IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Acel
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1969MT027002
  • User Pedon ID: S1969MT027002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A3681
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 39346
  • Print Date: 9/23/2024

    • 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: 47.2638054
  • Std. Longitude: -109.9227676
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 17N
  • Range: 14E
  • Section: 3
  • PLSS Details: 1900 feet W and 2190 feet N-SE CORNER
  • 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, smectitic, frigid Mollic Eutroboralfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Acel
  • PSC - 23 to 48 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/23/2007
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Komad
  • Classificaton Date - 8/13/1969
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: terrace
  • 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

    1

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    1112

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    381

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    6.7

    18.3

    -5.6

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    0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 40A28388
    AP1—0 to 11 centimeters (0.0 to 4.3 inches); very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) crushed and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dry; silt loam; massive; extremely hard, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A28380; moist when described;
    AP2—11 to 23 centimeters (4.3 to 9.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), gray (10YR 5/1), dry; silt loam; massive, and weak very fine and fine granular; extremely hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.1 very fine and fine pores; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A28381; moist when described;
    B21T—23 to 36 centimeters (9.1 to 14.2 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) crushed and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), brown (10YR 5/3) crushed and grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; clay; strong fine and medium columnar parts to moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.1 very fine and fine roots; 0.1 very fine and fine pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A28382; moist when described;
    B22T—36 to 48 centimeters (14.2 to 18.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) crushed and very dark gray (10YR 3/1), brown (10YR 5/3) crushed and grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; silty clay; strong fine and medium prismatic parts to strong very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.1 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine pores; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A28383; moist when described;
    B31CA—48 to 68 centimeters (18.9 to 26.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) crushed and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; silty clay; strong fine and medium prismatic parts to strong very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, friable, moderately sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine pores; 1 percent lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A28384; moist when described;
    B32CS—68 to 102 centimeters (26.8 to 40.2 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) crushed and dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), dry; silty clay; strong fine and medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, friable, moderately sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 3.0 very fine and fine pores; 3 percent fine and medium gypsum crystals, unspecified; fragments; strong effervescence; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A28385; moist when described;
    A1BCS—102 to 140 centimeters (40.2 to 55.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) rubbed, grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dry; silty clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine pores; 3 percent fine gypsum crystals, unspecified; fragments; strong effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A28386; moist when described;
    CCS—140 to 165 centimeters (55.1 to 65.0 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dry; silty clay; 1 percent gray (5Y 5/1) fine faint and 1 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) fine faint mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine pores; 3 percent coarse gypsum crystals, unspecified; fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # 40A28387; moist when described;