IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Martinsdale

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S1985MT007008

User Pedon ID: 85MT007008

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 85P0782

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 57048

Print Date: 11/23/2024

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: 46.3583336

Std. Longitude: -111.2847214

Datum: WGS84

Township: 7N

Range: 3E

Section: 13

PLSS Details: 65 feet E and 1830 feet N of the SE corner

Location Description: John J Walters Farm.

State: Montana

County: MT007—Broadwater

MLRA: 46—Northern and Central Rocky Mountain Foothills

PEDON

Describers Name: R. Richardson, J. Rogers and W. Braker

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 #: 8

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Martinsdale

Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Martinsdale

Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed Typic Argiboroll

Taxon Kind - series

Classificaton Date - 7/1/1985

Moisture Class - ustic

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Drainage Class: somewhat excessively

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
%	m				degrees	mm	mm		C						mm
3	—	—	1513	—	225	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

1Ap1—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, dry; loam; 25 percent clay; weak very fine and fine granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 fine roots; 5.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P04155. 5% gravel; 3% less than 1 cm; 2% 1 cm to 8 cm.; many fine roots

1Ap2—13 to 18 centimeters (5.1 to 7.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior clay loam; 30 percent clay; weak fine and medium platy structure; firm, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 fine roots; 5.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P04156. Less than 5% gravel mostly less than 1 cm.; many fine roots

1Bt1—18 to 30 centimeters (7.1 to 11.8 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior and dark brown (10YR 3/3) crushed clay loam; 32 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 fine roots; 5.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P04157. Less than 5% gravel all less than 1 cm.; many fine roots

1Bt2—30 to 41 centimeters (11.8 to 16.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior clay loam; 30 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 fine roots; 5.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P04158. 5% gravel; 4% less than 1 cm; 1% 1 cm to 8 cm.; many fine roots

1Bk1—41 to 53 centimeters (16.1 to 20.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior loam; 25 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 fine roots; 5.5 fine tubular pores; 30 percent fine threadlike lime masses; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P04159. 5% gravel less than 1 cm.; many fine soft masses of lime concentrations; many fine roots

1Bk2—53 to 79 centimeters (20.9 to 31.1 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior loam; 22 percent clay; weak coarse prismatic structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 fine roots; 5.5 fine tubular pores; 11 percent fine lime masses; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P04160. 5% gravel less than 1 cm.; common fine soft masses of lime concentrations; many fine roots

1Bk3—79 to 97 centimeters (31.1 to 38.2 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior loam; 22 percent clay; weak coarse prismatic structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 fine roots; 5.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P04161. 10% gravel less than 1 cm.; common fine roots

1Bk4—97 to 117 centimeters (38.2 to 46.1 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior gravelly loam; 20 percent clay; massive; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 fine roots; 5.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P04162. 20% gravel; 5% 1 cm to 8 cm; 15% less than 1 cm.; common fine roots

1Bk5—117 to 140 centimeters (46.1 to 55.1 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior gravelly loam; 18 percent clay; massive; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P04163. 15% gravel; 5% 1 cm to 8 cm; 10% less than 1 cm.

2BC—140 to 152 centimeters (55.1 to 59.8 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior gravelly loam; 18 percent clay; massive; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 tubular pores; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n. Lab sample # 85P04164. 25% gravel; 10% 1 cm to 8 cm; 15% less than 1 cm; 2% 8 cm to 25 cm.