*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: S09ND007017

( Billings, North Dakota )

Print Date: Dec 8 2025 7:05AM

Sampled as on Oct 26, 2009:	Moreau ; Fine, smectitic, frigid Vertic Haplustoll
Revised to :

				United States Department of Agriculture
SSL	-	Project	C2010USND073   Dickinson MLRA Salinity Study	Natural Resources Conservation Service
	-	Site ID	S09ND007017   Lat: 46° 52' 29.60" north  Long: 103° 14' 4.42" west  MLRA: 54	National Soil Survey Center
	-	Pedon No.	10N0791	Kellogg Soil Survey Laboratory
	-	General Methods 1B1A, 2A1, 2B		Lincoln, Nebraska 68508-3866

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Layer	Horizon	Orig Hzn	Depth (cm)	Field Label 1	Field Label 2	Field Label 3	Field Texture	Lab Texture
10N03837	Ap	Ap	0-15	S09ND007-017-1				SICL
10N03838	Btk	Btk	15-36	S09ND007-017-2				SIC
10N03839	Btkyz	Btkyz	36-51	S09ND007-017-3				C
10N03840			0-30	S09ND007-017-4	ESAP # 2681			SIC
10N03841			30-60	S09ND007-017-5	ESAP # 2681			SIC
10N03842			60-90	S09ND007-017-6	ESAP # 2681			C
10N03843			90-120	S09ND007-017-7	ESAP # 2681			C
10N03844			120-150	S09ND007-017-8	ESAP # 2681			SIC

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PSDA  &  Rock Fragments				-1-	-2-	-3-	-4-	-5-	-6-	-7-	-8-	-9-	-10-	-11-	-12-	-13-	-14-	-15-	-16-	-17-	-18-
					(- - - - - Total - - - - - -)			(- - Clay - - -)		(- - - - Silt - - - - -)		(- - - - - - - - - - - - Sand - - - - - - - - - - - -)					( Rock Fragments   (mm) )
				Lab	Clay	Silt	Sand	Fine	CO3	Fine	Coarse	VF	F	M	C	VC	(- - - - - - - - Weight - - - - - - - -)				>2 mm
				Text-	<	.002	.05	<	<	.002	.02	.05	.10	.25	.5	1	2	5	20	.1-	wt %
	Depth			ure	.002	-.05	-2	.0002	.002	-.02	-.05	-.10	-.25	-.50	-1	-2	-5	-20	-75	75	whole
Layer	(cm)	Horz	Prep		(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - % of <2mm Mineral Soil - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)												(- - - - - - - % of <75mm - - - - - -)				soil
					3A1a1a			3A1a1a	3A1a1a	3A1a1a		3A1a1a	3A1a1a	3A1a1a	3A1a1a	3A1a1a
10N03837	0-15	Ap	S	sicl	38.0	44.4	17.6	14.1	1.3	28.2	16.2	9.8	5.4	1.2	0.7	0.5	2	2	--	11	4
10N03838	15-36	Btk	S	sic	48.0	45.5	6.5	19.5	3.8	39.4	6.1	3.3	2.2	0.3	0.3	0.4	1	tr	--	4	1
10N03839	36-51	Btkyz	S	c	61.6	34.2	4.2	11.3	2.8	31.5	2.7	1.7	1.3	0.6	0.3	0.3	1	--	--	3	1
10N03840	0-30		S	sic	44.1	45.0	10.9	15.5	2.7	35.0	10.0	6.2	3.3	0.4	0.4	0.6	1	1	--	7	2
10N03841	30-60		S	sic	53.7	41.4	4.9	19.9	2.6	31.5	9.9	2.1	1.5	0.6	0.4	0.3	1	tr	--	4	1
10N03842	60-90		S	c	55.0	37.2	7.8	15.4	1.6	30.5	6.7	4.6	2.5	0.3	0.3	0.1	3	1	--	7	4
10N03843	90-120		S	c	61.8	33.1	5.1	16.4	1.3	29.7	3.4	2.7	1.9	0.3	0.1	0.1	--	--	--	2	--
10N03844	120-150		S	sic	44.9	40.0	15.1	14.3	1.3	32.1	7.9	7.3	6.0	0.6	0.6	0.6	4	1	--	12	5

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: S09ND007017

( Billings, North Dakota )

Print Date: Dec 8 2025 7:05AM

Sampled As	:	Moreau		Fine, smectitic, frigid Vertic Haplustoll
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  10N0791

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Water Dispersible PSDA				-1-	-2-	-3-	-4-	-5-	-6-	-7-	-8-	-9-	-10-	-11-	-12-
				(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Water Dispersible - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)
				(- - - - - Total - - - - - -)			(- - Clay - - -)		(- - - - Silt - - - - -)		(- - - - - - - - - - - - Sand - - - - - - - - - - - -)
				Clay	Silt	Sand	F	CO3	F	C	VF	F	M	C	VC
				<	.002	.05	<	<	.002	.02	.05	.10	.25	.5	1
	Depth			.002	-.05	-2	.0002	.002	-.02	-.05	-.10	-.25	-.50	-1	-2
Layer	(cm)	Horz	Prep	(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - % of <2mm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)
				3A1a6a				3A1a6a	3A1a6a		3A1a6a	3A1a6a	3A1a6a	3A1a6a	3A1a6a
10N03837	0-15	Ap	S	18.3	62.1	19.6		0.7	45.4	16.7	11.4	5.9	0.7	0.8	0.8
10N03838	15-36	Btk	S	26.4	65.8	7.8		3.0	57.1	8.7	3.9	2.6	0.5	0.4	0.4
10N03839	36-51	Btkyz	S	5.1	90.2	4.7		0.7	85.7	4.5	1.7	1.6	0.5	0.3	0.6

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Bulk Density  &  Moisture				-1-	-2-	-3-	-4-	-5-	-6-	-7-	-8-	-9-	-10-	-11-	-12-	-13-	-14-
				(Bulk Density)		Cole	(- - - - - - - - - - - Water Content - - - - - - - - - - -)					( Air Dry-Oven Dry )		WRD	Aggst
				33	Oven	Whole	6	10	33	1500	1500 kPa	(- - - - Ratio - - - -)		Whole	Stabl	(- - Ratio/Clay - -)
	Depth			kPa	Dry	Soil	kPa	kPa	kPa	kPa	Moist		Corrected	Soil	2-0.5mm	CEC7	1500 kPa
Layer	(cm)	Horz	Prep	(- - - g cm-3 - - -)			(- - - - - - - - - - - - pct of < 2mm - - - - - - - - - - - -)							cm3 cm-3	%
										3C2a1a		3D1	4E2a1a1a1		3F1a1a
10N03837	0-15	Ap	S							14.9		1.034			11	0.51	0.39
10N03838	15-36	Btk	S							15.6		1.034				0.39	0.33
10N03839	36-51	Btkyz	S							18.4		1.049	1.038			0.33	0.30
10N03840	0-30		S							15.3		1.035				0.45	0.35
10N03841	30-60		S							17.1		1.038	1.035			0.36	0.32
10N03842	60-90		S							19.5		1.034	1.033			0.35	0.35
10N03843	90-120		S							23.4		1.031	1.031			0.33	0.38
10N03844	120-150		S							18.1		1.028	1.027			0.34	0.40

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: S09ND007017

( Billings, North Dakota )

Print Date: Dec 8 2025 7:05AM

Sampled As	:	Moreau		Fine, smectitic, frigid Vertic Haplustoll
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  10N0791

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Carbon  &  Extractions				-1-	-2-	-3-	-4-	-5-	-6-	-7-	-8-	-9-	-10-	-11-	-12-	-13-	-14-	-15-	-16-	-17-	-18-	-19-
				(- - - - - Total - - - - -)			Est	OC	C/N	(- - - Dith-Cit Ext - - -)			(- - - - - - Ammonium Oxalate Extraction - - - - - -)						(- - - Na Pyro-Phosphate - - -)
	Depth			C	N	S	OC	(WB)	Ratio	Fe	Al	Mn	Al+½Fe	ODOE	Fe	Al	Si	Mn	C	Fe	Al	Mn
Layer	(cm)	Horz	Prep	(- - - - - - - - - - % of <2 mm - - - - - - - - - -)						(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - % of < 2mm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)								mg kg-1	(- - - - - - % of < 2mm - - - - -)
				4H2a	4H2a	4H2a
10N03837	0-15	Ap	S	1.91	0.17	0.02	1.1		7
10N03838	15-36	Btk	S	2.30	0.10	--	0.6		6
10N03839	36-51	Btkyz	S	1.06	0.06	1.58	0.2		3
10N03840	0-30		S	1.96	0.06	0.01	0.9		17
10N03841	30-60		S	1.51	0.01	0.50	0.4		46
10N03842	60-90		S	1.09	0.11	0.56	0.2		2
10N03843	90-120		S	0.73	0.08	0.24	0.2		2
10N03844	120-150		S	1.04	0.12	0.30	0.2		1

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CEC  &  Bases				-1-	-2-	-3-	-4-	-5-	-6-	-7-	-8-	-9-	-10-	-11-	-12-	-13-	-14-
				(- - - - - - NH4OAC Extractable Bases - - - - -)								CEC8	CEC7	ECEC		(- - - - Base - - - -)
								Sum	Acid-	Extr	KCl	Sum	NH4	Bases	Al	(- Saturation -)
	Depth			Ca	Mg	Na	K	Bases	ity	Al	Mn	Cats	OAC	+Al	Sat	Sum	NH4OAC
Layer	(cm)	Horz	Prep	(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - cmol(+) kg-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)							mg kg-1	(- - - - cmol(+) kg-1 - - -)			(- - - - - - - - % - - - - - - - -)
				4B1a1a	4B1a1a	4B1a1a	4B1a1a						4B1a1a
10N03837	0-15	Ap	S	51.7*	6.9	0.4	0.6	59.6					19.3				100
10N03838	15-36	Btk	S	48.5*	10.6	2.5	0.3	61.9					18.7				100
10N03839	36-51	Btkyz	S	102.5*	22.8	11.3	0.4	137.0					20.5				100
10N03840	0-30		S	75.8*	11.6	1.3	0.4	89.1					19.8				100
10N03841	30-60		S	84.2*	19.3	8.5	0.3	112.3					19.3				100
10N03842	60-90		S	76.1*	28.4	16.1	0.4	121.0					19.0				100
10N03843	90-120		S	45.4*	22.4	18.5	0.5	86.8					20.7				100
10N03844	120-150		S	71.7*	22.0	15.7	0.4	109.8					15.2				100

^*Extractable Ca may contain Ca from calcium carbonate or gypsum., CEC7 base saturation set to 100.

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: S09ND007017

( Billings, North Dakota )

Print Date: Dec 8 2025 7:05AM

Sampled As	:	Moreau		Fine, smectitic, frigid Vertic Haplustoll
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  10N0791

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Salt				-1-	-2-	-3-	-4-	-5-	-6-	-7-	-8-	-9-	-10-	-11-	-12-	-13-	-14-	-15-	-16-	-17-	-18-	-19-	-20-
				(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Water Extracted From Saturated Paste - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)																	1:2
																			Total	Elec	Elec	Exch
	Depth			Ca	Mg	Na	K	CO3	HCO3	F	Cl	PO4	Br	OAC	SO4	NO2	NO3	H2O	Salts	Cond	Cond	Na	SAR
Layer	(cm)	Horz	Prep	(- - - - - mmol(+) L-1 - - - - -)				(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - mmol(-) L-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)										(- - - - % - - - -)		(- - dS m-1 - -)		%
				4F2	4F2	4F2	4F2	4F2	4F2	4F2	4F2	4F2	4F2	4F2	4F2	4F2	4F2	4F2		4F2	4F1a1a1
10N03837	0-15	Ap	S	6.1	2.4	2.6	0.3	--	2.7	--	0.2	--	--	--	0.8	1.0	6.3	58.3	tr	1.25	0.46	1	1
10N03838	15-36	Btk	S	0.6	0.8	7.3	0.2	--	3.3	--	2.6	--	--	--	1.7	0.4	0.1	58.5	tr	0.93	0.44	11	9
10N03839	36-51	Btkyz	S	19.1	21.1	61.8	0.5	--	1.1	--	1.0	--	--	--	100.3	--	0.5	103.8	0.6	7.57	5.37	24	14
10N03840	0-30		S	1.0	0.8	4.3	0.2	--	3.4	--	0.2	--	--	--	0.9	0.9	0.3	57.9	tr	0.64	0.32	5	4
10N03841	30-60		S	19.8	18.7	46.9	0.3	--	1.4	--	1.0	--	--	--	85.5	--	0.3	91.1	0.5	6.63	3.99	22	11
10N03842	60-90		S	17.2	20.3	70.5	0.4	--	0.8	--	0.5	--	--	--	106.2	--	0.7	129.8	0.8	7.90	6.34	37	16
10N03843	90-120		S	8.9	13.9	63.4	0.4	--	0.7	--	0.3	--	--	--	85.5	--	0.6	177.2	0.9	6.34	6.57	35	19
10N03844	120-150		S	16.6	17.0	74.2	0.3	--	0.6	--	--	--	--	--	109.2	--	0.7	136.3	0.9	8.05	6.04	37	18

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pH  &  Carbonates				-1-	-2-	-3-	-4-	-5-	-6-	-7-	-8-	-9-	-10-	-11-
				(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - pH - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)						(- - Carbonate - -)		(- - Gypsum - - -)
					CaCl2					As CaCO3		As CaSO4*2H2O		Resist
	Depth				0.01M	H2O	Sat			<2mm	<20mm	<2mm	<20mm	ohms
Layer	(cm)	Horz	Prep	KCl	1:2	1:1	Paste	Oxid	NaF	(- - - - - - - - - - - - % - - - - - - - - - - -)				cm-1
					4C1a2a	4C1a2a	4F2			4E1a1a1a1		4E2a1a1a1
10N03837	0-15	Ap	S		7.8	8.1	7.8			7
10N03838	15-36	Btk	S		8.2	8.7	8.6			14
10N03839	36-51	Btkyz	S		8.2	8.5	8.0			7		5
10N03840	0-30		S		8.0	8.6	8.0			9
10N03841	30-60		S		8.1	8.4	7.9			9		1
10N03842	60-90		S		8.5	8.6	8.3			7		1
10N03843	90-120		S		8.7	8.7	8.4			5		--
10N03844	120-150		S		8.6	8.6	8.4			7		tr

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: S09ND007017

( Billings, North Dakota )

Print Date: Dec 8 2025 7:05AM

Sampled As	:	Moreau		Fine, smectitic, frigid Vertic Haplustoll
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  10N0791

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Phosphorous

-1-

-2-

-3-

-4-

-5-

-6-

-7-

-8-

-9-

-10-

-11-

-12-

(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Phosphorous - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)

KCl

Melanic

NZ

Acid

Anion Exch Resin

Bray

Bray

Olsen

H2O

Citric

Mehlich

Extr

Depth

Index

Oxal

Available

Capacity

1

2

Acid

III

NO3

Layer

(cm)

Horz

Prep

%

(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - mg kg-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)

4D6a1

10N03837

0-15

Ap

S

22.2

10N03838

15-36

Btk

S

0.6

10N03839

36-51

Btkyz

S

1.1

10N03840

0-30

S

1.4

10N03841

30-60

S

1.2

10N03842

60-90

S

2.0

10N03843

90-120

S

4.5

10N03844

120-150

S

3.0

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: S09ND007017

( Billings, North Dakota )

Print Date: Dec 8 2025 7:05AM

Sampled As	:	Moreau		Fine, smectitic, frigid Vertic Haplustoll
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  10N0791

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Clay Mineralogy (<.002 mm)

-1-

-2-

-3-

-4-

-5-

-6-

-7-

-8-

-9-

-10-

-11-

-12-

-13-

-14-

-15-

-16-

-17-

-18-

X-Ray

Thermal

Elemental

EGME

Inter

SiO2

Al2O3

Fe2O3

MgO

CaO

K2O

Na2O

Retn

preta

Depth

Fract

7A1a1

7A2a

tion

Layer

(cm)

Horz

ion

( - - - - - - - - - peak size - - - - - - - - - - )

(- - - - - - - - - % - - - - - - - - - -)

(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - % - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)

mg g-1

10N03838

15.0-36.0

Btk

tcly

KK 3

MI 3

MT 3

VR 2

QZ 1

KK 28

CMIX

10N03839

36.0-51.0

Btkyz

tcly

MI 3

KK 3

MT 3

VR 2

QZ 2

CMIX

FRACTION INTERPRETATION:
tcly - Total Clay <0.002 mm

MINERAL INTERPRETATION:
KK Kaolinite	MI Mica	MT Montmorillonite	QZ Quartz	VR Vermiculite

RELATIVE PEAK SIZE:

5 Very Large

4 Large

3 Medium

2 Small

1 Very Small

6 No Peaks

INTERPRETATION (BY HORIZON):
CMIX - Mixed Clay