IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Loberg
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1961MT039004
  • User Pedon ID: S1961MT039004
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1961MT039004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A3324
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 38439
  • Print Date: 12/17/2024

    • 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: 46.3526649
  • Std. Longitude: -113.5567627
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 7N
  • Range: 16W
  • Section: 13
  • PLSS Details: 330 feet east and 65 feet north of SW corner
  • State: Montana
  • County: MT039—Granite
  • MLRA: 43B—Central Rocky Mountains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MT621—Granite County Area, Montana

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Clayey-skeletal, mixed, superactive Typic Cryoboralfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Loberg
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/23/2007
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Loberg
  • Classificaton Date - 6/19/1961
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: valley
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments: 1.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/19/1961 (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

    ABIES

    ACHIL

    ARNIC

    CARU

    PICO

    Abies

    Achillea

    Arnica

    Calamagrostis rubescens

    Pinus contorta

    fir

    yarrow

    arnica

    pinegrass

    lodgepole pine

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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

    10

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    1890

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    158

    559

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    2.2

    13.3

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    O1—0 to 4 centimeters (0.0 to 1.6 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 40A25874
    O2—4 to 5 centimeters (1.6 to 2.0 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 40A25875
    A1&O2—5 to 6 centimeters (2.0 to 2.4 inches); black (10YR 2/1); fragments. Lab sample # 40A25876
    A21—6 to 15 centimeters (2.4 to 5.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2), dry; stony loam; weak medium subangular blocky parts to weak medium granular structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A25877
    A22—15 to 33 centimeters (5.9 to 13.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), light gray (10YR 7/2), dry; gravelly loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 roots; 3.0 fine vesicular pores; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 35 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # 40A25878
    B21—33 to 43 centimeters (13.0 to 16.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dry; gravelly clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to strong medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 21.0 roots; 0.5 fine pores; clay films on faces of peds and 10 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A25879. continuous - phpvsfiid 197748; continuous - phpvsfiid 197748
    B22—43 to 74 centimeters (16.9 to 29.1 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) and olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), dry; gravelly clay; 21 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) coarse faint and 21 percent brown (10YR 4/3) coarse faint and 21 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) coarse faint mottles; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium and coarse angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 21.0 roots; 0.5 very fine and fine pores; clay films in root channels and/or pores; 30 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A25880
    B23—74 to 102 centimeters (29.1 to 40.2 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and brown (7.5YR 4/2) and weak red (2.5YR 5/2), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; very gravelly sandy clay; weak coarse prismatic, and weak subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 21.0 roots; 0.5 very fine pores; clay films in root channels and/or pores; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 50 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments. Lab sample # 40A25881
    B3—102 to 132 centimeters (40.2 to 52.0 inches); dark olive brown (2.5Y 3/3) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; gravelly clay loam, stones; 3 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) faint mottles; massive; extremely hard, firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 21.0 roots; 0.5 very fine pores; clay films in root channels and/or pores; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A25882
    C—132 to 168 centimeters (52.0 to 66.1 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and pale brown (10YR 6/3), white (2.5Y 8/1) and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) and pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; very gravelly clay loam; massive; hard when dry, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 medium and coarse roots and 21.0 roots; 3.0 very fine and fine vesicular pores; clay films in root channels and/or pores; 5 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments. Lab sample # 40A25883