| *** Primary Characterization Data *** |
| Pedon ID: S2014ND071003 | ( Ramsey, North Dakota ) | Print Date: Dec 8 2025 12:46PM |
| Sampled as on Jan 6, 2020: | Souris ; Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Oxyaquic Hapludolls |
| Revised to : |
| United States Department of Agriculture | ||||
| SSL | - | Project | I2015USND052 Barnes series MLRA 55A Leeds Lobe | Natural Resources Conservation Service |
| - | Site ID | S2014ND071003 Lat: 48° 27' 33.27" north Long: 98° 37' 30.23" west MLRA: 55A | National Soil Survey Center | |
| - | Pedon No. | 15N0533 | Kellogg Soil Survey Laboratory | |
| - | General Methods 1B1A, 2A1, 2B | Lincoln, Nebraska 68508-3866 | ||
| Layer | Horizon | Orig Hzn | Depth (cm) | Field Label 1 | Field Label 2 | Field Label 3 | Field Texture | Lab Texture |
| 15N02846 | Bk2&Bk3 | Bk2&Bk3 | 79-114 | S2014ND071003-1 | CL | L | ||
| 15N02847 | BCk | BCk | 114-140 | S2014ND071003-2 | CL | L | ||
| 15N02848 | C1 | C1 | 140-183 | S2014ND071003-3 | L | L | ||
| Pedon Calculations | |||
| Calculation Name | Result | Units of Measure | |
| Weighted Particles, 0.1-75mm, 75 mm Base | first horizon has bad depths or the control section is not contained in the first horizon | % wt | |
| Volume, >2mm, Weighted Average | first horizon depths 79>114 or first horizon > control section depth 79>25 | % vol | |
| Clay, total, Weighted Average | first horizon has bad depths or the control section is not contained in the first horizon | % wt | |
| Clay, carbonate free, Weighted Average | first horizon has bad depths or the control section is not contained in the first horizon | % wt | |
| CEC Activity, CEC7/Clay, Weighted Average, CECd, Set 4 | first horizon has bad depths or the control section is not contained in the first horizon | (NA) | |
| Weighted averages based on control section: 25-100 cm | |||
| 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 | |||||||||||||
| 15N02846 | 79-114 | Bk2&Bk3 | S | l | 26.8 | 36.8 | 36.4 | 7.5 | 5.6 | 23.6 | 13.2 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 9.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 12 |
| 15N02847 | 114-140 | BCk | S | l | 24.7 | 38.7 | 36.6 | 7.8 | 2.8 | 24.3 | 14.4 | 9.2 | 11.1 | 9.2 | 4.6 | 2.5 | 3 | 5 | -- | 33 | 8 |
| 15N02848 | 140-183 | C1 | S | l | 23.6 | 36.7 | 39.7 | 9.5 | 1.1 | 23.4 | 13.3 | 10.1 | 12.3 | 9.0 | 6.1 | 2.2 | 4 | 5 | tr | 36 | 9 |
| *** Primary Characterization Data *** |
| Pedon ID: S2014ND071003 | ( Ramsey, North Dakota ) | Print Date: Dec 8 2025 12:46PM |
| Sampled As | : | Souris | Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Oxyaquic Hapludolls | ||
| USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory | ; | Pedon No. 15N0533 | |||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15N02846 | 79-114 | Bk2&Bk3 | S | 13.5 | 1.028 | 0.47 | 0.50 | ||||||||||
| 15N02847 | 114-140 | BCk | S | 12.5 | 1.027 | 0.51 | 0.51 | ||||||||||
| 15N02848 | 140-183 | C1 | S | 11.9 | 1.027 | 0.55 | 0.50 | ||||||||||
| 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 | 4G1 | 4G1 | 4G1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15N02846 | 79-114 | Bk2&Bk3 | S | 3.12 | 0.04 | 0.08 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.5 | tr | tr | |||||||||||
| 15N02847 | 114-140 | BCk | S | 2.65 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 0.1 | 10 | 0.6 | tr | 0.1 | |||||||||||
| 15N02848 | 140-183 | C1 | S | 2.29 | 0.02 | 0.04 | -- | 0.7 | tr | 0.1 | ||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||
| 15N02846 | 79-114 | Bk2&Bk3 | S | 58.3* | 18.6 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 81.6 | 12.7 | 100 | |||||||
| 15N02847 | 114-140 | BCk | S | 51.2* | 19.4 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 76.5 | 12.6 | 100 | |||||||
| 15N02848 | 140-183 | C1 | S | 39.2* | 17.0 | 5.2 | 0.3 | 61.7 | 12.9 | 100 | |||||||
| *** Primary Characterization Data *** |
| Pedon ID: S2014ND071003 | ( Ramsey, North Dakota ) | Print Date: Dec 8 2025 12:46PM |
| Sampled As | : | Souris | Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Oxyaquic Hapludolls | ||
| USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory | ; | Pedon No. 15N0533 | |||
| 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 | |||||||
| 15N02846 | 79-114 | Bk2&Bk3 | S | 23.2 | 54.6 | 40.0 | 0.3 | -- | 1.4 | -- | 29.2 | -- | -- | -- | 90.9 | -- | 0.4 | 54.7 | 0.4 | 8.38 | 2.90 | 18 | 6 |
| 15N02847 | 114-140 | BCk | S | 18.0 | 50.2 | 41.4 | 0.3 | -- | 2.0 | -- | 27.6 | -- | -- | -- | 82.6 | -- | 0.4 | 61.9 | 0.4 | 8.37 | 2.82 | 24 | 7 |
| 15N02848 | 140-183 | C1 | S | 15.1 | 55.4 | 44.0 | 0.3 | -- | 1.4 | -- | 37.9 | -- | 0.2 | -- | 79.1 | -- | 0.5 | 60.8 | 0.4 | 9.04 | 2.29 | 20 | 7 |
| 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 | ||||||||||
| 15N02846 | 79-114 | Bk2&Bk3 | S | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 25 | -- | ||||||
| 15N02847 | 114-140 | BCk | S | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 21 | -- | ||||||
| 15N02848 | 140-183 | C1 | S | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 19 | -- | ||||||
| Trace Elements Tier 1 | -1- | -2- | -3- | -4- | -5- | -6- | -7- | -8- | -9- | -10- | -11- | -12- | |||
| Depth | Ag | As | Ba | Be | Cd | Co | Cr | Cu | Mn | Mo | Hg | ||||
| Layer | (cm) | Horz | Prep | mg/kg | mg/kg | mg/kg | mg/kg | mg/kg | mg/kg | mg/kg | mg/kg | mg/kg | mg/kg | ug/kg | |
| 4H1a | 4H1a | 4H1a | 4H1a | 4H1a | 4H1a | 4H1a | 4H1a | 4H1a | 4H1a | 4H1a | |||||
| 15N02846 | 79-114 | Bk2&Bk3 | HM | 0.06 | 7.68 | 199.96 | 0.67 | 0.33 | 6.48 | 27.50 | 14.95 | 654.25 | 1.69 | 44 | |
| 15N02847 | 114-140 | BCk | HM | 0.06 | 7.24 | 200.35 | 0.73 | 0.33 | 6.67 | 27.65 | 14.60 | 614.32 | 2.05 | 43 | |
| 15N02848 | 140-183 | C1 | HM | 0.07 | 7.09 | 210.26 | 0.74 | 0.31 | 6.71 | 28.53 | 14.59 | 658.11 | 2.60 | 56 | |
| *** Primary Characterization Data *** |
| Pedon ID: S2014ND071003 | ( Ramsey, North Dakota ) | Print Date: Dec 8 2025 12:46PM |
| Sampled As | : | Souris | Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Oxyaquic Hapludolls | ||
| USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory | ; | Pedon No. 15N0533 | |||
| Trace Elements Tier 2 | -1- | -2- | -3- | -4- | -5- | -6- | -7- | -8- | -9- | -10- | -11- | |||
| Depth | Ni | P | Pb | Sb | Se | Sn | Sr | Tl | V | W | Zn | |||
| Layer | (cm) | Horz | Prep | mg/kg | mg/kg | mg/kg | mg/kg | ug/kg | mg/kg | mg/kg | mg/kg | mg/kg | mg/kg | mg/kg |
| 4H1a | 4H1a | 4H1a | 4H1a | 4H1a | 4H1a | 4H1a | 4H1a | 4H1a | 4H1a | |||||
| 15N02846 | 79-114 | Bk2&Bk3 | HM | 19.65 | 464.12 | 7.59 | 0.58 | 437.19 | 0.67 | 126.40 | 80.20 | 0.02 | 43.94 | |
| 15N02847 | 114-140 | BCk | HM | 19.57 | 491.36 | 8.03 | 0.50 | 403.62 | 0.68 | 94.05 | 85.51 | 0.03 | 47.42 | |
| 15N02848 | 140-183 | C1 | HM | 19.61 | 464.10 | 8.17 | 0.48 | 909.93 | 0.70 | 76.90 | 88.69 | 0.01 | 48.55 | |
| Major Elements | -1- | -2- | -3- | -4- | -5- | -6- | -7- | -8- | -9- | -10- | -11- | -12- | |||
| Depth | Al | Ca | Fe | K | Mg | Mn | Na | P | Si | Sr | Ti | Zr | |||
| Layer | (cm) | Horz | Prep | mg/kg | mg/kg | mg/kg | mg/kg | mg/kg | mg/kg | mg/kg | mg/kg | mg/kg | mg/kg | mg/kg | mg/kg |
| 4H1b | 4H1b | 4H1b | 4H1b | 4H1b | 4H1b | 4H1b | 4H1b | 4H1b | 4H1b | 4H1b | 4H1b | ||||
| 15N02846 | 79-114 | Bk2&Bk3 | HM | 41237 | 72118 | 17633 | 12998 | 22134 | 780 | 8432 | 550 | 241373 | 198 | 1882 | 76 |
| 15N02847 | 114-140 | BCk | HM | 41472 | 63789 | 18947 | 13514 | 22434 | 733 | 9069 | 484 | 265256 | 180 | 2047 | 81 |
| 15N02848 | 140-183 | C1 | HM | 41845 | 55654 | 19109 | 13706 | 21009 | 784 | 8988 | 489 | 269791 | 163 | 2021 | 81 |
| *** Primary Characterization Data *** |
| Pedon ID: S2014ND071003 | ( Ramsey, North Dakota ) | Print Date: Dec 8 2025 12:46PM |
| Sampled As | : | Souris | Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Oxyaquic Hapludolls | ||
| USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory | ; | Pedon No. 15N0533 | |||
| 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 | 7A1b1 | tion | ||||||||||||||||||
| Layer | (cm) | Horz | ion | ( - - - - - - - - - peak size - - - - - - - - - - ) | (- - - - - - - - - % - - - - - - - - - -) | (- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - % - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -) | mg g-1 | ||||||||||||||
| 15N02846 | 79.0-114.0 | Bk2&Bk3 | tcly | MT 3 | KK 1 | MI 1 | CA 1 | SMEC | |||||||||||||
| 15N02847 | 114.0-140.0 | BCk | tcly | MT 3 | KK 2 | VR 2 | MI 2 | FK 1 | SMEC | ||||||||||||
| FP 1 | CA 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 15N02848 | 140.0-183.0 | C1 | tcly | MT 3 | VR 2 | KK 2 | MI 2 | CA 1 | SMEC | ||||||||||||
| FRACTION INTERPRETATION: | ||||
| tcly - Total Clay <0.002 mm | ||||
| MINERAL INTERPRETATION: | ||||
| CA Calcite | FK Potassium Feldspar | FP Plagioclase Feldspar | KK Kaolinite | MI Mica |
| MT Montmorillonite | VR Vermiculite | |||
| RELATIVE PEAK SIZE: | 5 Very Large | 4 Large | 3 Medium | 2 Small | 1 Very Small | 6 No Peaks |
| INTERPRETATION (BY HORIZON): | ||||
| SMEC - Smectitic | ||||
| *** Primary Characterization Data *** |
| Pedon ID: S2014ND071003 | ( Ramsey, North Dakota ) | Print Date: Dec 8 2025 12:46PM |
| Sampled As | : | Souris | Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Oxyaquic Hapludolls | ||
| USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory | ; | Pedon No. 15N0533 | |||
| Sand - Silt Mineralogy (2.0-0.002 mm) | -1- | -2- | -3- | -4- | -5- | -6- | -7- | -8- | -9- | -10- | -11- | -12- | -13- | -14- | -15- | -16- | -17- | -18- | |||
| X-Ray | Thermal | Optical | EGME | Inter | |||||||||||||||||
| Tot Re | Grain Count | Retn | preta | ||||||||||||||||||
| Depth | Fract | 7B1a2 | tion | ||||||||||||||||||
| Layer | (cm) | Horz | ion | ( - - - - - - - - peak size - - - - - - - - - ) | (- - - - - - - - % - - - - - - - - - -) | (- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - % - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -) | mg g-1 | ||||||||||||||
| 15N02846 | 79.0-114.0 | Bk2&Bk3 | csi | 41 | QZ 39 | CA 27 | FK 11 | GS 6 | HN 5 | BT 3 | SMIX | ||||||||||
| CB 2 | MS 2 | PR 2 | GC 1 | PO 1 | CD 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| BY tr | GN tr | FE tr | FP tr | OP tr | SS tr | ||||||||||||||||
| 15N02847 | 114.0-140.0 | BCk | csi | 44 | QZ 41 | CA 30 | FK 10 | MS 4 | HN 4 | GS 3 | SMIX | ||||||||||
| PR 2 | BT 2 | CB 1 | FE 1 | CD 1 | GN 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| GC tr | BY tr | ZR tr | PO tr | OP tr | |||||||||||||||||
| 15N02848 | 140.0-183.0 | C1 | csi | 43 | QZ 41 | CA 28 | FK 10 | GS 5 | HN 4 | MS 3 | SMIX | ||||||||||
| BT 3 | PR 2 | CB 1 | GC 1 | CD 1 | OP 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| PO tr | SS tr | ZR tr | GN tr | FE tr | BY tr | ||||||||||||||||
| FRACTION INTERPRETATION: | ||||
| csi - Coarse Silt 0.02-0.05 mm | ||||
| MINERAL INTERPRETATION: | ||||
| BT Biotite | BY Beryl | CA Calcite | CB Carbonate Aggregates | CD Chert (Chalcedony |
| FE Iron Oxides (Goethite | FK Potassium Feldspar | FP Plagioclase Feldspar | GC Glass Coated Grain | GN Garnet |
| GS Glass | HN Hornblende | MS Muscovite | OP Opaques | PO Plant Opal |
| PR Pyroxene | QZ Quartz | SS Sponge Spicule | ZR Zircon | |
| *** Primary Characterization Data *** |
| Pedon ID: S2014ND071003 | ( Ramsey, North Dakota ) | Print Date: Dec 8 2025 12:46PM |
| Sampled As | : | Souris | Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Oxyaquic Hapludolls | ||
| USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory | ; | Pedon No. 15N0533 | |||
| INTERPRETATION (BY HORIZON): | ||||
| SMIX - Mixed Sand | ||||