IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Vanstel
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1966MT075001
  • User Pedon ID: S1966MT075001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1966MT075001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A3647
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 39312
  • 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: 45.4110603
  • Std. Longitude: -105.1470184
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 5S
  • Range: 53E
  • Section: 11
  • PLSS Details: 1000 feet east and 350 feet north of the SW corner
  • State: Montana
  • County: MT075—Powder River
  • MLRA: 58A—Northern Rolling High Plains, Northern Part
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MT643—Powder River Area, Montana

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: C. A. Mogen and J. L. Parker
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, active, frigid Borollic Haplargids
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Vanstel
  • PSC - 23 to 48 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/23/2007
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Hydro
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/1966
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: hills
  • Landform: pediment
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/11/1966 (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

    BOGR2

    BRTE

    PASM

    Bouteloua gracilis

    Bromus tectorum

    Pascopyrum smithii

    blue grama

    cheatgrass

    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

    2

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    1128

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    270

    254

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    7.2

    20

    -5.6

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    A21—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; loam; weak thin platy structure; soft, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 roots; 3.0 fine and medium tubular and 3.0 fine pores; fragments; noneffervescent; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A28090
    A22—5 to 10 centimeters (2.0 to 3.9 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), moist; loam; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate fine platy structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 fine pores; fragments; noneffervescent; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # 40A28091
    B&A—10 to 23 centimeters (3.9 to 9.1 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), moist; silty clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate platy, and strong fine angular blocky structure; hard when dry, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 roots; distinct light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), dry, clay films and distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, clay films; fragments; noneffervescent; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A28092. continuous - phpvsfiid 189604; continuous - phpvsfiid 189605; continuous - phpvsfiid 189604; continuous - phpvsfiid 189605
    B21T—23 to 36 centimeters (9.1 to 14.2 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), moist; silty clay; strong medium prismatic parts to strong fine angular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 roots; distinct grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dry, clay films and distinct dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist, clay films; fragments; noneffervescent; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A28093. continuous - phpvsfiid 189606; continuous - phpvsfiid 189607; continuous - phpvsfiid 189606; continuous - phpvsfiid 189607
    B22T—36 to 48 centimeters (14.2 to 18.9 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), moist; silty clay loam; strong medium prismatic parts to moderate medium and coarse angular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 roots; 0.5 medium tubular and 21.0 fine tubular pores; grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dry, clay films on faces of peds and dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A28094. patchy - phpvsfiid 189608; patchy - phpvsfiid 189609; patchy - phpvsfiid 189608; patchy - phpvsfiid 189609
    B3CA—48 to 71 centimeters (18.9 to 28.0 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), moist; silty clay loam; moderate medium and coarse prismatic parts to medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 roots; 0.5 medium and 3.0 fine pores; grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dry, clay films and dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist, clay films; fragments; strong effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A28095. continuous - phpvsfiid 189610; continuous - phpvsfiid 189611; continuous - phpvsfiid 189610; continuous - phpvsfiid 189611
    C1CA—71 to 112 centimeters (28.0 to 44.1 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), moist; clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic structure; extremely hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 roots; 3.0 fine pores; organic stains on faces of peds; fragments; strong effervescence; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A28096
    C2CA—112 to 145 centimeters (44.1 to 57.1 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), moist; silty clay; weak coarse prismatic structure; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 roots; 21.0 fine pores; fragments; strong effervescence; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A28097
    2C3—145 to 170 centimeters (57.1 to 66.9 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), moist; clay loam; massive; hard when dry, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 roots; fragments; strong effervescence; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A28098
    2C4—170 to 198 centimeters (66.9 to 78.0 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), moist; fine sandy loam; massive; soft, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 roots; 1 percent carbonate threads and 3 percent gypsum crystals, unspecified; fragments; strong effervescence; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # 40A28099
    R—198 to 200 centimeters (78.0 to 78.7 inches); hard; fragments. Lab sample # 40A28100