IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Donald
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1989MT0391291
  • User Pedon ID: 89MT0391291
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 92P0208
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 64447
  • Print Date: 11/24/2024

    • 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: 46.1663895
  • Std. Longitude: -113.3791656
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 5N
  • Range: 14W
  • Section: 17
  • PLSS Details: 2300 feet E and 1500 feet N of the SW corner
  • State: Montana
  • County: MT039—Granite

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Brian Dougherty
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 129
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Donald
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic Cryoborolls
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1989
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1989 (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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    1817

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    A1—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1) rubbed, very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dry; loam; moderate medium subangular blocky, and strong medium granular structure; hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 5.5 fine and medium roots; 5.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P01381. many fine and medium roots; many very fine roots
    A2—13 to 23 centimeters (5.1 to 9.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) rubbed, dark gray (10YR 4/1) and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) crushed, dry; loam; moderate medium subangular blocky, and strong medium granular structure; hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 5.5 fine and medium roots; 5.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P01382. many fine and medium roots; many very fine roots
    E—23 to 33 centimeters (9.1 to 13.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/2) and pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2) rubbed, pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2) and pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2), dry; sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 5.5 fine and medium roots; 5.5 fine interstitial pores; fragments; slight effervescence; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P01383. many fine and medium roots; many very fine roots
    Bt1—33 to 41 centimeters (13.0 to 16.1 inches); pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2) and brown (7.5YR 5/4) rubbed, light brown (7.5YR 6/4) and pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2), dry; clay; strong medium columnar structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 2.5 fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 3 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P01384. common fine roots
    Bt2—41 to 58 centimeters (16.1 to 22.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) rubbed, light brown (7.5YR 6/4), dry; clay; moderate medium prismatic structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 2.5 fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 3 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P01385. common fine roots
    Bt3—58 to 89 centimeters (22.8 to 35.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) rubbed, light brown (7.5YR 6/4), dry; clay; moderate medium angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 medium tubular and 2.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P01386. few fine roots
    Bt4—89 to 124 centimeters (35.0 to 48.8 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4) rubbed, light brown (7.5YR 6/4), dry; clay; massive; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P01387
    Bt5—124 to 140 centimeters (48.8 to 55.1 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4) rubbed, light brown (7.5YR 6/4), dry; clay; massive; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence. Lab sample # 92P01388