IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Hysham
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1953MT111006
  • User Pedon ID: S1953MT111006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A3514
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 39179
  • 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: 45.6671524
  • Std. Longitude: -108.2015686
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 2S
  • Range: 28E
  • Section: 13
  • PLSS Details: about 300 feet south of northeast corner and 30 feet into field
  • State: Montana
  • County: MT111—Yellowstone
  • MLRA: 58A—Northern Rolling High Plains, Northern Part
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MT111—Yellowstone County, Montana

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: W. C. Bourne
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, calcareous, mesic Ustic Torrifluvents
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 6
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Hysham
  • Classificaton Date - 7/23/2007
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Moisture Subclass - ustic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Hysham
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1953
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: terrace
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1953 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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
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    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches);, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; stratified silt loam to loam; 3 percent faint ; fragments; slight effervescence; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A27141. salt and gypsum streaks are evident, also common faint organic mottling.
    C1—18 to 33 centimeters (7.1 to 13.0 inches);, grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist; stratified fine sandy loam to clay loam; fragments; slight effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A27142. gypsum and salt streaks.
    A1b—33 to 56 centimeters (13.0 to 22.0 inches);, very dark gray (10YR 3/1) and dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist; silt loam; fragments; slight effervescence; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A27143. salt (gypsum) spots.
    C1b—56 to 81 centimeters (22.0 to 31.9 inches);, light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), moist; stratified fine sandy loam; gray (10YR 6/1) and brown (10YR 5/3) mottles; massive; friable; fragments; slight effervescence; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A27144
    C2b—81 to 97 centimeters (31.9 to 38.2 inches);, grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist; stratified silt loam; gray (N 5/0) mottles; friable; fragments; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A27145
    C3b—97 to 157 centimeters (38.2 to 61.8 inches);, light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), moist; stratified silt loam; gray (10YR 5/1) mottles; friable; fragments; slight effervescence; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # 40A27146
    IIC4b—157 centimeters (61.8 inches); silty clay; fragments. Lab sample # 40A27147. Compact silty clay (not sampled).