IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Scobey
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1982MT073001
  • User Pedon ID: 82MT073001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 83P0641
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 52878
  • Print Date: 11/11/2024

    • 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: 48.3094444
  • Std. Longitude: -111.9238892
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 30N
  • Range: 2W
  • Section: 31
  • PLSS Details: 100 meters E and 265 meters N of SW corner
  • Location Description: Teton County, Montana.
  • State: Montana
  • County: MT073—Pondera

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: S.G. Vanfossen, R.J. Spokas, and G.B. Hilts
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic Aridic Argiborolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Scobey
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Scobey
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic Aridic Argiboroll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 10/1/1982
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • 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: 10/1/1982 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop 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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    1Ap1—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, dry; clay loam; moderate fine and medium granular structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots; 5.5 fine interstitial pores; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P03151. many very fine and fine roots
    1Ap2—5 to 15 centimeters (2.0 to 5.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, dry; clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular and 2.5 fine interstitial pores; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P03152. common very fine and fine roots
    1Bt—15 to 31 centimeters (5.9 to 12.2 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dry; clay loam; moderate medium prismatic, and strong medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 interstitial pores; 37 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) clay films on faces of peds and 37 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) clay films in root channels and/or pores; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 83P03153. common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; common very fine and fine roots; continuous - phpvsfiid 216197; continuous - phpvsfiid 216198; continuous - phpvsfiid 216197; continuous - phpvsfiid 216198
    1Bk1—31 to 46 centimeters (12.2 to 18.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, light gray (10YR 7/2) interior, dry; clay loam; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine roots; 2.5 fine tubular pores; 15 percent clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 83P03154. few fine soft masses of lime concentrations; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; common very fine roots; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 216199; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 216199
    1Bk2—46 to 65 centimeters (18.1 to 25.6 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, light gray (2.5Y 7/2) interior, dry; clay loam; moderate medium and coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine roots; 5.5 fine tubular pores; 11 percent medium lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 83P03155. common medium soft masses of lime concentrations; common very fine roots
    1Bk3—65 to 95 centimeters (25.6 to 37.4 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior, light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior, dry; clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic, and strong medium blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 2.5 fine tubular pores; 55 percent carbonate coats on faces of peds; 30 percent coarse lime masses; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 83P03156. many coarse soft masses of lime concentrations; many lime or carbonate coats surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots
    1BC—95 to 130 centimeters (37.4 to 51.2 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior and dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior, light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior, dry; clay; moderate coarse prismatic structure; very hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 fine vesicular pores; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 83P03157. Broken and rubbed; roots to 105 cm.(41 in.); second moist color is unbroken.; few very fine roots
    1Cy—130 to 160 centimeters (51.2 to 63.0 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior, grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior, dry; clay; weak very coarse prismatic structure; very hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; 11 percent threadlike gypsum masses; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 83P03158. Few lignite chips and subangular pebbles.; common masses of gypsum concentrations