IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Beaverton
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1990MT097001
  • User Pedon ID: 90MT097001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 90P0637
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 62563
  • Print Date: 4/27/2025

    • 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: 45.8369446
  • Std. Longitude: -109.9430542
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 1N
  • Range: 14E
  • Section: 14
  • PLSS Details: 2400 feet S and 1300 feet W of NE corner
  • State: Montana
  • County: MT097—Sweet Grass

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy-skeletal, mixed, superactive Typic Argiborolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Beaverton
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Beaverton
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy-skeletal, mixed Typic Argiboroll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 3/1/1990
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 3/1/1990 (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 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dry; gravelly loam; weak fine granular structure; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine roots; 2.5 very fine and 2.5 fine pores; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P03790. common fine roots; common very fine roots
    Bt1—10 to 23 centimeters (3.9 to 9.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3), brown (10YR 4/3), dry; very gravelly clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine roots; 2.5 very fine and 2.5 fine pores; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P03791. common fine roots; common very fine roots
    Bt2—23 to 38 centimeters (9.1 to 15.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; very gravelly clay loam; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine roots; 2.5 very fine and 2.5 fine pores; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P03792. common fine roots; common very fine roots
    Btk—38 to 48 centimeters (15.0 to 18.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; extremely gravelly sandy clay loam; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine roots; 2.5 fine pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P03793. CaCO3 are disseminated and on coarse fragments; common fine roots; common very fine roots
    2Bk—48 to 76 centimeters (18.9 to 29.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dry; extremely gravelly coarse sand; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 2.5 fine and medium pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P03794. CaCO3 are disseminated and on bottoms of coarse fragments; few fine roots; few very fine roots
    2C—76 to 102 centimeters (29.9 to 40.2 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), light gray (10YR 7/2), dry; extremely cobbly coarse sand; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine roots; 2.5 fine and medium pores; fragments; strong effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 90P03795. CaCO3 are disseminated and on bottoms of coarse fragments; few fine roots