IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Eaglecreek
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1991MT015831
  • User Pedon ID: 91MT015831
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1991MT015831
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 92P0254
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 64493
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 48.1169434
  • Std. Longitude: -109.7363892
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 27N
  • Range: 15E
  • Section: 12
  • PLSS Details: 2500 feet W and 350 feet S NE corner
  • State: Montana
  • County: MT015—Chouteau

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 831
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Eaglecreek
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1991
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1991 (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
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    PIPO

    PSME

    Pinus ponderosa

    Pseudotsuga menziesii

    ponderosa pine

    Douglas-fir

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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

    35

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    1330

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    Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); fragments. Forest litter of needles, twigs and partly decomposed organic matter
    A—3 to 13 centimeters (1.2 to 5.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dry; loam; strong fine granular structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P01688. common medium roots; many very fine and fine roots
    E—13 to 21 centimeters (5.1 to 8.3 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/2), brown (7.5YR 5/2), dry; loam; moderate medium platy, and strong fine granular structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P01689. horizon is borderline mollic-colors could go either way
    Bt1—21 to 46 centimeters (8.3 to 18.1 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), brown (7.5YR 4/2), dry; clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 55 percent faint clay films on faces of peds; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P01690. common unstained sand grains on faces of peds in upper 3"; many clay films surface features on faces of peds; few medium roots; common very fine and fine roots
    Bt2—46 to 64 centimeters (18.1 to 25.2 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), brown (7.5YR 4/2), dry; sandy clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5.5 very fine tubular pores; 55 percent faint clay films on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P01691. many clay films surface features on faces of peds
    Cr—64 to 87 centimeters (25.2 to 34.3 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; 0.5 fine and medium roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P01692. zone of weathered igneous rock, it is easy to dig through with tile spade; few fine and medium roots