IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Telstad
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1988MT105001
  • User Pedon ID: 88MT105001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1988MT105001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 88P0849
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 60967
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • 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: 48.3563881
  • Std. Longitude: -106.7641678
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 30N
  • Range: 38E
  • Section: 15
  • PLSS Details: 225 feet S of fence and 90 feet E of U.S. Highway 2
  • Location Description: Valley County, MT.
  • State: Montana
  • County: MT105—Valley
  • MLRA: 52—Brown Glaciated Plains

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: John Lindahl, Dennis Smetana, Charles Gordon
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive Aridic Argiborolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Telstad
  • PSC - 13 to 61 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Scobey
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic Aridic Argiboroll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1988
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: hillside or mountainside
  • Anthropogenic Feature: leveled land
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Position: middle third
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1988 (actual site observation date)
  • Microrelief Elevation: 10
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - rangeland, grassland
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    BOGR2

    SEDE2

    STCO4

    Bouteloua gracilis

    Selaginella densa

    Stipa comata

    blue grama

    lesser spikemoss

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    calcic horizon

    gypsic horizon

    0—30

    13—61

    30—102

    102—157

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    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

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    760

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    225

    33

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    A1—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dry; loam; soft, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots between peds; 2.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, thymol-blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P04475. ; common very fine and fine roots between peds
    A2—5 to 13 centimeters (2.0 to 5.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dry; clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots between peds; 2.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, thymol-blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P04476. ; common very fine and fine roots between peds
    Bt—13 to 30 centimeters (5.1 to 11.8 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dry; clay loam; moderate medium prismatic, and strong fine and medium angular blocky structure; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots between peds; 2.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 2 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/6) clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, thymol-blue; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P04477. lime pendents on bottom of pebbles; very few clay films surface features on faces of peds; common very fine and fine roots between peds; continuous - phpvsfiid 223498; continuous - phpvsfiid 223498
    Btk—30 to 61 centimeters (11.8 to 24.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; clay loam; weak fine and medium prismatic, and moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots between peds; 2.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 2 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/6) clay films on faces of peds; 30 percent fine and medium lime masses; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, thymol-blue; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P04478. many fine and medium soft masses of lime concentrations; very few clay films surface features on faces of peds; common very fine and fine roots between peds; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 223499; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 223499
    Bk1—61 to 79 centimeters (24.0 to 31.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; clay loam; weak medium prismatic structure; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine roots throughout; 2.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 37 percent prominent reddish yellow (7.5YR 7/8) iron stains; 30 percent fine and medium lime masses; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; violent effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, thymol-blue; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P04479. common lignite chips; many fine and medium soft masses of lime concentrations; common iron stains surface features; common very fine roots throughout
    Bk2—79 to 102 centimeters (31.1 to 40.2 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; clay loam; weak medium prismatic structure; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 2.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 37 percent prominent reddish yellow (7.5YR 7/8) iron stains; 30 percent fine lime masses; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, thymol-blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P04480. common lignite chips; many fine soft masses of lime concentrations; common iron stains surface features; few very fine roots throughout
    By—102 to 132 centimeters (40.2 to 52.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; clay loam; massive; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 2.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 37 percent prominent reddish yellow (7.5YR 7/8) iron stains; 30 percent fine and medium gypsum masses and 30 percent fine and medium gypsum threads; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, thymol-blue; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P04481. common lignite chips; many fine and medium masses of gypsum concentrations; many fine and medium gypsum threads concentrations; common iron stains surface features; few very fine roots throughout
    Cd—132 to 168 centimeters (52.0 to 66.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; clay loam; massive; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 37 percent prominent reddish yellow (7.5YR 7/8) iron stains; 11 percent fine and medium gypsum masses and 11 percent fine and medium gypsum threads; 4 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, chlorophenol red. Lab sample # 88P04482. common lignite chips; common fine and medium masses of gypsum concentrations; common fine and medium gypsum threads concentrations; common iron stains surface features