IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Moritz
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S86SD039-022
  • User Pedon ID: S86SD039-022
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 87P0267
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59562
  • Print Date: 5/20/2024

    • 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: 44.5591660
  • Std. Longitude: -96.8644409
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 113N
  • Range: 50W
  • Section: 29
  • PLSS Details: 360 feet N and 125 feet E of the SW corner
  • State: South Dakota
  • County: SD039—Deuel

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Kenneth Miller and Bruce Kunze
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 22
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Moritz
  • Classificaton Date - 10/1/1986
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: flood plain
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/1/1986 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • 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
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    1A p—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior, dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior, dry; loam; weak fine and medium granular structure; slightly hard, friable; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P01331. 12 percent calcium carbonate equivalent.
    1B k1—20 to 30 centimeters (7.9 to 11.8 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) interior, gray (10YR 6/1) interior, dry; loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 30 percent fine carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P01332. 20 percent black (10YR 2/1) worm casts. 23 percent calcium carbonate equivalent.; many fine soft masses of carbonate concentrations
    1B k2—30 to 48 centimeters (11.8 to 18.9 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) interior and grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, gray (10YR 6/1) interior and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior, dry; loam; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 30 percent fine carbonate masses; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P01333. About 10 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) worm casts. Estimated 26 percent calcium carbonate equivalent.; many fine soft masses of carbonate concentrations
    1B k3—48 to 74 centimeters (18.9 to 29.1 inches); olive (5Y 5/3) interior, light olive gray (5Y 6/2) interior, dry; loam; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 1 percent fine carbonate masses; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P01334. 8 percent calcium carbonate equivalent.; few fine soft masses of carbonate concentrations
    1B k4—74 to 97 centimeters (29.1 to 38.2 inches); olive (5Y 4/3) interior, light olive gray (5Y 6/2) interior, dry; stratified loam to loam; 11 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) fine prominent mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 1 percent fine carbonate masses; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P01335. 15 percent calcium carbonate equivalent.; few fine soft masses of carbonate concentrations; common fine prominent 2.5Y44 mottles
    1C 1—97 to 122 centimeters (38.2 to 48.0 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) interior, light olive gray (5Y 6/2) interior, dry; stratified sandy loam to loam; 11 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) fine prominent mottles; massive; slightly hard, very friable; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P01336. 20 percent calcium carbonate equivalent.; common fine prominent 2.5Y56 mottles
    1C 2—122 to 165 centimeters (48.0 to 65.0 inches); olive (5Y 5/3) interior, light olive gray (5Y 6/2) interior, dry; stratified sandy loam to loamy sand; 11 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) fine prominent mottles; single grain; loose; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 87P01337. 8 percent calcium carbonate equivalent.; common fine prominent 2.5Y56 mottles