IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Vanstel
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1966MT075002
  • User Pedon ID: S1966MT075002
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1966MT075002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A3646
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 39311
  • 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: 45.2807808
  • Std. Longitude: -105.3425827
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 6S
  • Range: 52E
  • Section: 27
  • PLSS Details: 1800 feet north and 600 feet east 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: J. L. Parker and C. A. Mogen
  • 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 #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Vanstel
  • PSC - 15 to 48 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/23/2007
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Hesper
  • Classificaton Date - 7/12/1966
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: alluvial fan
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/12/1966 (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

    OPUNT

    PASM

    Opuntia

    Pascopyrum smithii

    pricklypear

    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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    975

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    90

    254

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    7.2

    20

    -5.6

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    A21—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), moist; loam; strong fine platy structure; soft, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 roots; fragments; noneffervescent; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A28078
    A22—8 to 15 centimeters (3.1 to 5.9 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; loam; moderate fine subangular blocky parts to moderate fine and medium platy structure; hard when dry, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 roots; fragments; noneffervescent; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # 40A28079
    B21T—15 to 20 centimeters (5.9 to 7.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist; clay loam; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 roots; fragments; noneffervescent; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A28080
    B22T—20 to 36 centimeters (7.9 to 14.2 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist; silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; 21.0 roots; fragments; noneffervescent; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A28081
    B23T—36 to 48 centimeters (14.2 to 18.9 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist; silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 roots; fragments; noneffervescent; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A28082
    B31CA—48 to 64 centimeters (18.9 to 25.2 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist; silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 roots; fragments; strong effervescence; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A28083
    B32CA—64 to 84 centimeters (25.2 to 33.1 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist; silty clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 roots; fragments; strong effervescence; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A28084
    C1CA—84 to 107 centimeters (33.1 to 42.1 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist; silt loam; massive; hard when dry, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 roots; fragments; strong effervescence; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A28085
    2C2—107 to 130 centimeters (42.1 to 51.2 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist; silt loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 fine pores; fragments; strong effervescence; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A28086
    2C3—130 to 163 centimeters (51.2 to 64.2 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist; loam; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 fine and medium pores; fragments; strong effervescence; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A28087
    2C4—163 to 188 centimeters (64.2 to 74.0 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist; loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 pores; clay films; fragments; strong effervescence; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A28088. patchy - phpvsfiid 189603; patchy - phpvsfiid 189603
    2C5CS—188 to 213 centimeters (74.0 to 83.9 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist; loam; massive; soft, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # 40A28089