IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Williams
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1980MT083002
  • User Pedon ID: 80MT083002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 80P0427
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 48203
  • Print Date: 2/17/2025

    • 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: 47.7288895
  • Std. Longitude: -104.2091675
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 23N
  • Range: 58E
  • Section: 25
  • PLSS Details: 390 meters S and 240 meters W of the NE corner
  • Location Description: Richland County, Montana. Weather Station site.
  • State: Montana
  • County: MT083—Richland
  • MLRA: 53A—Northern Dark Brown Glaciated Plains

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Larry F. Ratliff.
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive Typic Argiborolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Williams
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Williams
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed Typic Argiboroll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1980
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: upland slope
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1980 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • 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
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    1A1—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, dry; loam; weak fine and medium granular structure; slightly hard, very friable; 5.5 fine and medium roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 80P02331. 1 to 2 percent by volume small pebbles.; many fine and medium roots
    1B2t—13 to 30 centimeters (5.1 to 11.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) interior, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, dry; clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; 5.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; clay films on faces of peds; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 80P02332. 5 percent by volume of angular and rounded coarsefragments up to 2 cm in diameter.; many fine roots; patchy - phpvsfiid 214712; patchy - phpvsfiid 214712
    1B3ca—30 to 38 centimeters (11.8 to 15.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; clay loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; 2.5 fine roots; 2.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 80P02333. Not sampled. 5 to 10 percent by volume angular and rounded coarse fragments upto 4 cm in diameter. Fragments arepartially coated with CaCO3.; common fine roots
    1C1ca—38 to 64 centimeters (15.0 to 25.2 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; clay loam; massive; hard, friable; 0.5 fine roots; 2.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 80P02334. 10 to 15 percent by volume coarse fragments that are partially coated with CaCO3. 20 to 25 percent by volume CaCO3.; few fine roots
    1C2ca—64 to 102 centimeters (25.2 to 40.2 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; clay loam; massive; hard, friable; 0.5 fine roots; 2.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 80P02335. 5 to 10 percent by volume coarse fragments that are partially coated with CaCO3. 20 to 25 percent by volume CaCO3.; few fine roots
    1C3—102 to 146 centimeters (40.2 to 57.5 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior, grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior, dry; clay loam; massive; very hard, firm; 2.5 fine and medium tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 80P02336. 10 percent by volume of coarse fragments. Few soft masses of CaCO3.