IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): RAVALLI
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1965MT081003
  • User Pedon ID: S1965MT081003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A3638
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 39303
  • Print Date: 1/10/2025

    • 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: 46.5801620
  • Std. Longitude: -114.0134430
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 10N
  • Range: 19W
  • Section: 32
  • PLSS Details: 240 feet east and 120 feet south of center
  • State: Montana
  • County: MT081—Ravalli
  • MLRA: 44A—Northern Rocky Mountain Valleys

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed Borollic Natrargids
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - RAVALLI
  • Classificaton Date - 5/19/2006
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Ravalli
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1965
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: alluvium
  • Landform: outwash plain
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1965 (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
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    A21—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; loam; massive, and weak coarse platy; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 roots; 0.5 fine tubular and 21.0 coarse vesicular pores; skeletans; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0. Lab sample # 40A28008
    A/B—13 to 20 centimeters (5.1 to 7.9 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) exterior and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) exterior and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; loam; moderate fine and medium platy structure; hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 medium vesicular and 0.5 tubular pores; distinct skeletans on top faces of peds and faint light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dry, clay films on bottom faces of peds; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # 40A28009
    Bt2—20 to 28 centimeters (7.9 to 11.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) exterior and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) crushed, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) exterior and dark brown (10YR 3/3) crushed, moist; clay loam; strong medium and coarse prismatic, and weak fine and medium angular blocky structure; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 75 percent distinct clay films on horizontal faces of peds and 75 percent distinct clay films on vertical faces of peds; fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A28010
    B3—28 to 38 centimeters (11.0 to 15.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) exterior and pale brown (10YR 6/3) crushed, dark brown (10YR 3/3) exterior and brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, moist; clay loam; weak fine and medium angular blocky structure; very hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 fine pores; 10 percent clay films; fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A28011
    Cc1—38 to 53 centimeters (15.0 to 20.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) exterior and brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, moist; loam; massive; hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 medium vesicular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; 10 percent threadlike lime masses; fragments; violent effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A28012
    Cc2—53 to 74 centimeters (20.9 to 29.1 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) exterior and light gray (10YR 7/2) crushed, brown (10YR 5/3), moist; loam; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; violent effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A28013
    C3—74 to 102 centimeters (29.1 to 40.2 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2), brown (10YR 5/3), moist; loam; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; violent effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8. Lab sample # 40A28014