IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): JIMLAKE
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1997MT029002
  • User Pedon ID: 97MT029002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 98P0301
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 10572
  • Print Date: 11/22/2024
  • 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: 48.2625008
  • Std. Longitude: -114.5436096
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Montana
  • County: MT029—Flathead
  • MLRA: 43A—Northern Rocky Mountains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MT618—Flathead County Area and Part of Lincoln County, Montana
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 48114-C5—Lost Creek Divide, Montana
  • PEDON

  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - JIMLAKE
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy-skeletal, mixed Andic Cryoboralfs
  • Classificaton Date - 10/22/1997
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


  • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains
  • Landform: mountain slope
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no
  • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/22/1997 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: Lost Cr
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - intermixed conifers and hardwoods
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • 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

    44

    1341

    6

    Oi—; fragments.
    E1—0 to 1 centimeters (0.0 to 0.4 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) gravelly silt loam; moderate fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 8.0 very fine to medium roots throughout; 8.0 very fine interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 15 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 98P01835. Horizon E1 and E2 were combined for sampling. Thin discontinuous.
    E2—1 to 5 centimeters (0.4 to 2.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) gravelly silt loam; moderate fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 8.0 very fine to medium roots throughout; 8.0 very fine interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 15 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 98P01835. Horizons E1 and E2 were combined for sampling.
    Bw—5 to 23 centimeters (2.0 to 9.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) gravelly silt loam; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 8.0 very fine to medium roots throughout; 8.0 very fine interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 15 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 98P01836
    2E—23 to 48 centimeters (9.1 to 18.9 inches); light gray (2.5Y 7/2) very gravelly silt loam; 15 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine to medium roots throughout; 8.0 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; 1 percent by volume subrounded 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 10 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 25 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; 95 percent percent of pedon occupied by this horizon (volume percent); noneffervescent; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 98P01837. 5% 2Bt Material.
    2Bt/E—48 to 58 centimeters (18.9 to 22.8 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) and light gray (2.5Y 7/2) very gravelly silt loam; 24 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 8.0 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; 1 percent by volume subrounded 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 10 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 25 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; 60 percent percent of pedon occupied by this horizon and 40 percent percent of pedon occupied by this horizon (volume percent); noneffervescent; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog.
    2Bt1—58 to 91 centimeters (22.8 to 35.8 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) very gravelly silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 8.0 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; 30 percent distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 1 percent by volume subrounded 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 10 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 25 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 98P01838. continuous - phpvsfiid 202842; continuous - phpvsfiid 202842
    2Bt2—91 to 142 centimeters (35.8 to 55.9 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) very gravelly silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 8.0 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; 10 percent faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent by volume subrounded 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 10 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 25 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 98P01839. continuous - phpvsfiid 202843; continuous - phpvsfiid 202843
    2Bk—142 to 152 centimeters (55.9 to 59.8 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) very gravelly silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots between peds; 3.0 fine tubular pores; 50 percent prominent carbonate coats on lower surfaces of peds or rocks; 10 percent fine and medium dendritic noncoherent cemented carbonate threads throughout and 5 percent medium platy noncoherent cemented carbonate masses in cracks; 1 percent by volume subrounded 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 10 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 25 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 98P01840. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 202844; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 202844