IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Shukash
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 02-JFD-02
  • User Pedon ID: 02OR035003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 02N0456
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 14121
  • Print Date: 12/11/2024

    • 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: 42.7423401
  • Std. Longitude: -121.2169266
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 33 S.
  • Range: 13 E.
  • Section: 6
  • PLSS Details: about 1100 feet west and 1650 feet south of northeast corner
  • Location Description: about 4 miles east and 2 miles north of Silverdollar flat; about 11 miles north and 32 miles east of Chiloquin; about 200 feet west of FS Road #4683
  • Map Unit: 1316—Shukash paragravelly ashy loamy coarse sand, 2 to 12 percent slopes
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Oregon
  • County: OR035—Klamath
  • MLRA: 6—Cascade Mountains, Eastern Slope
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: OR683—Winema National Forest Area, Oregon
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 42121-F2—Riverbed Butte Spring, Oregon

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Nicita, Eric
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Ashy over loamy-skeletal, glassy over isotic Xeric Vitricryands
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: representative pedon for component
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Shukash
  • Taxonomic Class - Ashy over loamy-skeletal, glassy over isotic Xeric Vitricryands
  • PSC - 14 to 114 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/10/2002
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Moisture SUBClass - xeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: volcanic ash derived from dacite and/or pumice derived from dacite over residuum weathered from volcanic rock and/or tephra
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Drainage Class: somewhat excessively
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/10/2002 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 895-219
  • Surface Water Kind: none observed
  • Plant Association Name: PIPO/PUTR2/ACOCO p.a.
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    andic soil properties

    cambic horizon

    argillic horizon

    0—45

    14—82

    86—147

    147—166

    —45—

    —68—

    —61—

    —19—
    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

    —

    —

    1576

    —

    220

    610

    —

    15

    5.6

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

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    Oi—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; low excavation difficulty; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary.; dry when described; observed in pit, large or quarry
    Oe—5 to 12 centimeters (2.0 to 4.7 inches); moderately decomposed plant material; low excavation difficulty; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary.; dry when described; observed in pit, large or quarry
    Oa—12 to 14 centimeters (4.7 to 5.5 inches); highly decomposed plant material; low excavation difficulty; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary.; dry when described; observed in pit, large or quarry
    A—14 to 22 centimeters (5.5 to 8.7 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) broken face, brown (10YR 5/3) broken face, dry; ashy loamy sand; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; low excavation difficulty; 20.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 very coarse roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 15.0 very fine low-continuity interstitial and 3.0 fine moderate-continuity interstitial pores; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-?-75 millimeter andesite fragments and 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-?-250 millimeter andesite fragments and 3 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 600-?-700 millimeter andesite fragments and 3 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 250-?-600 millimeter andesite fragments and 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded moderately coherent cemented 2-?-10 millimeter pumice fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, bromthymol blue; clear smooth boundary.; dry when described; observed in pit, large or quarry
    AB—22 to 45 centimeters (8.7 to 17.7 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) exterior, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) exterior, dry; paragravelly ashy coarse sand; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; low excavation difficulty; 15.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 very coarse roots throughout and 9.0 medium roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout and 3.0 coarse roots throughout; 8.0 very fine low-continuity interstitial and 3.0 fine moderate-continuity interstitial pores; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-?-75 millimeter andesite fragments and 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 250-?-600 millimeter andesite fragments and 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-?-250 millimeter andesite fragments and 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 600-?-700 millimeter andesite fragments and 10 percent by volume nonflat subrounded moderately coherent cemented 2-?-10 millimeter pumice fragments; 8 percent krotovinas (volume percent); slightly acid, pH 6.4, bromthymol blue; clear wavy boundary.; dry when described; observed in pit, large or quarry
    Bw1—45 to 82 centimeters (17.7 to 32.3 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) exterior, light gray (10YR 7/2) exterior, dry; ashy coarse sand; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; low excavation difficulty; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.8 very coarse roots throughout and 3.0 medium roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout and 3.0 coarse roots throughout; 12.0 very fine low-continuity interstitial and 0.8 medium low-continuity interstitial and 3.0 fine moderate-continuity interstitial pores; 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 600-?-700 millimeter andesite fragments and 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 250-?-600 millimeter andesite fragments and 10 percent by volume nonflat subrounded moderately coherent cemented 2-?-75 millimeter pumice fragments; 10 percent krotovinas (volume percent); slightly acid, pH 6.2, bromthymol blue; abrupt wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry
    E—82 to 86 centimeters (32.3 to 33.9 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) broken face, white (2.5Y 8/1) broken face, dry; ashy loamy coarse sand; strong very thick platy structure; moderately hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; low excavation difficulty; 0.5 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 3.0 fine low-continuity interstitial pores; 10 percent by volume nonflat subrounded moderately coherent cemented 2-?-10 millimeter pumice fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, bromthymol blue; abrupt broken boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry
    2Bw2—86 to 113 centimeters (33.9 to 44.5 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/3) broken face, brown (7.5YR 5/4) broken face, dry; very stony ashy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate excavation difficulty; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 3.0 very fine low-continuity tubular and 3.0 very fine low-continuity irregular pores; 5 percent medium prominent irregular extremely weakly coherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, and very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dry, manganese masses throughout; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded strongly coherent cemented 75-?-250 millimeter andesite fragments and 10 percent by volume nonflat subrounded strongly coherent cemented 2-?-75 millimeter andesite fragments and 10 percent by volume nonflat subrounded moderately coherent cemented 2-?-75 millimeter andesite fragments and 25 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 250-?-600 millimeter andesite fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, bromthymol blue; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N02358; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry
    2Bw3—113 to 147 centimeters (44.5 to 57.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/3) broken face, brown (7.5YR 5/4) broken face, dry; extremely stony ashy loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate excavation difficulty; 0.5 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine low-continuity tubular and 0.5 very fine low-continuity irregular pores; 1 percent fine distinct irregular weakly coherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, and very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dry, iron-manganese nodules throughout; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded moderately coherent cemented 2-?-75 millimeter andesite fragments and 10 percent by volume nonflat subrounded strongly coherent cemented 75-?-250 millimeter andesite fragments and 30 percent by volume nonflat subrounded strongly coherent cemented 2-?-75 millimeter andesite fragments and 30 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 250-?-600 millimeter andesite fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, bromthymol blue; abrupt irregular boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry
    2Bt—147 to 166 centimeters (57.9 to 65.4 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) broken face, brown (7.5YR 4/3) broken face, dry; extremely stony clay loam; strong coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; high excavation difficulty; 0.1 very fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine low-continuity tubular and 0.5 fine low-continuity tubular pores; 80 percent faint dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist, and dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), dry, clay films on rock fragments; 1 percent very fine prominent irregular strongly coherent cemented black (2.5Y 2.5/1), moist, and black (2.5Y 2.5/1), dry, iron-manganese nodules throughout; 10 percent by volume nonflat subrounded moderately coherent cemented 2-?-75 millimeter andesite fragments and 10 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-?-250 millimeter andesite fragments and 30 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-?-75 millimeter andesite fragments and 30 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 250-?-600 millimeter andesite fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, bromthymol blue.; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 275967; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 275967