IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Elloam
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1962MT005012
  • User Pedon ID: S1962MT005012
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1962MT005012
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A3344
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 38459
  • 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: 48.8304825
  • Std. Longitude: -109.1983185
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 36N
  • Range: 19E
  • Section: 36
  • PLSS Details: 450 feet N and 150 feet E of SW Corner
  • State: Montana
  • County: MT005—Blaine
  • MLRA: 52—Brown Glaciated Plains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MT608—Blaine County and Part of Phillips County Area, Montana

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Grossman, Walker, Mogen, Moshier, Anderson and Nielson.
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, frigid Borollic Natrargids
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 12
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Elloam
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/23/2007
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - UNNAMED
  • Classificaton Date - 8/30/1962
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: till plain
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/30/1962 (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

    PASM

    Pascopyrum smithii

    western wheatgrass

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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

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    279

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    6.7

    21.1

    -8.9

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    A2—0 to 1 centimeters (0.0 to 0.4 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; very fine sandy loam; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; noneffervescent; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A26069. Abundant bleached sand and silt grains.
    B2&A2—1 to 5 centimeters (0.4 to 2.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; clay; moderate medium columnar parts to strong very fine angular blocky structure; extremely hard, friable, very sticky, very plastic; 21.0 fine pores; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, on faces of peds and clay films on faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A26070. There is a coating of clear bleached sand and silt grains on caps of columns, a "frosting" two or more grains thick coating the column sides and tonguing through the columns, clay films present where not interrupted by clear silt and sand lenses.; continuous - phpvsfiid 195525; continuous - phpvsfiid 195525
    B2—5 to 13 centimeters (2.0 to 5.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; clay; moderate medium columnar parts to moderate very fine angular blocky structure; extremely hard, friable, very sticky, very plastic; 3.0 very fine pores; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, on faces of peds and clay films on faces of peds and 75 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; noneffervescent; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A26071. Common bleached sand grains on peds.; continuous - phpvsfiid 195527; continuous - phpvsfiid 195527
    B3—13 to 18 centimeters (5.1 to 7.1 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; clay; moderate coarse prismatic parts to weak medium and coarse angular blocky structure; very hard, friable, very sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 fine and medium pores; clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent lime masses; fragments; slight effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A26072. continuous - phpvsfiid 184343; continuous - phpvsfiid 184343
    C1ca—18 to 33 centimeters (7.1 to 13.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist; clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic structure; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 fine and medium pores; 3 percent fine carbonate nodules; fragments; slight effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A26073
    IIC2cs1—33 to 66 centimeters (13.0 to 26.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist; clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 fine pores; 21 percent carbonate nodules; fragments; slight effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A26074. Lime casts nearly completely around gravel.
    IIC2cs2—66 to 91 centimeters (26.0 to 35.8 inches); gray (2.5Y 5/1), very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1), moist; clay loam; weak coarse platy parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 fine pores; 21 percent gypsum crystal clusters; fragments; slight effervescence; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A26075
    IIC2cs3—91 to 127 centimeters (35.8 to 50.0 inches); gray (2.5Y 5/1), very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1), moist; clay loam; weak coarse platy parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21 percent gypsum crystal clusters; fragments; slight effervescence. Lab sample # 40A26076
    IIC2cs4—127 to 157 centimeters (50.0 to 61.8 inches); gray (2.5Y 5/1), very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1), moist; clay loam; weak coarse platy parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3 percent gypsum crystals, unspecified; fragments; slight effervescence. Lab sample # 40A26077. Separated for purposes of sampling.