IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Sunburst
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1990MT041001
User Pedon ID:
90MT041001
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
90P0543
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
62476
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:
48.4968643
Std. Longitude:
-109.8094482
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
32N
Range:
15E
Section:
29
PLSS Details:
2320 feet W and 290 feet N of SE corner
State:
Montana
County:
MT041—Hill
PEDON
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine, smectitic, calcareous, frigid Ustic Torriorthents
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
Converted from SSL-CMS data
Pedon #:
1
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Sunburst
Classificaton Date -
6/15/2007
Moisture Class -
ustic
Moisture Subclass -
ustic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Hillon
Taxonomic Class -
Fine-loamy, mixed (calcareous), frigid Ustic Torri
Taxon Kind -
series
Classificaton Date -
10/1/1990
Moisture Class -
aridic (torric)
Moisture SUBClass -
ustic
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Erosion Class -
0
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Slope Shape Down:
convex
Drainage Class:
well
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
10/1/1990 (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
6
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805
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270
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A1—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; loam; moderate fine and medium granular structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 very fine roots; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P03114. few very fine roots; common very fine and fine roots
A2—5 to 10 centimeters (2.0 to 3.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 very fine roots; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P03115. few very fine roots; common very fine roots
Bk1—10 to 25 centimeters (3.9 to 9.8 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist; clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic, and strong fine subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 very fine roots; fragments; strong effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P03116. common very fine and fine roots; common very fine roots
Bk2—25 to 56 centimeters (9.8 to 22.0 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), moist; clay loam; moderate medium prismatic, and strong fine subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 2.5 very fine roots; fragments; strong effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P03117. common very fine roots; common very fine roots
Bky—56 to 76 centimeters (22.0 to 29.9 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), moist; clay loam; weak coarse prismatic, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 very fine roots; fragments; slight effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P03118. few very fine roots; few very fine roots
By—76 to 152 centimeters (29.9 to 59.8 inches); light olive gray (5Y 6/2), dark olive gray (5Y 3/2), moist; clay loam; weak coarse prismatic, and weak fine angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; fragments; slight effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 90P03119