IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Kobar
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1966MT111001
User Pedon ID:
S1966MT111001
Vegetation Plot ID:
S1966MT111001
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
40A3644
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
39309
Print Date:
11/21/2024
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:
45.9283333
Std. Longitude:
-108.3375015
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
2N
Range:
27E
Section:
14
PLSS Details:
1375 feet west and 285 feet south of N1/4 corner
State:
Montana
County:
MT111—Yellowstone
MLRA:
58A—Northern Rolling High Plains, Northern Part
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
MT111—Yellowstone County, Montana
PEDON
Describers Name:
C. A. Mogen and J. C. Meshnick
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine, smectitic Borollic Camborthids
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
Converted from PDP 3.x
Pedon #:
1
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Kobar
PSC -
13 to 46 cm.
Classificaton Date -
7/23/2007
Moisture Class -
aridic (torric)
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Allentine
Classificaton Date -
7/14/1966
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Erosion Class -
1
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Landform:
terrace
Drainage Class:
well
Surface Fragments:
1.00 percent
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
7/14/1966 (actual site observation date)
Surface Cover Properties:
Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 -
grass/herbaceous cover
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
POA
TRIFO
Poa
Trifolium
bluegrass
clover
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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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945
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305
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8.3
21.1
-2.8
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AP—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; clay; moderate medium granular structure; hard when dry, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 roots; fragments; noneffervescent; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # 40A28060. roots are abundant and are matted in the upper 1 inch of this soil.
B21T—13 to 25 centimeters (5.1 to 9.8 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; clay; strong fine and medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, coats and very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dry, clay films; fragments; noneffervescent; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A28061. there are patches of light brownish gray soil in which clear mineral grains dominate the surface, elsewhere there is a light reflective surface like that of continuous clay film.; continuous - phpvsfiid 189597; continuous - phpvsfiid 189597
B22T—25 to 46 centimeters (9.8 to 18.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; clay; strong fine angular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine to medium tubular and 0.5 fine pores; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry, clay films and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, clay films; fragments; noneffervescent; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A28062. continuous - phpvsfiid 189598; continuous - phpvsfiid 189599; continuous - phpvsfiid 189598; continuous - phpvsfiid 189599
B3—46 to 63 centimeters (18.1 to 24.8 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist; clay; moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 3.0 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine pores; fragments; strong effervescence; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A28063. strongly calcareous with a few films of segregated lime.
C1CA—63 to 89 centimeters (24.8 to 35.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist; clay; moderate medium and coarse angular blocky structure; extremely hard, friable, moderately sticky, very plastic; 3.0 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine pores; 30 percent pressure faces; fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # 40A28064. strongly calcareous with very few film segregations of lime.
C2—89 to 117 centimeters (35.0 to 46.1 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) and dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist; clay; weak medium and coarse angular blocky structure; extremely hard, friable, moderately sticky, very plastic; 3.0 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine pores; pressure faces; fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # 40A28065. strongly calcareous with a few very fine film lime segregations.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 189601; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 189601
C3—117 to 140 centimeters (46.1 to 55.1 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist; clay; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine pores; fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # 40A28066. strongly calcareous without segregated lime.
2C4—140 to 168 centimeters (55.1 to 66.1 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist; very fine sandy loam; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine roots; medium tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence. Lab sample # 40A28067. very slightly calcareous with a few fine segregations of lime around root holes and medium sized tubular pores; few light olive brown medium sized mottles appear in the dry soil.
3C5—168 to 168 centimeters (66.1 to 66.1 inches); very gravelly sandy loam; fragments. Lab sample # 40A28068. Very gravelly sandy loam. Not sampled.