IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ethridge

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S1968MT051003

User Pedon ID: 68MT051003a

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 40A3663

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 39328

Print Date: 11/13/2024

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: 48.4332428

Std. Longitude: -110.9289322

Datum: WGS84

Township: 31N

Range: 6E

Section: 23

PLSS Details: 0.25 mile south and 150 feet east of NW corner

State: Montana

County: MT051—Liberty

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MT051—Liberty County, Montana

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 48110-D8—Poverty Coulee, Montana

PEDON

Describers Name: R. L. Moshier

Pedon Type: OSD pedon

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x

Pedon #: 3

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Ethridge

PSC - 15 to 33 cm.

Classificaton Date - 7/18/1968

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Landform: terrace

Runoff: medium

Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 7/18/1968 (actual site observation date)

Surface Cover Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Drained? - no

Bedded Soil? - no

Forest Plantation? - no

Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 1
Horizon	Top Depth	Bottom Depth	Sample ID	Data Collector	Total Clay	CaCO3 Clay	Total Silt	Fine Silt	Co. Silt	Total Sand	Total Sand Method	VC Sand	Co. Sand	Med. Sand	Fine Sand	VF Sand	VF Sand Method	Texture Class - Field Lab	Rubbed Fiber	Unrubbed Fiber	pH H2O
	cm	cm			%	%	%	%	%	%		%	%	%	%	%			%	%
AP B21T B22T B31CA B32CA C1CS C2CS C3 C4	0 15 25 33 46 71 94 124 160	15 25 33 46 71 94 124 160 191	Ap Bt1 Bt2 Bk1 Bk2 By1 By2 C1 C2	— — — — — — — — —	30.6 39.9 41.5 37.2 42.3 41.6 29 29.2 28.8	— — 4 7 7 3 — — —	45.1 46.3 49.8 56.5 54.8 51.8 46.8 47 45.1	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	24.3 13.8 8.7 6.3 2.9 6.6 24.2 23.8 26.1	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	cl sicl sic sicl sic sic cl cl cl	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	6.4 7.6 8.2 8.3 8.5 8.1 8 8 8

Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 2
Horizon	Top Depth	Bottom Depth	Sample ID	pH CaCl2	pH NaF	pH Ox	Delta pH	LL	PL	PI	Atter. Samp. Cond.	COLE	Pot. Acidity	Ca + Mg - Meh 2	K	Ca + Mg - Sat. Paste	KCl Extract. Acidity	Base Sat. - Meh 2	CEC-7	CEC-8.2
	cm	cm						%	%	%		cm/cm	meq/100g	cmol(+)/kg	cmol(+)/kg	mmol(+)/l	cmol(+)/kg	%	cmol(+)/kg	cmol(+)/kg
AP B21T B22T B31CA B32CA C1CS C2CS C3 C4	0 15 25 33 46 71 94 124 160	15 25 33 46 71 94 124 160 191	Ap Bt1 Bt2 Bk1 Bk2 By1 By2 C1 C2	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —		— — — — — — — — —	— 0.04 0.03 0.03 0.03 — 0.02 0.02 —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —

Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 3
Horizon	Top Depth	Bottom Depth	Sample ID	ECEC	Phosphate P	NO3-N	EC	EC Method	EC 1:5 by volume	CaCO3 Equiv.	Equiv. Gypsum	Na	SAR	Gypsum Req.	Humic Color	Fulvic Color	Humic + Fulvic Color	Al	PI	Pyro. Hue	PyrO. Value	Pyro. Chroma
	cm	cm		cmol(+)/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg	dS/m		dS/m	%	%	mmol(+)/l	%	L-pcu/g	L-pcu/g	L-pcu/g	%
AP B21T B22T B31CA B32CA C1CS C2CS C3 C4	0 15 25 33 46 71 94 124 160	15 25 33 46 71 94 124 160 191	Ap Bt1 Bt2 Bk1 Bk2 By1 By2 C1 C2	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	0 1 8 13 14 9 6 7 7	— — — — — — 3 1 2	1 2 2 3 11 10 26 29 30	1 — — 2 8 7 — — 13	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —

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
%	m				degrees	mm	mm		C						mm
1	—	—	975	—		279	—	—	6.1	17.8	-9.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

AP—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dry; silty clay loam; strong very fine granular structure; hard when dry, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; noneffervescent; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # 40A28223; moist when described;

B21T—15 to 25 centimeters (5.9 to 9.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, brown (10YR 5/3) crushed, dry; silty clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to strong very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, friable, moderately sticky, very plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine pores; fragments; noneffervescent; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A28224; moist when described;

B22T—25 to 33 centimeters (9.8 to 13.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, brown (10YR 5/3) crushed, dry; silty clay loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to strong very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, very plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine pores; fragments; noneffervescent; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A28225; moist when described;

B31CA—33 to 46 centimeters (13.0 to 18.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), dry; silty clay loam; strong medium prismatic parts to moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine pores; 1 percent lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A28226; dry when described;

B32CA—46 to 71 centimeters (18.1 to 28.0 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), dry; silty clay loam; moderate medium and coarse prismatic parts to weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine pores; 3 percent lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A28227; dry when described;

C1CS—71 to 94 centimeters (28.0 to 37.0 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dry; silt loam; hard when dry, very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine pores; fragments; strong effervescence; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A28228; dry when described;

C2CS—94 to 124 centimeters (37.0 to 48.8 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dry; silt loam; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A28229; moist when described;

C3—124 to 160 centimeters (48.8 to 63.0 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dry; silt loam, silty clay loam; very hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; strong effervescence; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A28230; moist when described;

C4—160 to 191 centimeters (63.0 to 75.2 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dry; silty clay loam; hard when dry, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # 40A28231; moist when described;