IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Vananda
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1956MT103002
  • User Pedon ID: S1956MT103002
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1956MT103002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A3552
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 39217
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 46.3652115
  • Std. Longitude: -107.2568283
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 7N
  • Range: 36E
  • Section: 18
  • PLSS Details: 280 feet south and 80 feet west of northeast corner
  • State: Montana
  • County: MT103—Treasure
  • MLRA: 58A—Northern Rolling High Plains, Northern Part
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MT103—Treasure County, Montana

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Dave R. Cawlfield
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, calcareous, mesic Ustic Torriorthents
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Vananda
  • Classificaton Date - 7/23/2007
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Moisture Subclass - ustic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Vananda
  • Classificaton Date - 9/28/1956
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: alluvial fan
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/28/1956 (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

    OPPO

    PASM

    POSE

    Opuntia polyacantha

    Pascopyrum smithii

    Poa secunda

    plains pricklypear

    western wheatgrass

    Sandberg bluegrass

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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

    2

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    808

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    A1—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); gray (2.5Y 6/1), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist; clay; moderate thick platy parts to strong very fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable, very sticky, very plastic; 21.0 roots; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, phenol red; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A27400
    B21—8 to 25 centimeters (3.1 to 9.8 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2), olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), moist; clay; moderate coarse angular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 21.0 roots; 0.5 very fine and fine pores; clay films; fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 9.0, thymol-blue; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A27401. patchy - phpvsfiid 197079; patchy - phpvsfiid 197079
    B22—25 to 43 centimeters (9.8 to 16.9 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2), olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), moist; clay; moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 21.0 roots; 0.5 very fine and fine pores; 30 percent clay films; fragments; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # 40A27402. patchy - phpvsfiid 197080; patchy - phpvsfiid 197080
    B3—43 to 61 centimeters (16.9 to 24.0 inches); light olive gray (5Y 6/2), olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), moist; clay; weak fine and medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; 0.1 very fine pores; fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 9.0, thymol-blue; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A27403
    C1—61 to 79 centimeters (24.0 to 31.1 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), moist; clay; massive, and weak medium angular blocky; extremely hard, extremely firm*, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 roots; fragments; strong effervescence; very strongly alkaline, pH 9.2, thymol-blue; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A27404
    C2cs—79 to 97 centimeters (31.1 to 38.2 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), olive brown (2.5Y 4/4), moist; clay; massive, and weak angular blocky; extremely hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 roots; 3 percent gypsum crystals, unspecified; fragments; strong effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, thymol-blue; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A27405
    C3cs—97 to 137 centimeters (38.2 to 53.9 inches); pale olive (5Y 6/3), olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), moist; clay; massive, and weak medium angular blocky; very hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 roots; 3 percent gypsum crystals, unspecified; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, thymol-blue; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A27406
    C4cs—137 to 152 centimeters (53.9 to 59.8 inches); pale olive (5Y 6/3), olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), moist; clay; massive; very hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.1 roots; 1 percent gypsum crystals, unspecified; fragments; slight effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, thymol-blue. Lab sample # 40A27407