IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Hanson
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1961MT037001
  • User Pedon ID: S1961MT037001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1961MT037001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A3540
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 39205
  • Print Date: 5/20/2024

    • 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: 46.7371407
  • Std. Longitude: -109.3060684
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 11N
  • Range: 19E
  • Section: 3
  • PLSS Details: 300 feet west of the southeast corner
  • State: Montana
  • County: MT037—Golden Valley
  • MLRA: 43B—Central Rocky Mountains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MT666—Golden Valley County Area, Montana

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: R. C. McConnell, T. J. Nimlos, R. D. Taber and C. A. Mogen.
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy-skeletal, carbonatic Calcic Cryoborolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Hanson
  • Classificaton Date - 7/23/2007
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Snowy
  • Classificaton Date - 8/29/1961
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/29/1961 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: MASA-149
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop 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

    CAREX

    GEUM

    Carex

    Geum

    sedge

    avens

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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

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    2667

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    O—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); black (10YR 2/1), very dark brown (10YR 2/2), dry; Error; weak very fine granular structure; loose, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 roots; 21.0 pores; fragments; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A27315. turf with abundant roots estimated at over 50 percent of material volume; estimated 69 percent pore space without distinct pores; abundant clear sand grains;
    A11—3 to 8 centimeters (1.2 to 3.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1), very dark brown (10YR 2/2), dry; Error; weak medium and coarse granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 roots; distinct carbonate coats on lower surfaces of peds or rocks; 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A27316. abundant roots well distributed; very porous, estimated 50 percent pore space without distinct pores; abundant clear grains; flat-shaped, having prominent stalactites on underside.
    A12—8 to 16 centimeters (3.1 to 6.3 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2), dark brown (10YR 3/3), dry; Error; 21.0 roots; distinct carbonate coats on lower surfaces of peds or rocks; 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A27317. abundant roots well distributed; very porous, estimated 50 percent pore space without pores; abundant clear grains; flat-shaped; pebbles of gravel with remnant of lime casts on underside.
    AC—16 to 31 centimeters (6.3 to 12.2 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; Error; weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 roots; 21.0 pores; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A27318. porous, estimated 40 percent pore space without distinct pores; a few remnants of lime casts on under sides of gravel and some dark and very dark brown staining on under sides of gravel 7.5YR 3/3.
    C1ca—31 to 77 centimeters (12.2 to 30.3 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; Error; moderate fine angular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 roots; carbonate coats; white (10YR 8/1) carbonate threads and 21 percent fine carbonate threads; fragments; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A27319
    C2ca—77 to 112 centimeters (30.3 to 44.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), very pale brown (10YR 7/3), dry; Error; moderate fine angular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 roots; carbonate coats; white (10YR 8/1) carbonate threads and 21 percent fine carbonate threads; fragments; strong effervescence; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A27320. calcareous with many white threads of very fine granular lime (or calcareous gypsum crystals).
    C3—112 to 135 centimeters (44.1 to 53.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; loam; moderate fine angular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments. Lab sample # 40A27321