IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Elkner
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1987MT077934
  • User Pedon ID: 87MT077934
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 89P0446
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 61550
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 46.8568344
  • Std. Longitude: -113.2928696
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 13N
  • Range: 13W
  • Section: 30
  • PLSS Details: 2640 feet E and 1600 feet S of NW corner
  • State: Montana
  • County: MT077—Powell

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive Typic Cryochrepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 934
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Elkner
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Elkner
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed Typic Cryochrept
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 10/1/1987
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains or deeply dissected plateaus
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: somewhat excessively
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/1/1987 (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

    20

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    1646

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    O—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); partially decomposed organic matter; fragments.
    E1—8 to 26 centimeters (3.1 to 10.2 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; sandy loam; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P02489. few coarse roots
    E2—26 to 49 centimeters (10.2 to 19.3 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; coarse sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P02490. few coarse roots
    EBt1—49 to 74 centimeters (19.3 to 29.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), 25 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and 75 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; coarse sandy loam, coarse sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and medium roots; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P02491. common very fine and fine roots
    EBt2—74 to 99 centimeters (29.1 to 39.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), 25 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and 75 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; coarse sandy loam, coarse sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P02492. common very fine and fine roots
    C—99 to 160 centimeters (39.0 to 63.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; coarse sandy loam; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 89P02493