IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Elkrock
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1991MT089006
  • User Pedon ID: 91MT089006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 91P0884
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 63922
  • 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: 47.5794449
  • Std. Longitude: -115.3122253
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 21N
  • Range: 29W
  • Section: 16
  • PLSS Details: 2100 feet S and 300 feet W of the NE corner
  • Location Description: Near WI Mill at Thompson Falls.
  • State: Montana
  • County: MT089—Sanders

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy-skeletal, mixed, superactive, frigid Andic Xerochrepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 6
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Elkrock
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Sanders
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy-skeletal, mixed, frigid Mollic Haploxeralf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 5/1/1991
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/1/1991 (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
    • 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); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), black (10YR 2/1), moist; gravelly loam; moderate fine granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots; 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P05379. many very fine and fine roots
    Bt—10 to 46 centimeters (3.9 to 18.1 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; very cobbly clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots; 37 percent clay films on faces of peds; 20 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P05380. common clay films surface features on faces of peds; many very fine and fine roots
    BC—46 to 76 centimeters (18.1 to 29.9 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3), brown (10YR 5/3), moist; very gravelly sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 fine and medium roots; 15 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 40 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P05381. common fine and medium roots
    C—76 to 107 centimeters (29.9 to 42.1 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3), brown (10YR 5/3), moist; extremely gravelly sandy loam; massive; loose, loose, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 70 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P05382. few fine and medium roots
    2Ck—107 to 152 centimeters (42.1 to 59.8 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2), light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist; extremely gravelly sandy loam; massive; loose, loose, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 70 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 91P05383. common lime coatings on undersides of pebbles