Top Depth	Bottom Depth	Sample ID	pH CaCl2	pH NaF	pH Ox	Delta pH	LL	PL	PI	Atter. Samp. Cond.	COLE	Pot. Acidity	Ca + Mg - Meh 2	K	Ca + Mg - Sat. Paste	KCl Extract. Acidity	Base Sat. - Meh 2	CEC-7	CEC-8.2
	cm	cm						%	%	%		cm/cm	meq/100g	cmol(+)/kg	cmol(+)/kg	mmol(+)/l	cmol(+)/kg	%	cmol(+)/kg	cmol(+)/kg
A Bw Ab1 Bw2 Bk1 Ab2 Bk2 2Bk3 2C	2 11 34 41 78 91 97 129 185	11 34 41 78 91 97 129 185 300	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —		— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —

Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 3
Horizon	Top Depth	Bottom Depth	Sample ID	ECEC	Phosphate P	NO3-N	EC	EC Method	EC 1:5 by volume	CaCO3 Equiv.	Equiv. Gypsum	Na	SAR	Gypsum Req.	Humic Color	Fulvic Color	Humic + Fulvic Color	Al	PI	Pyro. Hue	PyrO. Value	Pyro. Chroma
	cm	cm		cmol(+)/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg	dS/m		dS/m	%	%	mmol(+)/l	%	L-pcu/g	L-pcu/g	L-pcu/g	%
A Bw Ab1 Bw2 Bk1 Ab2 Bk2 2Bk3 2C	2 11 34 41 78 91 97 129 185	11 34 41 78 91 97 129 185 300	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —

Vegetation Plot Plants
Plant Symbol	Scientific Name	National Vernacular Name	Plant Type Group	Canopy Cover %	Vegetation Stata Level
ELHI4 FRPE GALIU POTR5 PRVI QUMA2 SOLID TORA2	xElyleymus hirtiflorus [Elymus trachycaulus Leymus innovatus] Fraxinus pennsylvanica Galium Populus tremuloides Prunus virginiana Quercus macrocarpa Solidago Toxicodendron radicans	Canadian wildrye green ash bedstraw quaking aspen chokecherry bur oak goldenrod eastern poison ivy	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
fibric soil materials mollic epipedon cambic horizon secondary carbonates redox concentrations	0—2 2—41 41—78 78—185 129—300	—2— —38— —37— —107— —-

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
8	—	—	232.3	—	135	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ND2183	Dickinson	—

Oi—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; abrupt smooth boundary.; observed in trench

A—2 to 11 centimeters (0.8 to 4.3 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1), black (10YR 2/1), moist; loam; 22 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky parts to strong medium granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 0.5 medium roots throughout and 7.0 fine roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 3.0 very fine tubular and 3.0 fine tubular pores; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; neutral, pH 6.6; abrupt smooth boundary.; observed in trench

Bw—11 to 34 centimeters (4.3 to 13.4 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), dark olive brown (2.5Y 3/3), moist; clay loam; 29 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderately slow permeability; 0.5 very coarse roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout and 4.0 fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine tubular and 0.5 medium tubular and 3.0 fine tubular pores; 5 percent distinct olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), moist, clay films on surfaces along root channels and 20 percent distinct olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5; abrupt smooth boundary.; observed in trench. continuous - phpvsfiid 299696; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 299697; continuous - phpvsfiid 299696; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 299697

Ab1—34 to 41 centimeters (13.4 to 16.1 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist; loam; 20 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky parts to weak medium granular structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; moderate permeability; 0.5 very coarse roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout and 4.0 fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine tubular pores; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.7; abrupt smooth boundary.; observed in trench

Bw2—41 to 78 centimeters (16.1 to 30.7 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), moist; clay loam; 29 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderately slow permeability; 4.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 very coarse roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout; 3.0 very fine tubular and 0.5 medium tubular and 3.0 fine tubular pores; 5 percent distinct olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), moist, clay films on surfaces along root channels and 20 percent distinct olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; clear wavy boundary.; observed in trench. continuous - phpvsfiid 299698; continuous - phpvsfiid 299699; continuous - phpvsfiid 299698; continuous - phpvsfiid 299699

Bk1—78 to 91 centimeters (30.7 to 35.8 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), moist; silty clay loam; 28 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderately slow permeability; 4.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 very coarse roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout; 2.0 very fine tubular and 2.0 fine tubular pores; 5 percent distinct olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), moist, clay films on surfaces along root channels and 20 percent distinct olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 4 percent fine and medium threadlike carbonate masses throughout and 1 percent fine and medium spherical carbonate masses throughout; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1; abrupt smooth boundary.; observed in trench. continuous - phpvsfiid 299700; continuous - phpvsfiid 299701; continuous - phpvsfiid 299700; continuous - phpvsfiid 299701

Ab2—91 to 97 centimeters (35.8 to 38.2 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), black (10YR 2/1), moist; loam; 19 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky parts to weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout; 2.0 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; 1 percent fine and medium threadlike carbonate masses throughout and 1 percent fine and medium spherical carbonate masses throughout; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2; abrupt smooth boundary.; observed in trench

Bk2—97 to 129 centimeters (38.2 to 50.8 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), moist; silty clay loam; 28 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderately slow permeability; 2.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 very coarse roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout; 2.0 very fine tubular pores; 10 percent distinct clay films on surfaces along root channels and 30 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent fine and medium threadlike carbonate masses throughout and 5 percent fine and medium spherical carbonate masses throughout; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8; clear wavy boundary.; observed in trench. continuous - phpvsfiid 299702; continuous - phpvsfiid 299703; continuous - phpvsfiid 299702; continuous - phpvsfiid 299703

2Bk3—129 to 185 centimeters (50.8 to 72.8 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), olive brown (2.5Y 4/4), moist; silty clay; 44 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; slow permeability; 0.5 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout; 2.0 very fine tubular pores; 60 percent faint light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine faint spherical light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent fine and medium faint irregular black (2.5Y 2.5/1), dry, manganese masses throughout; 4 percent fine and medium threadlike carbonate masses throughout and 1 percent fine and medium spherical carbonate masses throughout; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 9.0; clear wavy boundary.; observed in trench

2C—185 to 300 centimeters (72.8 to 118.1 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), moist; clay loam; 32 percent clay; massive; very hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderately slow permeability; 0.5 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout; 1.0 very fine tubular pores; 5 percent medium prominent irregular reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; 1 percent fine and medium threadlike carbonate masses throughout and 1 percent fine and medium spherical carbonate masses throughout; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 9.0.; observed in auger, bucket