IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Meadowpass
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1990MT089006
  • User Pedon ID: copyof90MT089006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 90P0326
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 62259
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 47.8508339
  • Std. Longitude: -114.6355591
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 24N
  • Range: 24W
  • Section: 11
  • PLSS Details: 2900 feet E and 900 feet N of the SW corner
  • Location Description: Sanders County, Montana.
  • State: Montana
  • County: MT089—Sanders

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, active, frigid Typic Argixerolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 6
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Meadowpass
  • PSC - 23 to 76 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 11/29/2007
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Meadowpass
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1990
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1990 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    paralithic contact

    0—30

    23—76

    76—0

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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

    6

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    —

    1097

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    43

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    6

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    6

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    A 1—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist; gravelly loam; weak fine and medium granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P1941. few medium and coarse roots; many very fine and fine roots
    A 2—8 to 23 centimeters (3.1 to 9.1 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist; gravelly loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P1941. combined A horizons - 7 to 12 inches thick; few medium and coarse roots; many very fine and fine roots
    B t1—23 to 30 centimeters (9.1 to 11.8 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; gravelly loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 2.5 fine tubular pores; 15 percent faint clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P1942. few clay films surface features on faces of peds; few medium roots; many very fine and fine roots
    B t2—30 to 46 centimeters (11.8 to 18.1 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; sandy clay; weak coarse prismatic, and strong medium angular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular and 2.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 37 percent prominent clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P1943. 15% soft fragments; common clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; few medium roots; common very fine and fine roots
    B t/c—46 to 76 centimeters (18.1 to 29.9 inches); 40 percent pale yellow (2.5Y 7/4) and 60 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), 40 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) and 60 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/4), moist; sandy loam; weak coarse prismatic structure; slightly hard, firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 tubular and 0.5 interstitial pores; 37 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P1944. 40% soft fragments; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine and fine roots
    C r—76 centimeters (29.9 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 90P1945. semi-consolidated welded tuff