Custom Soil Resource Report for Ramsey County, North Dakota

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1 United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service A product of the National Cooperative Soil Survey, a joint effort of the United States Department of Agriculture and other Federal agencies, State agencies including the Agricultural Experiment Stations, and local participants Custom Soil Resource Report for Ramsey County, North Dakota Danielson Farm July 14, 2009

2 Preface Soil surveys contain information that affects land use planning in survey areas. They highlight soil limitations that affect various land uses and provide information about the properties of the soils in the survey areas. Soil surveys are designed for many different users, including farmers, ranchers, foresters, agronomists, urban planners, community officials, engineers, developers, builders, and home buyers. Also, conservationists, teachers, students, and specialists in recreation, waste disposal, and pollution control can use the surveys to help them understand, protect, or enhance the environment. Various land use regulations of Federal, State, and local governments may impose special restrictions on land use or land treatment. Soil surveys identify soil properties that are used in making various land use or land treatment decisions. The information is intended to help the land users identify and reduce the effects of soil limitations on various land uses. The landowner or user is responsible for identifying and complying with existing laws and regulations. Although soil survey information can be used for general farm, local, and wider area planning, onsite investigation is needed to supplement this information in some cases. Examples include soil quality assessments ( and certain conservation and engineering applications. For more detailed information, contact your local USDA Service Center ( agency=nrcs) or your NRCS State Soil Scientist ( state_offices/). Great differences in soil properties can occur within short distances. Some soils are seasonally wet or subject to flooding. Some are too unstable to be used as a foundation for buildings or roads. Clayey or wet soils are poorly suited to use as septic tank absorption fields. A high water table makes a soil poorly suited to basements or underground installations. The National Cooperative Soil Survey is a joint effort of the United States Department of Agriculture and other Federal agencies, State agencies including the Agricultural Experiment Stations, and local agencies. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has leadership for the Federal part of the National Cooperative Soil Survey. Information about soils is updated periodically. Updated information is available through the NRCS Soil Data Mart Web site or the NRCS Web Soil Survey. The Soil Data Mart is the data storage site for the official soil survey information. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or a part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means 2

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4 Contents Preface...2 Soil Map...5 Soil Map...6 Legend...7 Map Unit Legend...8 Map Unit Descriptions...8 Ramsey County, North Dakota...10 F2A Tonka silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes...10 F3A Parnell silty clay loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes...11 F12A Vallers saline-parnell complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes...13 F119A Vallers-Hamerly loams, saline, 0 to 3 percent slopes...16 F122B Barnes-Cresbard loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes...19 F135A Hamerly-Cresbard loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes...22 F143C Barnes-Buse-Langhei loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes...24 F144B Barnes-Buse loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes...28 F167B Balaton-Wyard loams, 0 to 6 percent slopes...31 F256A Divide loam, shaly, loamy substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes...33 F308A Brantford loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes...35 Soil Information for All Uses...38 Suitabilities and Limitations for Use...38 Vegetative Productivity...38 Crop Productivity Index (CPI for Danielson)

5 Soil Map The soil map section includes the soil map for the defined area of interest, a list of soil map units on the map and extent of each map unit, and cartographic symbols displayed on the map. Also presented are various metadata about data used to produce the map, and a description of each soil map unit. 5

6 F12A 103rd Ave 48 31' 27'' 48 30' 44'' ' 22'' 98 26' 22'' F3A F3A F135A F119A F3A F256A F12A F119A F256A F167B F119A Map Scale: 1:6,360 if printed on A size (8.5" x 11") sheet. F122B Meters Custom Soil Resource Report Soil Map , Feet F135A F167B F143C F12A F144B F119A F122B F2A F12A F308A ' 34'' 98 25' 34'' ' 27'' 48 30' 44''

7 MAP LEGEND MAP INFORMATION Area of Interest (AOI) Area of Interest (AOI) Soils Soil Map Units Special Point Features Blowout Borrow Pit Clay Spot Closed Depression Gravel Pit Gravelly Spot Landfill Lava Flow Marsh or swamp Mine or Quarry Miscellaneous Water Perennial Water Rock Outcrop Saline Spot Sandy Spot Severely Eroded Spot Sinkhole Slide or Slip Sodic Spot Spoil Area Stony Spot Very Stony Spot Wet Spot Other Special Line Features Gully Short Steep Slope Other Political Features Cities Water Features Oceans Streams and Canals Transportation Rails Interstate Highways US Routes Major Roads Local Roads Map Scale: 1:6,360 if printed on A size (8.5" 11") sheet. The soil surveys that comprise your AOI were mapped at 1:12,000. Please rely on the bar scale on each map sheet for accurate map measurements. Source of Map: Natural Resources Conservation Service Web Soil Survey URL: Coordinate System: UTM Zone 14N NAD83 This product is generated from the USDA-NRCS certified data as of the version date(s) listed below. Soil Survey Area: Ramsey County, North Dakota Survey Area Data: Version 15, Jul 29, 2008 Date(s) aerial images were photographed: 7/19/2005 The orthophoto or other base map on which the soil lines were compiled and digitized probably differs from the background imagery displayed on these maps. As a result, some minor shifting of map unit boundaries may be evident.

8 Map Unit Legend Ramsey County, North Dakota (ND071) Map Unit Symbol Map Unit Name Acres in AOI Percent of AOI F2A Tonka silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes % F3A Parnell silty clay loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes % F12A F119A Vallers saline-parnell complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes Vallers-Hamerly loams, saline, 0 to 3 percent slopes % % F122B Barnes-Cresbard loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes % F135A Hamerly-Cresbard loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes % F143C Barnes-Buse-Langhei loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes % F144B Barnes-Buse loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes % F167B Balaton-Wyard loams, 0 to 6 percent slopes % F256A Divide loam, shaly, loamy substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes % F308A Brantford loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes % Totals for Area of Interest % Map Unit Descriptions The map units delineated on the detailed soil maps in a soil survey represent the soils or miscellaneous areas in the survey area. The map unit descriptions, along with the maps, can be used to determine the composition and properties of a unit. A map unit delineation on a soil map represents an area dominated by one or more major kinds of soil or miscellaneous areas. A map unit is identified and named according to the taxonomic classification of the dominant soils. Within a taxonomic class there are precisely defined limits for the properties of the soils. On the landscape, however, the soils are natural phenomena, and they have the characteristic variability of all natural phenomena. Thus, the range of some observed properties may extend beyond the limits defined for a taxonomic class. Areas of soils of a single taxonomic class rarely, if ever, can be mapped without including areas of other taxonomic classes. Consequently, every map unit is made up of the soils or miscellaneous areas for which it is named and some minor components that belong to taxonomic classes other than those of the major soils. Most minor soils have properties similar to those of the dominant soil or soils in the map unit, and thus they do not affect use and management. These are called noncontrasting, or similar, components. They may or may not be mentioned in a particular map unit description. Other minor components, however, have properties and behavioral characteristics divergent enough to affect use or to require different management. These are called contrasting, or dissimilar, components. They generally are in small areas and could not be mapped separately because of the scale used. Some small areas of strongly contrasting soils or miscellaneous areas are identified 8

9 by a special symbol on the maps. If included in the database for a given area, the contrasting minor components are identified in the map unit descriptions along with some characteristics of each. A few areas of minor components may not have been observed, and consequently they are not mentioned in the descriptions, especially where the pattern was so complex that it was impractical to make enough observations to identify all the soils and miscellaneous areas on the landscape. The presence of minor components in a map unit in no way diminishes the usefulness or accuracy of the data. The objective of mapping is not to delineate pure taxonomic classes but rather to separate the landscape into landforms or landform segments that have similar use and management requirements. The delineation of such segments on the map provides sufficient information for the development of resource plans. If intensive use of small areas is planned, however, onsite investigation is needed to define and locate the soils and miscellaneous areas. An identifying symbol precedes the map unit name in the map unit descriptions. Each description includes general facts about the unit and gives important soil properties and qualities. Soils that have profiles that are almost alike make up a soil series. Except for differences in texture of the surface layer, all the soils of a series have major horizons that are similar in composition, thickness, and arrangement. Soils of one series can differ in texture of the surface layer, slope, stoniness, salinity, degree of erosion, and other characteristics that affect their use. On the basis of such differences, a soil series is divided into soil phases. Most of the areas shown on the detailed soil maps are phases of soil series. The name of a soil phase commonly indicates a feature that affects use or management. For example, Alpha silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, is a phase of the Alpha series. Some map units are made up of two or more major soils or miscellaneous areas. These map units are complexes, associations, or undifferentiated groups. A complex consists of two or more soils or miscellaneous areas in such an intricate pattern or in such small areas that they cannot be shown separately on the maps. The pattern and proportion of the soils or miscellaneous areas are somewhat similar in all areas. Alpha-Beta complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes, is an example. An association is made up of two or more geographically associated soils or miscellaneous areas that are shown as one unit on the maps. Because of present or anticipated uses of the map units in the survey area, it was not considered practical or necessary to map the soils or miscellaneous areas separately. The pattern and relative proportion of the soils or miscellaneous areas are somewhat similar. Alpha- Beta association, 0 to 2 percent slopes, is an example. An undifferentiated group is made up of two or more soils or miscellaneous areas that could be mapped individually but are mapped as one unit because similar interpretations can be made for use and management. The pattern and proportion of the soils or miscellaneous areas in a mapped area are not uniform. An area can be made up of only one of the major soils or miscellaneous areas, or it can be made up of all of them. Alpha and Beta soils, 0 to 2 percent slopes, is an example. Some surveys include miscellaneous areas. Such areas have little or no soil material and support little or no vegetation. Rock outcrop is an example. 9

10 Ramsey County, North Dakota F2A Tonka silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes Map Unit Setting Elevation: 1,200 to 2,490 feet Mean annual precipitation: 15 to 19 inches Mean annual air temperature: 37 to 39 degrees F Frost-free period: 110 to 120 days Map Unit Composition Tonka and similar soils: 73 percent Minor components: 27 percent Description of Tonka Setting Parent material: Alluvium over till Properties and qualities Slope: 0 to 1 percent Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches Drainage class: Poorly drained Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately low (0.01 to 0.14 in/hr) Depth to water table: About 0 to 18 inches Frequency of flooding: None Frequency of ponding: Frequent Calcium carbonate, maximum content: 10 percent Gypsum, maximum content: 2 percent Maximum salinity: Nonsaline to very slightly saline (0.0 to 4.0 mmhos/cm) Sodium adsorption ratio, maximum: 2.0 Available water capacity: High (about 10.4 inches) Interpretive groups Land capability (nonirrigated): 2w Typical profile 0 to 13 inches: Silt loam 13 to 19 inches: Loam 19 to 34 inches: Silty clay loam 34 to 50 inches: Clay loam 50 to 60 inches: Clay loam Minor Components Parnell Percent of map unit: 9 percent 10

11 Ecological site: Wet Land (R055AY054ND) Other vegetative classification: Not suited (G055AY000ND) Wyard Percent of map unit: 6 percent Landform: Swales Ecological site: Subirrigated (R055AY048ND) Other vegetative classification: Subirrigated (G055AY700ND) Vallers Percent of map unit: 4 percent, flats, linear, linear Manfred Ecological site: Saline Lowland (R055AY042ND) Other vegetative classification: Not suited (G055AY000ND) Hamerly Landform: Flats Ecological site: Limy Subirrigated (R055AY040ND) Other vegetative classification: Subirrigated (G055AY700ND) Cavour Percent of map unit: 2 percent Ecological site: Claypan (R055AY039ND) Other vegetative classification: Claypan (G055AY800ND) F3A Parnell silty clay loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes Map Unit Setting Elevation: 1,200 to 2,490 feet Mean annual precipitation: 15 to 19 inches Mean annual air temperature: 37 to 39 degrees F Frost-free period: 110 to 120 days 11

12 Map Unit Composition Parnell and similar soils: 64 percent Minor components: 36 percent Description of Parnell Setting Parent material: Alluvium Properties and qualities Slope: 0 to 1 percent Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches Drainage class: Very poorly drained Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately low (0.01 to 0.14 in/hr) Depth to water table: About 0 to 12 inches Frequency of flooding: None Frequency of ponding: Frequent Calcium carbonate, maximum content: 3 percent Gypsum, maximum content: 2 percent Maximum salinity: Nonsaline (0.0 to 2.0 mmhos/cm) Available water capacity: High (about 10.6 inches) Interpretive groups Land capability (nonirrigated): 3w Ecological site: Wet Land (R055AY054ND) Other vegetative classification: Not suited (G055AY000ND) Typical profile 0 to 15 inches: Silty clay loam 15 to 22 inches: Silt loam 22 to 32 inches: Silty clay loam 32 to 55 inches: Silty clay 55 to 60 inches: Silty clay Minor Components Vallers Percent of map unit: 10 percent, flats, linear, linear Southam Percent of map unit: 6 percent Other vegetative classification: Not suited (G055AY000ND) Tonka Percent of map unit: 5 percent 12

13 Minnewaukan Percent of map unit: 4 percent Landform: Beaches Ferney Landform: Flats Ecological site: Thin Claypan (R055AY050ND) Other vegetative classification: Not suited (G055AY000ND) Hamerly Landform: Flats Ecological site: Limy Subirrigated (R055AY040ND) Other vegetative classification: Subirrigated (G055AY700ND) Vallers, moderately saline, flats, linear, linear Ecological site: Saline Lowland (R055AY042ND) Other vegetative classification: Saline (G055AY895ND) Vallers, slightly saline Percent of map unit: 2 percent, flats, linear, linear F12A Vallers saline-parnell complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes Map Unit Setting Elevation: 1,200 to 2,490 feet Mean annual precipitation: 15 to 19 inches 13

14 Mean annual air temperature: 37 to 39 degrees F Frost-free period: 110 to 120 days Map Unit Composition Vallers, moderately saline, and similar soils: 30 percent Parnell and similar soils: 27 percent Minor components: 43 percent Description of Vallers, Moderately Saline Setting, flats, linear, linear Parent material: Fine-loamy till Properties and qualities Slope: 0 to 1 percent Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches Drainage class: Poorly drained Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately low to very high (0.14 to in/hr) Depth to water table: About 0 to 18 inches Frequency of flooding: None Frequency of ponding: Rare Calcium carbonate, maximum content: 45 percent Gypsum, maximum content: 5 percent Maximum salinity: Slightly saline to moderately saline (8.0 to 16.0 mmhos/cm) Sodium adsorption ratio, maximum: 5.0 Available water capacity: Low (about 5.6 inches) Interpretive groups Land capability (nonirrigated): 3s Ecological site: Saline Lowland (R055AY042ND) Other vegetative classification: Saline (G055AY895ND) Typical profile 0 to 9 inches: Loam 9 to 20 inches: Loam 20 to 60 inches: Loam Description of Parnell Setting Parent material: Alluvium Properties and qualities Slope: 0 to 1 percent Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches Drainage class: Very poorly drained Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately low (0.01 to 0.14 in/hr) Depth to water table: About 0 to 12 inches Frequency of flooding: None 14

15 Frequency of ponding: Frequent Calcium carbonate, maximum content: 3 percent Gypsum, maximum content: 2 percent Maximum salinity: Nonsaline (0.0 to 2.0 mmhos/cm) Available water capacity: High (about 10.6 inches) Interpretive groups Land capability (nonirrigated): 3w Ecological site: Wet Land (R055AY054ND) Other vegetative classification: Not suited (G055AY000ND) Typical profile 0 to 15 inches: Silty clay loam 15 to 22 inches: Silt loam 22 to 32 inches: Silty clay loam 32 to 55 inches: Silty clay 55 to 60 inches: Silty clay Minor Components Vallers Percent of map unit: 15 percent, flats, linear, linear Tonka Percent of map unit: 7 percent Manfred Percent of map unit: 5 percent Ecological site: Saline Lowland (R055AY042ND) Other vegetative classification: Not suited (G055AY000ND) Easby Landform: Flats, depressions, concave, concave Ecological site: Saline Lowland (R055AY042ND) Other vegetative classification: Not suited (G055AY000ND) Southam Other vegetative classification: Not suited (G055AY000ND) 15

16 Wyard Landform: Swales Ecological site: Subirrigated (R055AY048ND) Other vegetative classification: Subirrigated (G055AY700ND) Hamerly, moderately saline Landform: Flats Ecological site: Saline Lowland (R055AY042ND) Other vegetative classification: Saline (G055AY895ND) Hamerly, slightly saline Landform: Flats Ecological site: Limy Subirrigated (R055AY040ND) Other vegetative classification: Subirrigated (G055AY700ND) Minnewaukan Percent of map unit: 1 percent Landform: Beaches F119A Vallers-Hamerly loams, saline, 0 to 3 percent slopes Map Unit Setting Elevation: 1,200 to 2,490 feet Mean annual precipitation: 15 to 19 inches Mean annual air temperature: 37 to 39 degrees F Frost-free period: 110 to 120 days Map Unit Composition Vallers, moderately saline, and similar soils: 38 percent Hamerly, moderately saline, and similar soils: 30 percent Minor components: 32 percent Description of Vallers, Moderately Saline Setting, flats 16

17 , linear, linear Parent material: Fine-loamy till Properties and qualities Slope: 0 to 1 percent Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches Drainage class: Poorly drained Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately low to very high (0.14 to in/hr) Depth to water table: About 0 to 18 inches Frequency of flooding: None Frequency of ponding: Rare Calcium carbonate, maximum content: 45 percent Gypsum, maximum content: 5 percent Maximum salinity: Slightly saline to moderately saline (8.0 to 16.0 mmhos/cm) Sodium adsorption ratio, maximum: 5.0 Available water capacity: Low (about 5.6 inches) Interpretive groups Land capability (nonirrigated): 3s Ecological site: Saline Lowland (R055AY042ND) Other vegetative classification: Saline (G055AY895ND) Typical profile 0 to 9 inches: Loam 9 to 20 inches: Loam 20 to 60 inches: Loam Description of Hamerly, Moderately Saline Setting Landform: Flats Properties and qualities Slope: 0 to 3 percent Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches Drainage class: Somewhat poorly drained Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately low to very high (0.14 to in/hr) Depth to water table: About 18 to 42 inches Frequency of flooding: None Frequency of ponding: None Calcium carbonate, maximum content: 45 percent Gypsum, maximum content: 5 percent Maximum salinity: Slightly saline to moderately saline (8.0 to 16.0 mmhos/cm) Sodium adsorption ratio, maximum: 2.0 Available water capacity: Low (about 5.3 inches) Interpretive groups Land capability (nonirrigated): 3s Ecological site: Saline Lowland (R055AY042ND) Other vegetative classification: Saline (G055AY895ND) Typical profile 0 to 8 inches: Loam 17

18 8 to 35 inches: Loam 35 to 60 inches: Loam Minor Components Cresbard Percent of map unit: 6 percent Ecological site: Clayey (R055AY038ND) Other vegetative classification: Clayey Subsoil (G055AY210ND) Vallers Percent of map unit: 5 percent, flats, linear, linear Hamerly Percent of map unit: 4 percent Landform: Flats Ecological site: Limy Subirrigated (R055AY040ND) Other vegetative classification: Subirrigated (G055AY700ND) Svea Percent of map unit: 4 percent Ecological site: Loamy (R055AY047ND) Other vegetative classification: Loam (G055AY100ND) Tonka Hamerly, slightly saline Landform: Flats Ecological site: Limy Subirrigated (R055AY040ND) Other vegetative classification: Subirrigated (G055AY700ND) Vallers, slightly saline, flats, linear, linear 18

19 Easby Percent of map unit: 2 percent Landform: Flats, depressions, concave, concave Ecological site: Saline Lowland (R055AY042ND) Other vegetative classification: Not suited (G055AY000ND) Parnell Percent of map unit: 2 percent Ecological site: Wet Land (R055AY054ND) Other vegetative classification: Not suited (G055AY000ND) F122B Barnes-Cresbard loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes Map Unit Setting Elevation: 1,200 to 2,490 feet Mean annual precipitation: 15 to 19 inches Mean annual air temperature: 37 to 39 degrees F Frost-free period: 110 to 120 days Map Unit Composition Barnes and similar soils: 42 percent Cresbard and similar soils: 39 percent Minor components: 19 percent Description of Barnes Setting Landform position (two-dimensional): Backslope Parent material: Fine-loamy till Properties and qualities Slope: 3 to 6 percent Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches Drainage class: Well drained Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately low to very high (0.14 to in/hr) Depth to water table: About 48 to 72 inches Frequency of flooding: None Frequency of ponding: None 19

20 Calcium carbonate, maximum content: 30 percent Gypsum, maximum content: 1 percent Maximum salinity: Nonsaline to very slightly saline (0.0 to 4.0 mmhos/cm) Available water capacity: High (about 10.5 inches) Interpretive groups Land capability (nonirrigated): 2e Ecological site: Loamy (R055AY047ND) Other vegetative classification: Loam (G055AY100ND) Typical profile 0 to 7 inches: Loam 7 to 19 inches: Loam 19 to 37 inches: Loam 37 to 60 inches: Loam Description of Cresbard Setting Landform position (two-dimensional): Backslope Parent material: Fine-loamy till Properties and qualities Slope: 3 to 6 percent Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches Drainage class: Moderately well drained Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately low (0.01 to 0.14 in/hr) Depth to water table: About 36 to 60 inches Frequency of flooding: None Frequency of ponding: None Calcium carbonate, maximum content: 15 percent Gypsum, maximum content: 5 percent Maximum salinity: Nonsaline to slightly saline (2.0 to 8.0 mmhos/cm) Sodium adsorption ratio, maximum: 15.0 Available water capacity: Moderate (about 8.9 inches) Interpretive groups Land capability (nonirrigated): 2e Ecological site: Clayey (R055AY038ND) Other vegetative classification: Clayey Subsoil (G055AY210ND) Typical profile 0 to 7 inches: Loam 7 to 9 inches: Loam 9 to 11 inches: Clay loam 11 to 27 inches: Clay loam 27 to 44 inches: Clay loam 44 to 60 inches: Clay loam Minor Components Buse Percent of map unit: 4 percent 20

21 Landform position (two-dimensional): Summit, shoulder Down-slope shape: Convex Across-slope shape: Convex Ecological site: Thin Loamy (R055AY052ND) Other vegetative classification: Limy Upland (G055AY400ND) Balaton Percent of map unit: 4 percent Landform position (two-dimensional): Summit, shoulder Down-slope shape: Convex Across-slope shape: Convex Ecological site: Thin Loamy (R055AY052ND) Other vegetative classification: Limy Upland (G055AY400ND) Cavour Landform position (two-dimensional): Backslope Ecological site: Claypan (R055AY039ND) Other vegetative classification: Claypan (G055AY800ND) Svea Landform position (two-dimensional): Footslope Ecological site: Loamy Overflow (R055AY041ND) Other vegetative classification: Loam (G055AY100ND) Hamerly Percent of map unit: 2 percent Landform: Flats Ecological site: Limy Subirrigated (R055AY040ND) Other vegetative classification: Subirrigated (G055AY700ND) Vallers Percent of map unit: 1 percent, flats, linear, linear Parnell Percent of map unit: 1 percent Ecological site: Wet Land (R055AY054ND) Other vegetative classification: Not suited (G055AY000ND) 21

22 Tonka Percent of map unit: 1 percent F135A Hamerly-Cresbard loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes Map Unit Setting Elevation: 1,200 to 2,490 feet Mean annual precipitation: 15 to 19 inches Mean annual air temperature: 37 to 39 degrees F Frost-free period: 110 to 120 days Map Unit Composition Hamerly and similar soils: 44 percent Cresbard and similar soils: 41 percent Minor components: 15 percent Description of Hamerly Setting Landform: Flats Parent material: Fine-loamy till Properties and qualities Slope: 0 to 3 percent Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches Drainage class: Somewhat poorly drained Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately low to very high (0.14 to in/hr) Depth to water table: About 18 to 42 inches Frequency of flooding: None Frequency of ponding: None Calcium carbonate, maximum content: 45 percent Gypsum, maximum content: 2 percent Maximum salinity: Nonsaline to very slightly saline (0.0 to 4.0 mmhos/cm) Sodium adsorption ratio, maximum: 5.0 Available water capacity: High (about 10.5 inches) Interpretive groups Land capability (nonirrigated): 2e Ecological site: Limy Subirrigated (R055AY040ND) Other vegetative classification: Subirrigated (G055AY700ND) 22

23 Typical profile 0 to 8 inches: Loam 8 to 35 inches: Loam 35 to 60 inches: Loam Description of Cresbard Setting Parent material: Fine-loamy till Properties and qualities Slope: 0 to 3 percent Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches Drainage class: Moderately well drained Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately low (0.01 to 0.14 in/hr) Depth to water table: About 36 to 60 inches Frequency of flooding: None Frequency of ponding: None Calcium carbonate, maximum content: 15 percent Gypsum, maximum content: 5 percent Maximum salinity: Nonsaline to slightly saline (2.0 to 8.0 mmhos/cm) Sodium adsorption ratio, maximum: 15.0 Available water capacity: Moderate (about 8.9 inches) Interpretive groups Land capability (nonirrigated): 2s Ecological site: Clayey (R055AY038ND) Other vegetative classification: Clayey Subsoil (G055AY210ND) Typical profile 0 to 7 inches: Loam 7 to 9 inches: Loam 9 to 11 inches: Clay loam 11 to 27 inches: Clay loam 27 to 44 inches: Clay loam 44 to 60 inches: Clay loam Minor Components Balaton Percent of map unit: 5 percent Landform position (two-dimensional): Summit, shoulder Down-slope shape: Convex Across-slope shape: Convex Ecological site: Thin Loamy (R055AY052ND) Other vegetative classification: Limy Upland (G055AY400ND) Barnes Percent of map unit: 2 percent Down-slope shape: Convex 23

24 Ecological site: Loamy (R055AY047ND) Other vegetative classification: Loam (G055AY100ND) Cavour Percent of map unit: 2 percent Ecological site: Claypan (R055AY039ND) Other vegetative classification: Claypan (G055AY800ND) Vallers Percent of map unit: 2 percent, flats, linear, linear Svea Percent of map unit: 2 percent Ecological site: Loamy (R055AY047ND) Other vegetative classification: Loam (G055AY100ND) Parnell Percent of map unit: 1 percent Ecological site: Wet Land (R055AY054ND) Other vegetative classification: Not suited (G055AY000ND) Tonka Percent of map unit: 1 percent F143C Barnes-Buse-Langhei loams, 6 to 9 percent slopes Map Unit Setting Elevation: 1,200 to 2,490 feet Mean annual precipitation: 15 to 19 inches Mean annual air temperature: 37 to 39 degrees F Frost-free period: 110 to 120 days 24

25 Map Unit Composition Barnes and similar soils: 24 percent Buse and similar soils: 23 percent Langhei and similar soils: 18 percent Minor components: 35 percent Description of Barnes Setting Landform: Knolls Landform position (two-dimensional): Backslope Properties and qualities Slope: 6 to 9 percent Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches Drainage class: Well drained Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately low to very high (0.14 to in/hr) Depth to water table: More than 80 inches Frequency of flooding: None Frequency of ponding: None Calcium carbonate, maximum content: 30 percent Gypsum, maximum content: 1 percent Maximum salinity: Nonsaline to very slightly saline (0.0 to 4.0 mmhos/cm) Available water capacity: High (about 10.5 inches) Interpretive groups Land capability (nonirrigated): 3e Ecological site: Loamy (R055AY047ND) Other vegetative classification: Loam (G055AY100ND) Typical profile 0 to 7 inches: Loam 7 to 19 inches: Loam 19 to 37 inches: Loam 37 to 60 inches: Loam Description of Buse Setting Landform: Knolls Landform position (two-dimensional): Shoulder, summit Down-slope shape: Convex Across-slope shape: Convex Parent material: Fine-loamy till Properties and qualities Slope: 6 to 9 percent Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches Drainage class: Well drained Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately low to very high (0.14 to in/hr) Depth to water table: More than 80 inches Frequency of flooding: None 25

26 Frequency of ponding: None Calcium carbonate, maximum content: 30 percent Gypsum, maximum content: 1 percent Maximum salinity: Nonsaline to very slightly saline (0.0 to 4.0 mmhos/cm) Available water capacity: High (about 10.5 inches) Interpretive groups Land capability (nonirrigated): 4e Ecological site: Thin Loamy (R055AY052ND) Other vegetative classification: Limy Upland (G055AY400ND) Typical profile 0 to 8 inches: Loam 8 to 40 inches: Loam 40 to 60 inches: Loam Description of Langhei Setting Landform: Knolls Landform position (two-dimensional): Shoulder, summit Down-slope shape: Convex Across-slope shape: Convex Parent material: Fine-loamy till Properties and qualities Slope: 6 to 9 percent Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches Drainage class: Well drained Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately low to very high (0.14 to in/hr) Depth to water table: More than 80 inches Frequency of flooding: None Frequency of ponding: None Calcium carbonate, maximum content: 15 percent Gypsum, maximum content: 1 percent Maximum salinity: Nonsaline to very slightly saline (0.0 to 4.0 mmhos/cm) Available water capacity: High (about 10.6 inches) Interpretive groups Land capability (nonirrigated): 4e Ecological site: Thin Loamy (R055AY052ND) Other vegetative classification: Limy Upland (G055AY400ND) Typical profile 0 to 6 inches: Loam 6 to 15 inches: Loam 15 to 80 inches: Loam Minor Components Svea Percent of map unit: 14 percent Landform position (two-dimensional): Footslope Ecological site: Loamy Overflow (R055AY041ND) 26

27 Other vegetative classification: Loam (G055AY100ND) Sioux Landform: Knolls Landform position (two-dimensional): Summit, shoulder Down-slope shape: Convex Across-slope shape: Convex Ecological site: Very Shallow (R055AY053ND) Other vegetative classification: Not suited (G055AY000ND) Hamerly Landform: Flats Ecological site: Limy Subirrigated (R055AY040ND) Other vegetative classification: Subirrigated (G055AY700ND) Parnell Ecological site: Wet Land (R055AY054ND) Other vegetative classification: Not suited (G055AY000ND) Tonka Cresbard Landform position (two-dimensional): Backslope Ecological site: Clayey (R055AY038ND) Other vegetative classification: Clayey Subsoil (G055AY210ND) Lanona Landform position (two-dimensional): Summit, shoulder Down-slope shape: Convex Across-slope shape: Convex Ecological site: Sandy (R055AY044ND) Other vegetative classification: Loam (G055AY100ND) Renshaw Landform position (two-dimensional): Backslope 27

28 Ecological site: Shallow to Gravel (R055AY046ND) Other vegetative classification: Very Droughty Loam (G055AY130ND) F144B Barnes-Buse loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes Map Unit Setting Elevation: 1,200 to 2,490 feet Mean annual precipitation: 15 to 19 inches Mean annual air temperature: 37 to 39 degrees F Frost-free period: 110 to 120 days Map Unit Composition Barnes and similar soils: 25 percent Buse and similar soils: 24 percent Minor components: 51 percent Description of Barnes Setting Landform position (two-dimensional): Backslope Parent material: Fine-loamy till Properties and qualities Slope: 3 to 6 percent Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches Drainage class: Well drained Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately low to very high (0.14 to in/hr) Depth to water table: About 48 to 72 inches Frequency of flooding: None Frequency of ponding: None Calcium carbonate, maximum content: 30 percent Gypsum, maximum content: 1 percent Maximum salinity: Nonsaline to very slightly saline (0.0 to 4.0 mmhos/cm) Available water capacity: High (about 10.5 inches) Interpretive groups Land capability (nonirrigated): 2e Ecological site: Loamy (R055AY047ND) Other vegetative classification: Loam (G055AY100ND) Typical profile 0 to 7 inches: Loam 7 to 19 inches: Loam 28

29 19 to 37 inches: Loam 37 to 60 inches: Loam Description of Buse Setting Landform position (two-dimensional): Summit, shoulder Down-slope shape: Convex Across-slope shape: Convex Parent material: Fine-loamy till Properties and qualities Slope: 3 to 6 percent Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches Drainage class: Well drained Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately low to very high (0.14 to in/hr) Depth to water table: More than 80 inches Frequency of flooding: None Frequency of ponding: None Calcium carbonate, maximum content: 30 percent Gypsum, maximum content: 1 percent Maximum salinity: Nonsaline to very slightly saline (0.0 to 4.0 mmhos/cm) Available water capacity: High (about 10.5 inches) Interpretive groups Land capability (nonirrigated): 3e Ecological site: Thin Loamy (R055AY052ND) Other vegetative classification: Limy Upland (G055AY400ND) Typical profile 0 to 8 inches: Loam 8 to 40 inches: Loam 40 to 60 inches: Loam Minor Components Svea Percent of map unit: 14 percent Landform position (two-dimensional): Footslope Ecological site: Loamy Overflow (R055AY041ND) Other vegetative classification: Loam (G055AY100ND) Balaton Percent of map unit: 10 percent Landform position (two-dimensional): Shoulder, summit Down-slope shape: Convex Across-slope shape: Convex Ecological site: Thin Loamy (R055AY052ND) Other vegetative classification: Limy Upland (G055AY400ND) Hamerly Percent of map unit: 7 percent 29

30 Landform: Flats Ecological site: Limy Subirrigated (R055AY040ND) Other vegetative classification: Subirrigated (G055AY700ND) Tonka Percent of map unit: 5 percent Cresbard Ecological site: Clayey (R055AY038ND) Other vegetative classification: Clayey Subsoil (G055AY210ND) Sioux Landform position (two-dimensional): Summit, shoulder Down-slope shape: Convex Across-slope shape: Convex Ecological site: Very Shallow (R055AY053ND) Other vegetative classification: Not suited (G055AY000ND) Parnell Ecological site: Wet Land (R055AY054ND) Other vegetative classification: Not suited (G055AY000ND) Langhei Landform position (two-dimensional): Summit, shoulder Down-slope shape: Convex Across-slope shape: Convex Ecological site: Thin Loamy (R055AY052ND) Other vegetative classification: Limy Upland (G055AY400ND) Swenoda Ecological site: Loamy Overflow (R055AY041ND) Other vegetative classification: Overflow (G055AY500ND) 30

31 F167B Balaton-Wyard loams, 0 to 6 percent slopes Map Unit Setting Elevation: 1,200 to 2,490 feet Mean annual precipitation: 15 to 19 inches Mean annual air temperature: 37 to 39 degrees F Frost-free period: 110 to 120 days Map Unit Composition Balaton and similar soils: 33 percent Wyard and similar soils: 17 percent Minor components: 50 percent Description of Balaton Setting Landform position (two-dimensional): Summit, shoulder Down-slope shape: Convex Across-slope shape: Convex Parent material: Fine-loamy till Properties and qualities Slope: 3 to 6 percent Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches Drainage class: Moderately well drained Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately low to very high (0.14 to in/hr) Depth to water table: About 36 to 60 inches Frequency of flooding: None Frequency of ponding: None Calcium carbonate, maximum content: 45 percent Gypsum, maximum content: 1 percent Maximum salinity: Nonsaline to very slightly saline (0.0 to 4.0 mmhos/cm) Sodium adsorption ratio, maximum: 1.0 Available water capacity: High (about 10.7 inches) Interpretive groups Land capability (nonirrigated): 3e Ecological site: Thin Loamy (R055AY052ND) Other vegetative classification: Limy Upland (G055AY400ND) Typical profile 0 to 8 inches: Loam 8 to 31 inches: Loam 31 to 60 inches: Loam 31

32 Description of Wyard Setting Landform: Swales Parent material: Alluvium over till Properties and qualities Slope: 0 to 1 percent Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches Drainage class: Somewhat poorly drained Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately low to very high (0.14 to in/hr) Depth to water table: About 18 to 42 inches Frequency of flooding: None Frequency of ponding: Occasional Calcium carbonate, maximum content: 45 percent Gypsum, maximum content: 1 percent Maximum salinity: Nonsaline to very slightly saline (0.0 to 4.0 mmhos/cm) Available water capacity: High (about 12.0 inches) Interpretive groups Land capability (nonirrigated): 2c Ecological site: Subirrigated (R055AY048ND) Other vegetative classification: Subirrigated (G055AY700ND) Typical profile 0 to 20 inches: Loam 20 to 32 inches: Loam 32 to 42 inches: Loam 42 to 60 inches: Loam Minor Components Hamerly Percent of map unit: 13 percent Landform: Flats Ecological site: Limy Subirrigated (R055AY040ND) Other vegetative classification: Subirrigated (G055AY700ND) Svea Percent of map unit: 9 percent Landform position (two-dimensional): Footslope Ecological site: Loamy (R055AY047ND) Other vegetative classification: Loam (G055AY100ND) Tonka Percent of map unit: 8 percent 32

33 Barnes Percent of map unit: 5 percent Landform position (two-dimensional): Backslope Ecological site: Loamy (R055AY047ND) Other vegetative classification: Loam (G055AY100ND) Buse Percent of map unit: 5 percent Landform position (two-dimensional): Summit, shoulder Down-slope shape: Convex Across-slope shape: Convex Ecological site: Thin Loamy (R055AY052ND) Other vegetative classification: Limy Upland (G055AY400ND) Cresbard Percent of map unit: 4 percent Ecological site: Clayey (R055AY038ND) Other vegetative classification: Clayey Subsoil (G055AY210ND) Vallers Percent of map unit: 4 percent, flats, linear, linear Parnell Percent of map unit: 2 percent Ecological site: Wet Land (R055AY054ND) Other vegetative classification: Not suited (G055AY000ND) F256A Divide loam, shaly, loamy substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes Map Unit Setting Elevation: 1,200 to 2,490 feet Mean annual precipitation: 15 to 19 inches 33

34 Mean annual air temperature: 37 to 39 degrees F Frost-free period: 110 to 120 days Map Unit Composition Divide, shaly, loamy substratum, and similar soils: 61 percent Minor components: 39 percent Description of Divide, Shaly, Loamy Substratum Setting Landform: Flats Parent material: Glaciofluvial deposits over fine-loamy till Properties and qualities Slope: 0 to 2 percent Depth to restrictive feature: 20 to 40 inches to strongly contrasting textural stratification Drainage class: Somewhat poorly drained Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately low to very high (0.14 to in/hr) Depth to water table: About 18 to 42 inches Frequency of flooding: None Frequency of ponding: None Calcium carbonate, maximum content: 45 percent Gypsum, maximum content: 1 percent Maximum salinity: Nonsaline to very slightly saline (0.0 to 4.0 mmhos/cm) Available water capacity: Low (about 5.4 inches) Interpretive groups Land capability (nonirrigated): 2s Ecological site: Limy Subirrigated (R055AY040ND) Other vegetative classification: Subirrigated (G055AY700ND) Typical profile 0 to 7 inches: Loam 7 to 11 inches: Loam 11 to 28 inches: Loam 28 to 46 inches: Gravelly sand 46 to 60 inches: Loam Minor Components Divide, shaly Percent of map unit: 13 percent Landform: Flats Ecological site: Limy Subirrigated (R055AY040ND) Other vegetative classification: Subirrigated (G055AY700ND) Sverdrup Percent of map unit: 6 percent Landform position (two-dimensional): Shoulder, summit Down-slope shape: Convex 34

35 Across-slope shape: Convex Ecological site: Sandy (R055AY044ND) Other vegetative classification: Very Droughty Loam (G055AY130ND) Wyrene, shaly, loamy substratum Percent of map unit: 5 percent Landform: Flats Ecological site: Limy Subirrigated (R055AY040ND) Other vegetative classification: Subirrigated (G055AY700ND) Warsing, loamy substratum Percent of map unit: 5 percent Down-slope shape: Convex Ecological site: Shallow to Gravel (R055AY046ND) Other vegetative classification: Very Droughty Loam (G055AY130ND) Marysland, shaly, loamy substratum Percent of map unit: 4 percent Letcher Landform: Flats Ecological site: Sandy Claypan (R055AY056ND) Other vegetative classification: Claypan (G055AY800ND) Marysland, shaly F308A Brantford loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes Map Unit Setting Elevation: 1,200 to 2,490 feet Mean annual precipitation: 15 to 19 inches Mean annual air temperature: 37 to 39 degrees F Frost-free period: 110 to 120 days 35

36 Map Unit Composition Brantford and similar soils: 53 percent Minor components: 47 percent Description of Brantford Setting Down-slope shape: Convex Parent material: Glaciofluvial deposits Properties and qualities Slope: 0 to 2 percent Depth to restrictive feature: 14 to 20 inches to strongly contrasting textural stratification Drainage class: Well drained Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately low to very high (0.14 to in/hr) Depth to water table: About 48 to 72 inches Frequency of flooding: None Frequency of ponding: None Calcium carbonate, maximum content: 15 percent Available water capacity: Low (about 3.2 inches) Interpretive groups Land capability (nonirrigated): 3e Ecological site: Shallow to Gravel (R055AY046ND) Other vegetative classification: Very Droughty Loam (G055AY130ND) Typical profile 0 to 9 inches: Loam 9 to 15 inches: Loam 15 to 40 inches: Gravelly loamy coarse sand 40 to 60 inches: Gravelly loamy coarse sand Minor Components Vang Percent of map unit: 12 percent Ecological site: Loamy (R055AY047ND) Other vegetative classification: Droughty Loam (G055AY120ND) Coe, sandy loam Percent of map unit: 11 percent Landform position (two-dimensional): Shoulder, summit Down-slope shape: Convex Across-slope shape: Convex Ecological site: Very Shallow (R055AY053ND) Other vegetative classification: Very Shallow to Gravel (G055AY003ND) Kensal Percent of map unit: 7 percent 36

37 Landform: Flats, rises, convex Ecological site: Loamy (R055AY047ND) Other vegetative classification: Droughty Loam (G055AY120ND) Marysland, shaly Percent of map unit: 4 percent Divide, shaly Percent of map unit: 4 percent Landform: Flats Ecological site: Limy Subirrigated (R055AY040ND) Other vegetative classification: Subirrigated (G055AY700ND) Binford Down-slope shape: Convex Ecological site: Shallow to Gravel (R055AY046ND) Other vegetative classification: Very Droughty Loam (G055AY130ND) Coe, gravelly sandy loam Landform position (two-dimensional): Shoulder, summit Down-slope shape: Convex Across-slope shape: Convex Ecological site: Very Shallow (R055AY053ND) Other vegetative classification: Very Shallow to Gravel (G055AY003ND) Walum Down-slope shape: Convex Ecological site: Subirrigated Sands (R055AY049ND) Other vegetative classification: Very Droughty Loam (G055AY130ND) 37

38 Soil Information for All Uses Suitabilities and Limitations for Use The Suitabilities and Limitations for Use section includes various soil interpretations displayed as thematic maps with a summary table for the soil map units in the selected area of interest. A single value or rating for each map unit is generated by aggregating the interpretive ratings of individual map unit components. This aggregation process is defined for each interpretation. Vegetative Productivity Vegetative productivity includes estimates of potential vegetative production for a variety of land uses, including cropland, forestland, hayland, pastureland, horticulture and rangeland. In the underlying database, some states maintain crop yield data by individual map unit component. Other states maintain the data at the map unit level. Attributes are included for both, although only one or the other is likely to contain data for any given geographic area. For other land uses, productivity data is shown only at the map unit component level. Examples include potential crop yields under irrigated and nonirrigated conditions, forest productivity, forest site index, and total rangeland production under of normal, favorable and unfavorable conditions. Crop Productivity Index (CPI for Danielson) Crop productivity index ratings provide a relative ranking of soils based on their potential for intensive crop production. An index can be used to rate the potential yield of one soil against that of another over a period of time. Ratings range from 0 to 100. The higher numbers indicate higher production potential. The rating is not crop specific. When the soils are rated, the following assumptions are made: a) adequate management, b) natural weather conditions (no irrigation), c) artificial drainage where required, d) no frequent flooding on the lower lying soils, and e) no land leveling or terracing. Even though predicted average yields will change with time, the productivity indices are expected to remain relatively constant in relation to one another over time. 38

39 F12A 103rd Ave 48 31' 27'' 48 30' 44'' ' 22'' 98 26' 22'' F3A F3A F135A F119A F3A F256A Custom Soil Resource Report Map Crop Productivity Index (CPI for Danielson) F12A F119A F256A F167B F119A Map Scale: 1:6,360 if printed on A size (8.5" x 11") sheet. F122B Meters , Feet F135A F167B F143C F12A F144B F119A F122B F2A F12A F308A ' 34'' 98 25' 34'' ' 27'' 48 30' 44''

40 MAP LEGEND Area of Interest (AOI) Area of Interest (AOI) Soils Soil Map Units Soil Ratings <= 49 > 49 AND <= 59 > 59 AND <= 69 > 69 AND <= 76 > 76 AND <= 81 Not rated or not available Political Features Cities Water Features Oceans Streams and Canals Transportation Rails MAP INFORMATION Map Scale: 1:6,360 if printed on A size (8.5" 11") sheet. The soil surveys that comprise your AOI were mapped at 1:12,000. Please rely on the bar scale on each map sheet for accurate map measurements. Source of Map: Natural Resources Conservation Service Web Soil Survey URL: Coordinate System: UTM Zone 14N NAD83 This product is generated from the USDA-NRCS certified data as of the version date(s) listed below. Soil Survey Area: Ramsey County, North Dakota Survey Area Data: Version 15, Jul 29, 2008 Date(s) aerial images were photographed: 7/19/2005 The orthophoto or other base map on which the soil lines were compiled and digitized probably differs from the background imagery displayed on these maps. As a result, some minor shifting of map unit boundaries may be evident. Interstate Highways US Routes Major Roads Local Roads