IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Unnamed
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1974MT053001
  • User Pedon ID: S1974MT053001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1974MT053001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 74C0039
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44800
  • Print Date: 1/30/2025

    • 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: 48.2968216
  • Std. Longitude: -114.9540634
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 29N
  • Range: 26W
  • Section: 8
  • PLSS Details: 415 feet east and 480 feet south of the NW corner
  • State: Montana
  • County: MT053—Lincoln
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 48114-C8—Horse Hill, Montana

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Unnamed
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/5/1974
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/5/1974 (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

    CARU

    GAYLU

    LAOC

    Calamagrostis rubescens

    Gaylussacia

    Larix occidentalis

    pinegrass

    huckleberry

    western larch

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    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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    993

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    O—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); fragments.
    A1—2 to 7 centimeters (0.8 to 2.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) silt loam; moderate fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 fine roots; 21.0 fine pores; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 74C00275
    B21—7 to 15 centimeters (2.8 to 5.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silt loam, very fine sandy loam; weak medium granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 roots; 3.0 fine pores; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 74C00276
    B31—15 to 25 centimeters (5.9 to 9.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) and brown (10YR 5/3) crushed very fine sandy loam; weak subangular blocky structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 fine roots; 3.0 fine pores; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 74C00277
    B32—25 to 53 centimeters (9.8 to 20.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) very fine sandy loam; massive; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 roots; 0.5 tubular pores; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 74C00278
    B33—53 to 66 centimeters (20.9 to 26.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) very fine sandy loam; massive; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 roots; 3.0 vesicular and 0.5 tubular pores; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 74C00279
    2A21B—66 to 73 centimeters (26.0 to 28.7 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) very fine sandy loam; weak medium platy structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine roots; 3.0 very fine and fine vesicular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 74C00280
    2A22B—73 to 76 centimeters (28.7 to 29.9 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) very fine sandy loam; weak thin platy structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 roots; 0.5 very fine pores; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 74C00281
    2B21HB—76 to 78 centimeters (29.9 to 30.7 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) silt loam, very fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 3.0 roots; 0.5 very fine pores; fragments; slight effervescence; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 74C00282
    2B22B—78 to 86 centimeters (30.7 to 33.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silt loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine vesicular and tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 74C00283
    2B31B—86 to 114 centimeters (33.9 to 44.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silt loam; massive; friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine vesicular pores; 1 percent white (10YR 8/1) carbonate threads and 1 percent fine dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) carbonate concretions; fragments; slight effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 74C00284
    2B32B—114 to 129 centimeters (44.9 to 50.8 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silt loam; 1 percent brown (10YR 5/3) medium faint mottles; massive; friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine pores; 1 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) carbonate nodules; fragments; slight effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 74C00285
    2CB—129 to 165 centimeters (50.8 to 65.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silt loam; massive; friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine pores; fragments. Lab sample # 74C00286