IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Unnamed
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1971MT031001
  • User Pedon ID: S1971MT031001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A3727
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 39392
  • Print Date: 4/28/2024

    • 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: 45.6343536
  • Std. Longitude: -110.9908295
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 2S
  • Range: 6E
  • Section: 28
  • PLSS Details: 20 feet west and 10 feet south of center
  • State: Montana
  • County: MT031—Gallatin
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MT622—Gallatin County Area, Montana

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Unnamed
  • PSC - 18 to 61 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1971
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: alluvial fan
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1971 (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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    A11—0 to 6 centimeters (0.0 to 2.4 inches); black (10YR 2/1), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dry; loam; strong very fine and fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 fine roots; fragments; noneffervescent; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A28720
    A12—6 to 18 centimeters (2.4 to 7.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dry; loam; strong very fine and fine granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 fine roots; fragments; noneffervescent; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A28721
    B21T—18 to 29 centimeters (7.1 to 11.4 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/3) crushed and dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) exterior and dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) crushed, brown (7.5YR 4/2) exterior, dry; gravelly clay loam; strong very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 fine roots; 0.5 medium and 21.0 fine pores; very dark brown (10YR 2/2) coats on faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A28722
    B22T—29 to 42 centimeters (11.4 to 16.5 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), dry; gravelly clay loam; strong very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 fine roots; 0.5 medium and 21.0 fine pores; fragments; noneffervescent; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A28723
    B23T—42 to 61 centimeters (16.5 to 24.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), dry; very gravelly clay loam; strong very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 fine roots; 0.5 medium and 21.0 fine pores; fragments; noneffervescent; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A28724
    C1CA—61 to 86 centimeters (24.0 to 33.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4), light brown (7.5YR 6/4), dry; very gravelly clay loam; massive; hard when dry, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 fine roots; 0.5 medium and 3.0 fine pores; carbonate concretions and 21 percent threadlike lime masses and 1 percent coarse lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A28725
    C2CA—86 to 130 centimeters (33.9 to 51.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) and brown (7.5YR 4/4), light brown (7.5YR 6/4), dry; very gravelly clay loam; massive; hard when dry, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 medium and 3.0 fine pores; 21 percent threadlike lime masses and carbonate concretions and 1 percent coarse lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A28726
    2C3—130 to 175 centimeters (51.2 to 68.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) silty clay loam; massive; hard when dry, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 medium and 3.0 fine pores; 21 percent threadlike lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified. Lab sample # 40A28727