IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): ABSHER
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1971MT013005
  • User Pedon ID: S1971MT013005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A3711
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 39376
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 47.3985138
  • Std. Longitude: -111.6411591
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Montana
  • County: MT013—Cascade
  • MLRA: 58A—Northern Rolling High Plains, Northern Part

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic Borollic Natrargids
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - ABSHER
  • Classificaton Date - 4/13/2006
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Absher
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1965
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: shale and/or alluvium
  • Landform: outwash plain, terrace
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1965 (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
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    A2—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); gray (2.5Y 6/1), very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1), moist; silt loam; moderate very fine platy, and moderate very fine and fine granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine and fine pores; sand coats; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A28585
    Bt21—5 to 13 centimeters (2.0 to 5.1 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) crushed, dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) crushed and dark gray (2.5Y 4/1) exterior, moist; silty clay; strong medium columnar structure; extremely hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine and fine and 0.5 medium pores; sand coats on vertical faces of peds; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A28586
    Bt22—13 to 28 centimeters (5.1 to 11.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dark gray (2.5Y 4/1) exterior and dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) crushed, moist; silty clay; strong medium prismatic, and strong fine and medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine and fine and 0.5 medium pores; fragments; slight effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A28587
    Bsc3—28 to 39 centimeters (11.0 to 15.4 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dark gray (2.5Y 4/1) exterior and dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) crushed, moist; silty clay; strong fine and medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine and fine and 0.5 medium pores; 30 percent fine and medium gypsum crystals, unspecified and 10 percent very fine lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A28588
    Csc1—39 to 80 centimeters (15.4 to 31.5 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) exterior, moist; silty clay; massive; extremely hard, very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine and fine and 0.5 medium pores; 75 percent medium and coarse gypsum crystals, unspecified; fragments; slight effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A28589
    Csc2—80 to 105 centimeters (31.5 to 41.3 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist; silty clay; massive; extremely hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine and fine and 0.5 medium pores; 30 percent gypsum crystals, unspecified and 30 percent salt crystals; fragments; slight effervescence; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A28590
    Csc3—105 to 147 centimeters (41.3 to 57.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) and very pale brown (10YR 7/3), brown (10YR 5/3), moist; clay; massive; extremely hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine pores; 10 percent gypsum crystals, unspecified; fragments; slight effervescence; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A28591
    Csc4—147 to 187 centimeters (57.9 to 73.6 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) and very pale brown (10YR 7/3), brown (10YR 5/3), moist; clay; massive; extremely hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine pores; 10 percent gypsum crystals, unspecified; fragments; slight effervescence; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A28592, 40A28593, 40A28594