IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): MONTOUR
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1956ID045023
  • User Pedon ID: S1956ID045023
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1956ID045023
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A1077
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 34136
  • Print Date: 2/17/2025

    • 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: 43.9584846
  • Std. Longitude: -116.3151398
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 7N
  • Range: 1E
  • Section: 10
  • PLSS Details: 800 feet west and 200 feet north of the SE corner of NE1/4
  • Location Description: Gem County, Idaho. Squaw Creek SCD. about 2 miles southeast of Sweet.
  • State: Idaho
  • County: ID045—Gem
  • MLRA: 10—Central Rocky and Blue Mountain Foothills
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: ID660—Gem County Area, Idaho

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Leighty
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Vertic Argixerolls
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 23
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - MONTOUR
  • PSC - 6 to 26 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/16/2007
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Montour
  • Classificaton Date - 9/26/1956
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: ridge
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/26/1956 (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

    AMBRO

    BRTE

    Ambrosia

    Bromus tectorum

    ragweed

    cheatgrass

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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
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    5

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    853

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    A11—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist; clay loam; weak medium prismatic parts to strong very fine and fine granular structure; very hard, moderately sticky, very plastic; 21.0 roots; fragments; neutral, pH 6.9, bromthymol blue. Lab sample # 40A08121; dry when described;
    A12—3 to 15 centimeters (1.2 to 5.9 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1), black (10YR 2/1), moist; clay loam; prismatic parts to very thick platy parts to weak medium platy structure; extremely hard, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 roots; fragments; neutral, pH 6.9, bromthymol blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A08122; dry when described;
    A3B1—15 to 33 centimeters (5.9 to 13.0 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist; clay; prismatic structure; extremely firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine roots; dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry, clay films on vertical faces of peds and black (10YR 2/1), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 6.9, bromthymol blue; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A08123; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 194297; continuous - phpvsfiid 194298; continuous - phpvsfiid 194297; continuous - phpvsfiid 194298
    B2—33 to 74 centimeters (13.0 to 29.1 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), dark olive brown (2.5Y 3/3), moist; fine gravelly clay; strong prismatic parts to moderate and strong medium and coarse angular blocky structure; extremely firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry, clay films and very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, clay films and very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1), moist, clay films; fragments; noneffervescent; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, cresol red; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A08124. continuous - phpvsfiid 194299; continuous - phpvsfiid 194300; continuous - phpvsfiid 194301; continuous - phpvsfiid 194299; continuous - phpvsfiid 194300; continuous - phpvsfiid 194301
    C1CA—74 to 81 centimeters (29.1 to 31.9 inches); light gray (5Y 7/2), olive gray (5Y 4/2), moist; coarse sandy loam; friable, weakly coherent; 0.1 very fine roots; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, cresol red; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A08125; moist when described;
    C2—81 to 97 centimeters (31.9 to 38.2 inches); gray (2.5Y 6/1), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist; coarse sandy loam; 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) medium distinct mottles; massive; firm; fragments; noneffervescent. Lab sample # 40A08126