IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Felan
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1970MT063005
  • User Pedon ID: S1970MT063005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 70C0014
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 43795
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • 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: 47.0771103
  • Std. Longitude: -113.6953888
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 15N
  • Range: 17W
  • Section: 12
  • PLSS Details: 1800 feet east and 1200 feet south of the northwest corner
  • State: Montana
  • County: MT063—Missoula
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MT638—Missoula County Area, Montana
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 47113-A6—Gold Creek Peak, Montana

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: H. Hunter, C. Mogen, K. Flach
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Felan
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/28/1970
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: mountain
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/28/1970 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other tree cover
  • 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

    60

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    2012

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    45

    1270

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    7.2

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    O1—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); fragments.
    O2—2 to 5 centimeters (0.8 to 2.0 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 70C00089
    A2—5 to 13 centimeters (2.0 to 5.1 inches); gray (10YR 6/1), white (10YR 8/1), dry; gravelly loam; weak very fine platy structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 70C00090
    B21IR—13 to 18 centimeters (5.1 to 7.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6), dry; gravelly loam; weak very fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; clear broken boundary. Lab sample # 70C00091
    B22IR—18 to 25 centimeters (7.1 to 9.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4), reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6), dry; gravelly loam; weak very fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 70C00092
    B3—25 to 43 centimeters (9.8 to 16.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) and very pale brown (10YR 7/4) crushed, dry; gravelly loam; weak very fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine to coarse roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 70C00093
    2A21b—43 to 105 centimeters (16.9 to 41.3 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), light gray (10YR 7/2), dry; very gravelly loam; massive; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 70C00094
    2B22b—105 to 130 centimeters (41.3 to 51.2 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), light gray (2.5Y 7/2), dry; very gravelly loam; massive; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary.
    2B2b—125 centimeters (49.2 inches); fragments.