IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Benz
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1990MT043004
  • User Pedon ID: 90MT043004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 91P0701
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 63740
  • 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: 45.8557358
  • Std. Longitude: -112.1236496
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 1N
  • Range: 4W
  • Section: 8
  • PLSS Details: 1600 feet W and 1200 feet S of the NE corner
  • State: Montana
  • County: MT043—Jefferson

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Benz
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed (calcareous) Ustic Torriorthents
  • Classificaton Date - 4/1/1990
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: flood plain
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/1/1990 (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
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    A—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; clay; weak very fine granular structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 2.5 very fine pores; fragments; very strongly alkaline, pH 9.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P03997. few fine and medium roots; many very fine roots
    Bk1—13 to 43 centimeters (5.1 to 16.9 inches); gray (10YR 5/1), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; clay; strong fine angular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; 2.5 very fine pores; fragments; very strongly alkaline, pH 9.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P03998. common very fine and fine roots
    Bz2—43 to 56 centimeters (16.9 to 22.0 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; clay loam; weak coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 very fine pores; fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 9.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P03999. common very fine and fine roots
    BC—56 to 94 centimeters (22.0 to 37.0 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; sandy clay loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine pores; fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 9.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P04000. few very fine roots
    2C—94 to 152 centimeters (37.0 to 59.8 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 91P04001