IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Drexel
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1964MT061004
  • User Pedon ID: S1964MT061004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A3617
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 39282
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • LOCATION

  • State: Montana
  • County: MT061—Mineral
  • MLRA: 43—Northern Rocky Mountains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MT603—Lolo National Forest Area, Montana

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy-skeletal, mixed, superactive, frigid Dystric Eutrochrepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Drexel
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/27/2010
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Drexel
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1964
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains
  • Landform: plateau
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1964 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other tree cover
  • 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

    60

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    1250

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    225

    635

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    6.1

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    O1—0 to 6 centimeters (0.0 to 2.4 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 40A27797
    A21—6 to 14 centimeters (2.4 to 5.5 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), very pale brown (10YR 7/3), dry; silt loam; weak very fine granular parts to single grain; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 fine and medium roots; 3.0 fine vesicular and 21.0 fine tubular pores; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A27798
    A22—14 to 21 centimeters (5.5 to 8.3 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), light gray (10YR 7/2), dry; silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 fine and medium roots; 21.0 fine tubular and 3.0 vesicular pores; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A27799
    A23—21 to 34 centimeters (8.3 to 13.4 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 fine and medium roots; 21.0 very fine and fine tubular and 3.0 fine and medium vesicular pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A27800
    A24—34 to 54 centimeters (13.4 to 21.3 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), pale yellow (2.5Y 7/3), dry; silt loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 fine and medium roots; 21.0 very fine and fine tubular and 3.0 fine and medium vesicular pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A27801
    A&B—54 to 77 centimeters (21.3 to 30.3 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), very pale brown (10YR 7/4) and very pale brown (10YR 8/2) and brownish yellow (10YR 6/6), dry; loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 21.0 very fine and fine vesicular and 21.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 10 percent distinct white (10YR 8/1) clay films between sand grains; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A27802
    B3—77 to 90 centimeters (30.3 to 35.4 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4), pale yellow (2.5Y 7/4), dry; loam; 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) prominent mottles; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 fine and medium roots; 21.0 very fine and fine vesicular and 21.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A27803
    C1—90 to 118 centimeters (35.4 to 46.5 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), pale yellow (2.5Y 7/3), dry; loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A27804
    C2—118 to 156 centimeters (46.5 to 61.4 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), light gray (2.5Y 7/2), dry; loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 pores; fragments; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A27805
    C3—156 to 189 centimeters (61.4 to 74.4 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), pale yellow (2.5Y 7/3), dry; loam; fragments. Lab sample # 40A27806
    189 to 217 centimeters (74.4 to 85.4 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 40A27807