IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Acel
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1969MT027005
  • User Pedon ID: S1969MT027005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A3682
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 39347
  • Print Date: 12/11/2024

    • 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: 47.3824158
  • Std. Longitude: -110.0544357
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 19N
  • Range: 13E
  • Section: 27
  • PLSS Details: 725 feet north and 35 feet west of center
  • 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: 47110-D1—Strouf Island, Montana

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: E. K. Hogan
  • 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 #: 5
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Acel
  • PSC - 15 to 44 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/23/2007
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Matson
  • Classificaton Date - 1/1/1969
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: terrace
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 1/1/1969 (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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    AP1—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) rubbed and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dry; loam; massive, and weak very fine and fine granular; very hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.1 pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A28389; moist when described;
    AP2—10 to 15 centimeters (3.9 to 5.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) rubbed and very dark gray (10YR 3/1), grayish brown (10YR 5/2) rubbed and gray (10YR 5/1), dry; silty clay loam; weak fine and medium platy structure; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 0.1 very fine pores; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A28390; moist when described;
    B21T—15 to 32 centimeters (5.9 to 12.6 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) crushed and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), brown (10YR 4/3) crushed and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; 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 # 40A28391; moist when described;
    B22T—32 to 44 centimeters (12.6 to 17.3 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; 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 pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A28392; moist when described;
    B3CACS—44 to 64 centimeters (17.3 to 25.2 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) crushed and dark brown (10YR 3/3), light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) rubbed and grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; silty clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to strong fine subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, friable, moderately sticky, very plastic; 3.0 very fine pores; 1 percent fine gypsum threads and 1 percent fine lime masses; fragments; slight effervescence; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A28393; moist when described;
    C1CA—64 to 115 centimeters (25.2 to 45.3 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) and dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), very pale brown (10YR 7/3) and very pale brown (10YR 8/3) and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dry; silty clay loam; moderate medium and coarse prismatic structure; extremely hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine pores; 3 percent fine and medium lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A28394; moist when described;
    2C2CA—115 to 148 centimeters (45.3 to 58.3 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; very gravelly sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; fragments; strong effervescence; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A28395; moist when described;
    2C3CA—148 to 193 centimeters (58.3 to 76.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; very gravelly coarse sand; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # 40A28396; moist when described;