IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Chinook
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1985MT007005
  • User Pedon ID: 85MT007005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0779
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 57045
  • Print Date: 12/11/2024

    • 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: 46.1427765
  • Std. Longitude: -111.4755554
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 5N
  • Range: 2E
  • Section: 33
  • PLSS Details: 3200 feet S and 1100 feet W of the NE corner
  • State: Montana
  • County: MT007—Broadwater
  • MLRA: 44B—Central Rocky Mountain Valleys

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: R. Richardson and W. Braker
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive Aridic Haploborolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Chinook
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Chinook
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed Aridic Haploboroll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1985
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/1/1985 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior and brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dry; sandy loam; 11 percent clay; weak very fine and fine granular structure; very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P04133. common very fine and fine roots
    1Ap2—10 to 25 centimeters (3.9 to 9.8 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dry; sandy loam; 11 percent clay; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P04134. common very fine and fine roots
    1Bw—25 to 38 centimeters (9.8 to 15.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior, dry; sandy loam; 11 percent clay; weak coarse prismatic structure; very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P04135. common very fine and fine roots
    1Bk1—38 to 48 centimeters (15.0 to 18.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, light gray (10YR 7/2) interior, dry; sandy loam; 17 percent clay; weak coarse prismatic, and weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; 30 percent fine threadlike lime masses; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P04136. many fine soft masses of lime concentrations; common very fine and fine roots
    1Bk2—48 to 76 centimeters (18.9 to 29.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior and brown (10YR 5/3) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; sandy loam; 15 percent clay; weak coarse prismatic structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P04137. common very fine and fine roots
    2Bk—76 to 84 centimeters (29.9 to 33.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; sandy loam; 19 percent clay; weak medium platy structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 20 percent threadlike lime masses; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P04138. common to many soft masses of lime concentrations; few very fine and fine roots
    3Bk—84 to 91 centimeters (33.1 to 35.8 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; sandy loam; 7 percent clay; massive; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P04139. few very fine and fine roots
    4Bk—91 to 99 centimeters (35.8 to 39.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; sandy loam; 19 percent clay; massive; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 2 percent threadlike lime masses; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P04140. few to common soft masses of lime concentrations; few very fine and fine roots
    5C—99 to 152 centimeters (39.0 to 59.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior and brown (10YR 5/3) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; sandy loam; 7 percent clay; massive; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 85P04141. few very fine and fine roots