IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Williams
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1962MT005004
  • User Pedon ID: S1962MT005004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A3341
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 38456
  • Print Date: 5/19/2024

    • 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: 48.4824219
  • Std. Longitude: -109.3905411
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 32N
  • Range: 18E
  • Section: 33
  • PLSS Details: 300 feet N and 350 feet W of S 1/4 Corner
  • State: Montana
  • County: MT005—Blaine
  • MLRA: 52—Brown Glaciated Plains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MT608—Blaine County and Part of Phillips County Area, Montana

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Grossman, Walker, Mogen, Moshier and Anderson.
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Typic Argiborolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Williams
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/23/2007
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Sprole
  • Classificaton Date - 8/24/1962
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: till plain
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/24/1962 (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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    3

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    0

    381

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    5.6

    20

    -8.9

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    Ap—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; loam; moderate fine granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 75 percent coats on sand and gravel; fragments; noneffervescent; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # 40A26038. Common clear sand grains.
    B21—13 to 23 centimeters (5.1 to 9.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; clay loam; strong medium prismatic parts to strong fine and medium angular blocky parts to moderate very fine angular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine and 3.0 medium pores; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, coats and clay films on faces of peds and 75 percent coats on sand and gravel; 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 600-?-? millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A26039. Estimated 35 percent clay. Common clear sand grains on prism faces; occasional boulder and stone throughout the profile.; continuous - phpvsfiid 184434; continuous - phpvsfiid 184434
    B22—23 to 33 centimeters (9.1 to 13.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; clay loam; strong prismatic parts to strong medium angular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine and 3.0 medium pores; dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, coats and clay films on faces of peds and 75 percent coats on sand and gravel; 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A26040. Gravel in this horizon have thick (1/4 to 1/2 inch) hard lime crusts with rounded edges on undersides; occasional very fine lignite and red sandstone fragments. Common clear sand grains on prism faces.; continuous - phpvsfiid 184437; continuous - phpvsfiid 184437
    B3ca—33 to 43 centimeters (13.0 to 16.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dry; clay loam; strong medium prismatic parts to strong medium angular blocky parts to weak fine angular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine and 3.0 medium pores; dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist, coats and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), moist, coats and clay films on faces of peds; 21 percent white (5YR 8/1) carbonate nodules; fragments; slight effervescence; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A26041. Estimated 30 percent clay.; patchy - phpvsfiid 184441; patchy - phpvsfiid 184441
    C1ca1—43 to 71 centimeters (16.9 to 28.0 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dry; clay loam; moderate very coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 21 percent white (5Y 8/1) carbonate nodules; fragments; strong effervescence; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A26042. Contains an estimated 30 percent clay. Many nodules are lime encrustations completely coating gravel 1/4 to 1/2 inch in diameter.
    IIC2ca2—71 to 89 centimeters (28.0 to 35.0 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), gray (5Y 6/1), dry; clay loam; weak very coarse prismatic parts to weak medium angular blocky structure; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3 percent carbonate nodules; fragments; strong effervescence; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A26043. Estimated 35 percent clay. Many nodules are hard lime encrustations around gravels 1/4 to 1 inch in diameter.
    IIC3—89 to 119 centimeters (35.0 to 46.9 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), light olive gray (5Y 6/2), dry; clay loam; 3 percent very dark gray (5Y 3/1) medium distinct mottles; weak very coarse platy structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A26044. Estimated 37 percent clay. Less than 1 percent gravel larger than 3/4 inch diameter; many fine black lignite pieces.
    IIC4cs—119 to 150 centimeters (46.9 to 59.1 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), light olive gray (5Y 6/2), dry; clay loam; weak very coarse platy structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3 percent gypsum crystal clusters; fragments; slight effervescence; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A26045. Estimated 37 percent clay.
    IIC51—150 to 178 centimeters (59.1 to 70.1 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), light olive gray (5Y 6/2), dry; clay loam; weak very coarse platy structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 1 percent gypsum crystal clusters; fragments; slight effervescence; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A26046. Estimated 37 percent clay.
    IIC52—178 to 206 centimeters (70.1 to 81.1 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), light olive gray (5Y 6/2), dry; clay loam; moderate coarse platy structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; fragments; slight effervescence. Lab sample # 40A26047. Estimated 37 percent clay.