IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Glendive
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1951MT085001
  • User Pedon ID: S1951MT085001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1951MT085001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A3501
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 39166
  • Print Date: 12/4/2024

    • 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: 48.0277214
  • Std. Longitude: -105.7542953
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 26N
  • Range: 46E
  • Section: 11
  • PLSS Details: northwest corner
  • State: Montana
  • County: MT085—Roosevelt
  • MLRA: 52—Brown Glaciated Plains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MT661—Roosevelt and Daniels Counties, Montana
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 48105-A7—Flynn Creek South, Montana

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: A. J. Cline
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, calcareous, frigid Ustic Torrifluvents
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Glendive
  • Classificaton Date - 7/23/2007
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Moisture Subclass - ustic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Glendive
  • Classificaton Date - 9/4/1951
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: terrace
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: somewhat excessively
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/4/1951 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • 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

    ACHNA

    PASM

    POPUL

    SALVI

    Achnatherum

    Pascopyrum smithii

    Populus

    Salvia

    needlegrass

    western wheatgrass

    cottonwood

    sage

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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

    3

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    IIC32—; fragments. Lab sample # 40A27056. Aggregate of all layers of finer texture than loamy fine sand from 20 to 60 inches.
    IIC31—; fragments. Lab sample # 40A27055. Aggregate of all loamy fine sand layers from 20 to 60 inches.
    A1—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), moist; loam; fine granular structure; soft, very friable; fragments. Lab sample # 40A27052. calcareous; a thin layer of partially decayed grass, leaves, and other organic debris occurs on the surface and the soil mass is thoroughly permeated with grass roots.
    C1—13 to 25 centimeters (5.1 to 9.8 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist; fine sandy loam; fine granular structure; soft, very friable; fragments. Lab sample # 40A27053. calcareous; contains moderate amounts of grass roots.
    25 to 41 centimeters (9.8 to 16.1 inches); light gray (2.5Y 7/2), grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist; loamy fine sand; single grain; loose; fragments. Lab sample # 40A27054. calcareous.
    C2—25 to 51 centimeters (9.8 to 20.1 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 40A27054. Composite sample of 10 to 16 inches and 16 to 20 inches.
    41 to 51 centimeters (16.1 to 20.1 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist; fine sandy loam; massive; soft, very friable; fragments. calcareous.
    51 to 71 centimeters (20.1 to 28.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist; loamy fine sand; single grain; loose; fragments. Lab sample # 40A27055, 40A27056. calcareous.
    71 to 81 centimeters (28.0 to 31.9 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist; fine sandy loam; massive; fragments. calcareous.
    81 to 102 centimeters (31.9 to 40.2 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist; loamy fine sand; single grain; loose; fragments. calcareous.
    102 to 112 centimeters (40.2 to 44.1 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist; fine sandy loam; massive; soft, very friable; fragments. calcareous.
    112 to 152 centimeters (44.1 to 59.8 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist; loamy fine sand; single grain; loose; fragments. calcareous.