IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Winkler
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1970MT063010
  • User Pedon ID: S1970MT063010
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1970MT063010
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 70C0022
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 43803
  • Print Date: 4/28/2025

    • 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: 46.9204407
  • Std. Longitude: -113.7420502
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 13N
  • Range: 17W
  • Section: 3
  • PLSS Details: 650 feet east and 150 feet south of NW corner
  • State: Montana
  • County: MT063—Missoula
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MT638—Missoula County Area, Montana
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 46113-H6—Sunflower Mountain, Montana

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J. Parcell, H. Hunter, C. Mogen, K. Flach
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 10
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Winkler
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/30/1970
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: mountain slope
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/30/1970 (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
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    AMELA

    BALSA

    CARU

    Amelanchier

    Balsamorhiza

    Calamagrostis rubescens

    serviceberry

    balsamroot

    pinegrass

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —
    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

    45

    —

    —

    1170

    —

    180

    483

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —
    O1—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); fragments.
    A1—3 to 11 centimeters (1.2 to 4.3 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; gravelly loam; weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 fine and medium roots; 21.0 fine interstitial pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 70C00137
    A21—11 to 31 centimeters (4.3 to 12.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/2) and brown (7.5YR 4/2), pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2), dry; gravelly sandy loam; weak fine and medium granular structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 fine and medium roots; 21.0 fine interstitial pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 70C00138
    A22—31 to 54 centimeters (12.2 to 21.3 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/2), pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2), dry; very gravelly loam; massive; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 fine and medium roots; 21.0 fine interstitial pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 70C00139
    A23—54 to 115 centimeters (21.3 to 45.3 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/3), pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2), dry; very gravelly sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 fine roots; 21.0 fine interstitial pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 70C00140
    A24—115 to 158 centimeters (45.3 to 62.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/2), pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2), dry; very gravelly coarse sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 fine roots; 21.0 fine interstitial pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 70C00141
    A+B—158 to 213 centimeters (62.2 to 83.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/2), pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2) and brown (7.5YR 5/4), dry; very gravelly coarse sandy loam, very fine sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 fine roots; 21.0 fine interstitial pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 70C00142