D09 WOOD Megapit Soils Description

 

PEDON DESCRIPTION
Print Date: Jul 22 2015 Country:
Description Date: Sep 18 2012 State: North Dakota
Describer: A. Gulsvig, B. DeFoe County: Stutsman
Site ID: 12ND093001 MLRA:
Site Note: Soil Survey Area:
Pedon ID: S2012ND093001 Map Unit:
Pedon Note: Quad Name:
Lab Source ID: KSSL Std Latitude: 47.1589890
Lab Pedon #: 12N8337 Std Longitude: -99.2390210
User Transect ID:  
Soil Name as Described/Sampled: Manning-Like  
Classification: Latitude:
Soil Name as Correlated: Longitude:
Classification: Datum:
Pedon Type: UTM Zone:
Pedon Purpose: research site UTM Easting:
Taxon Kind: series UTM Northing:
Associated Soils:
Physiographic Division: Primary Earth Cover: Grass/herbaceous cover
Physiographic Province: Secondary Earth Cover: Other grass/herbaceous cover
Physiographic Section: Existing Vegetation: Kentucky bluegrass
State Physiographic Area: Parent Material:
Local Physiographic Area: Bedrock Kind:
Geomorphic Setting: on backslope of side slope of outwash plain
on backslope of side slope of outwash plain
Bedrock Depth:
Upslope Shape: linear Bedrock Hardness:
Cross Slope Shape: linear Bedrock Fracture Interval:
Particle Size Control Section: 25 to 100 cm. Surface Fragments:
Description origin: Pedon PC 5.0 Description database: KSSL
Diagnostic Features: mollic epipedon 0 to 32 cm.

 

 

 

Cont. Site ID: 12ND093001 Pedon ID: S2012ND093001
 

 

Slope (%) Elevation (meters) Aspect (deg) MAAT (C) MSAT (C) MWAT (C) MAP (mm) Frost-Free Days Drainage Class Slope Length (meters) Upslope Length (meters)
2.0   25           somewhat excessively    

A--0 to 6 centimeters (0.0 to 2.4 inches); black (10YR 2/1) loam, very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dry; 24 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; very fine roots throughout and fine roots throughout; very fine dendritic tubular pores; 3 percent nonflat 2 to 5-millimeter mixed rock fragments; noneffervescent, by HCl, 1 normal; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 12N05021

Ap--6 to 16 centimeters (2.4 to 6.3 inches); black (10YR 2/1) loam, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dry; 24 percent clay; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; very fine roots throughout and fine roots throughout; very fine dendritic tubular pores; 6 percent nonflat 2 to 5-millimeter mixed rock fragments; noneffervescent, by HCl, 1 normal; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 12N05022

2Bw--16 to 32 centimeters (6.3 to 12.6 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) very gravelly sandy loam, dark brown (10YR 3/3), dry; 11 percent clay; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; very fine roots throughout; 10 percent distinct irregular carbonate concretions with clear boundaries on bottom of rock fragments; 50 percent nonflat 2 to 75-millimeter mixed rock fragments; noneffervescent, by HCl, 1 normal; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 12N05023

2Bk1--32 to 58 centimeters (12.6 to 22.8 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) very gravelly loamy sand, brown (10YR 4/3), dry; 3 percent clay; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; very fine roots throughout; 5 percent distinct irregular carbonate concretions on bottom of rock fragments; 55 percent nonflat 2 to 75-millimeter mixed rock fragments; strong effervescence, by HCl, 1 normal; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 12N05024

2Bk2--58 to 92 centimeters (22.8 to 36.2 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) very gravelly loamy sand, light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), dry; 3 percent clay; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; very fine roots throughout; 5 percent distinct irregular carbonate concretions on bottom of rock fragments; 60 percent nonflat 2 to 10-millimeter mixed rock fragments; violent effervescence, by HCl, 1 normal; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 12N05025

2BCk--92 to 133 centimeters (36.2 to 52.4 inches); 60 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) and 40 percent brown (10YR 4/3) very gravelly sand, 60 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) and 40 percent brown (10YR 5/3), dry; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; very fine roots throughout; 10 percent distinct irregular carbonate concretions on bottom of rock fragments; 40 percent nonflat 2 to 75-millimeter mixed rock fragments; slight effervescence, by HCl, 1 normal; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 12N05026

2C--133 to 190 centimeters (52.4 to 74.8 inches); 60 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) and 40 percent brown (10YR 4/3) very gravelly sand, 60 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) and 40 percent brown (10YR 5/3), dry; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 25 percent nonflat 75 to 250-millimeter mixed rock fragments and 30 percent nonflat 2 to 75-millimeter mixed rock fragments; very slight effervescence, by HCl, 1 normal. Lab sample # 12N05027

 

 


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