IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
GERBER
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1969MT027001
User Pedon ID:
S1969MT027001
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
40A3679
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
39344
Print Date:
11/11/2024
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:
47.2643623
Std. Longitude:
-109.9227676
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
17N
Range:
14E
Section:
3
PLSS Details:
740 feet east and 250 feet south of center
Location Description:
Fergus County, Montana.
State:
Montana
County:
MT027—Fergus
MLRA:
58A—Northern Rolling High Plains, Northern Part
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
MT027—Fergus County, Montana
7.5 Minute USGS Quad:
47109-C8—Denton, Montana
PEDON
Describers Name:
R. L. Moshier
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine, montmorillonitic, frigid Udorthentic Chromusterts
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
Converted from PDP 3.x
Pedon #:
1
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
GERBER
PSC -
12 to 43 cm.
Classificaton Date -
7/16/2007
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Gerber
Classificaton Date -
8/13/1969
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Landscape:
upland
Landform:
alluvial fan
Runoff:
medium
Drainage Class:
well
Surface Fragments:
0.00 percent
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
8/13/1969 (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
%
m
degrees
mm
mm
C
mm
4
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—
1112
—
135
381
—
—
6.7
18.3
-5.6
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AP—0 to 12 centimeters (0.0 to 4.7 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; clay loam; strong very fine and fine granular structure; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A28367; moist when described;
B2T—12 to 20 centimeters (4.7 to 7.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) crushed and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; silty clay; strong medium prismatic parts to strong very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A28368; moist when described;
B22t—20 to 43 centimeters (7.9 to 16.9 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) crushed and grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) crushed and dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist; silty clay; strong medium prismatic parts to strong very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A28369; moist when described;
B23t—43 to 50 centimeters (16.9 to 19.7 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) crushed and grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) crushed and olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), moist; silty clay; strong medium prismatic parts to strong very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, friable, moderately sticky, very plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine pores; fragments; slight effervescence; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described;
B31ca—50 to 70 centimeters (19.7 to 27.6 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), moist; silty clay; strong medium prismatic parts to strong very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine pores; 1 percent lime masses; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence.; moist when described;
B32ca—70 to 95 centimeters (27.6 to 37.4 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), moist; silty clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine pores; 3 percent lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence; gradual wavy boundary.; moist when described;
C1ca—95 to 125 centimeters (37.4 to 49.2 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), moist; silty clay; massive; extremely hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine pores; 1 percent fine carbonate threads; fragments; strong effervescence.; moist when described;