IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Work
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1964MT013003
  • User Pedon ID: S1964MT013003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A3624
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 39289
  • Print Date: 11/13/2024

    • 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: 47.2491684
  • Std. Longitude: -111.0883331
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 17N
  • Range: 5E
  • Section: 3
  • PLSS Details: 4260 feet south and 60 feet east of N 1/2 corner
  • State: Montana
  • County: MT013—Cascade
  • MLRA: 46—Northern and Central Rocky Mountain Foothills
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MT613—Cascade County Area, Montana

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, frigid Typic Argiborolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Work
  • PSC - 15 to 56 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/23/2007
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Villars
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1964
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/1/1964 (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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

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    1372

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    A11—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1) crushed and black (10YR 2/1) exterior, dark gray (10YR 4/1) crushed and dark gray (10YR 4/1) exterior, dry; loam; weak fine platy parts to moderate fine and medium granular structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine and fine pores; fragments; noneffervescent; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A27878
    A12—8 to 15 centimeters (3.1 to 5.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) crushed and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) exterior, dark gray (10YR 4/1) crushed and dark gray (10YR 4/1) exterior, dry; loam; weak medium prismatic parts to weak medium and coarse angular blocky structure; hard when dry, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine and fine pores; fragments; noneffervescent; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A27879
    B1—15 to 25 centimeters (5.9 to 9.8 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) crushed and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) exterior, brown (10YR 4/3) crushed and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) exterior, dry; clay loam; strong very fine subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 10 percent between sand grains and 75 percent distinct clay films; fragments; noneffervescent; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A27880
    B21T—25 to 38 centimeters (9.8 to 15.0 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) crushed and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) exterior, brown (10YR 5/3) crushed and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) exterior, dry; clay; strong very fine and fine angular blocky structure; very hard, friable, very sticky, very plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 10 percent prominent clay films and 75 percent distinct clay films; fragments; noneffervescent; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A27881
    B22T—38 to 48 centimeters (15.0 to 18.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) crushed and brown (10YR 4/3) exterior, brown (10YR 5/3) crushed and brown (10YR 4/3) exterior, dry; clay; strong very fine and fine angular blocky structure; very hard, friable, very sticky, very plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 10 percent prominent clay films and 75 percent distinct clay films; fragments; noneffervescent; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A27882
    B3—48 to 56 centimeters (18.9 to 22.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) crushed and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) exterior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) crushed and brown (10YR 5/3) exterior, dry; clay loam; strong fine and medium angular blocky structure; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 10 percent distinct clay films; fragments; noneffervescent; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A27883
    C1CA—56 to 81 centimeters (22.0 to 31.9 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) crushed and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) exterior, pale yellow (2.5Y 7/3) crushed and light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) exterior, dry; clay loam; moderate medium and coarse angular blocky parts to moderate medium platy structure; hard when dry, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine and fine tubular and 3.0 medium tubular pores; 3 percent threadlike lime masses and 3 percent fine gypsum crystals, unspecified; fragments; slight effervescence; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A27884
    56 to 119 centimeters (22.0 to 46.9 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 40A27887
    2C2CA—81 to 119 centimeters (31.9 to 46.9 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), pale yellow (2.5Y 7/3), dry; stony clay loam; moderate medium platy structure; hard when dry, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 1 percent threadlike lime masses and 1 percent fine gypsum crystals, unspecified; fragments; slight effervescence; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A27885
    3C3CA—119 to 170 centimeters (46.9 to 66.9 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), very pale brown (10YR 7/4), dry; very stony sandy loam; massive; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine and fine pores; fragments; slight effervescence. Lab sample # 40A27886