IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Whitebear
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1992MT029002
  • User Pedon ID: 92MT029002
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1992MT029002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 92P1061
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 65300
  • 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: 48.1088905
  • Std. Longitude: -114.8641663
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 27N
  • Range: 25W
  • Section: 7
  • PLSS Details: 1700 feet W and 700 feet N of SE corner
  • State: Montana
  • County: MT029—Flathead
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 48114-A7—McGregor Peak, Montana

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Tom Weber
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Whitebear
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed Glossic Natraqualfs
  • Classificaton Date - 8/18/1992
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: fluvial terrace
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/18/1992 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    DISP

    PASM

    SPAI

    Distichlis spicata

    Pascopyrum smithii

    Sporobolus airoides

    saltgrass

    western wheatgrass

    alkali sacaton

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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

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    1076

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    345

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    E1—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), light gray (10YR 7/1), dry; silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.0 fine and medium roots; fragments; very strongly alkaline, pH 9.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P06697
    E2—10 to 25 centimeters (3.9 to 9.8 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), light gray (10YR 7/1), dry; silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine platy structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.0 fine and medium roots; fragments; very strongly alkaline, pH 9.4, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P06698
    E/Bt—25 to 36 centimeters (9.8 to 14.2 inches); 30 percent dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dry; silty clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine and medium platy structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 1.0 fine and medium roots; 30 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P06699
    E/Bt—25 to 36 centimeters (9.8 to 14.2 inches); 70 percent dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), light gray (2.5Y 7/2), dry; silty clay loam; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate fine platy structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 1.0 fine and medium roots; 10 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P06699
    Bt/E—36 to 51 centimeters (14.2 to 20.1 inches); 30 percent very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), light gray (2.5Y 7/2), dry; silty clay loam; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate fine platy structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 1.0 fine and medium roots; 10 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P06700
    Bt/E—36 to 51 centimeters (14.2 to 20.1 inches); 70 percent very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dry; silty clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine and medium platy structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 1.0 fine and medium roots; 30 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P06700
    C1—51 to 91 centimeters (20.1 to 35.8 inches); pale olive (5Y 6/3), pale yellow (2.5Y 8/2), dry; silt loam; 5 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) fine distinct mottles; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P06701
    C2—91 to 137 centimeters (35.8 to 53.9 inches); pale olive (5Y 6/4), pale yellow (2.5Y 8/2), dry; silt loam; 5 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) fine distinct mottles; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P06702
    C3—137 to 152 centimeters (53.9 to 59.8 inches); pale olive (5Y 6/4), pale yellow (2.5Y 8/2), dry; silt loam; 21 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) fine distinct mottles; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 92P06703