IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Mitten
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1985MT047001
  • User Pedon ID: 85MT047001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0761
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 57027
  • Print Date: 12/4/2024

    • 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: 47.9616661
  • Std. Longitude: -114.4274979
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 25N
  • Range: 22W
  • Section: 4
  • PLSS Details: 100 feet S and 100 feet W of the NE corner
  • State: Montana
  • County: MT047—Lake

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Ariel Anderson
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy-skeletal, mixed, superactive, frigid Andic Eutrochrepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Mitten
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Mitten
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy-skeletal, mixed, frigid Andic Dystric Eutroc
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1985
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: hillside or mountainside
  • Drainage Class: excessively
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1985 (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

    34

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    1354

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    90

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    O1—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); partially decomposed organic matter; fragments.
    Bs—8 to 28 centimeters (3.1 to 11.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, dry; gravelly sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 fine to coarse roots; 5 percent by volume organic fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P04015. 20% gravel.; many fine to coarse roots
    E—28 to 59 centimeters (11.0 to 23.2 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior, light gray (10YR 7/2) interior, dry; very gravelly fine sandy loam; 5 percent clay; weak fine crumb structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 fine to coarse roots; 2.5 fine interstitial and tubular pores; 15 percent by volume organic fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P04016. Flat channers. 45% gravel.; many fine to coarse roots
    E/B—59 to 110 centimeters (23.2 to 43.3 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, very pale brown (10YR 7/3) interior, dry; very gravelly fine sandy loam; 7 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 medium roots and 2.5 fine roots; 2.5 fine interstitial pores; 15 percent by volume organic fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P04017. Flat channers. 50% gravel.; common fine roots; few medium roots