IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Creed
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1985MT017009
  • User Pedon ID: 85MT017009
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0783
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 57049
  • Print Date: 4/18/2025

    • 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: 46.5305557
  • Std. Longitude: -105.9674988
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 9N
  • Range: 46E
  • Section: 17
  • PLSS Details: 1100 feet N and 1650 feet E of the SW corner
  • State: Montana
  • County: MT017—Custer

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 9
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Creed
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic Borollic Natrargids
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1985
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: alluvial fan
  • 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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    793

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    225

    30

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    1A—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, moist; loam; 25 percent clay; moderate fine and medium granular structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P04165. common very fine roots; few fine roots
    1E—10 to 18 centimeters (3.9 to 7.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, moist; sandy clay loam; 25 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P04166. common very fine roots; few fine roots
    1Bt—18 to 41 centimeters (7.1 to 16.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, moist; clay; 43 percent clay; moderate coarse prismatic, and strong fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine roots; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; very strongly alkaline, pH 9.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P04167. common very fine roots
    1Bk1—41 to 53 centimeters (16.1 to 20.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, moist; clay; 43 percent clay; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; very strongly alkaline, pH 9.4, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P04168. few very fine roots
    1Bk2—53 to 91 centimeters (20.9 to 35.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, moist; clay; 43 percent clay; massive; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; very strongly alkaline, pH 9.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P04169. few very fine roots
    1Bk3—91 to 152 centimeters (35.8 to 59.8 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, moist; clay loam; 30 percent clay; massive; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 9.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 85P04170