IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Steiger
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • Local Phase: dense substratum
  • User Site ID: 03-JFD-05
  • User Pedon ID: 03OR035017
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 04N0391
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 16398
  • Print Date: 7/5/2025

    • 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: 43.2262192
  • Std. Longitude: -121.8061218
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 27S
  • Range: 8E
  • Section: 18
  • PLSS Details: about 50 feet north and 350 feet west of the southeast corner
  • Location Description: about 2 miles east of Chemult
  • Map Unit: 1014—Steiger, cold, dense substratum-Lapine complex, 0 to 8 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: 43121-B7—Chemult, Oregon

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Dorr, Jim
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Ashy, glassy Xeric Vitricryands
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: TUD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 17
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Steiger
  • PSC - 2 to 102 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 3/24/2025
  • Classifier - Gebauer, Chris
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - thirteenth edition
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Steiger
  • Taxonomic Class - Ashy, glassy Xeric Vitricryands
  • PSC - 2 to 102 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/7/2003
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Moisture SUBClass - xeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: ash flow derived from pumice
  • Slope Complexity: complex
  • Slope Shape Across: undulating
  • Slope Shape Down: undulating
  • Drainage Class: somewhat excessively
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/7/2003 (actual site observation date)
  • 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

    volcanic glass

    0—5

    2—57

    2—200

    —5—

    —55—

    —198—
    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

    2

    —

    —

    1478

    —

    120

    610

    —

    14

    5.6

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    395

    Chemult Alternate

    SNOTEL
    Oi—0 to 1 centimeters (0.0 to 0.4 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; low excavation difficulty; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary.; dry when described; observed in pit, large or quarry
    Oe—1 to 2 centimeters (0.4 to 0.8 inches); moderately decomposed plant material; moderate thick platy structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; low excavation difficulty; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary.; dry when described; observed in pit, large or quarry
    A—2 to 5 centimeters (0.8 to 2.0 inches); very dark brown (7.5YR 2.5/2) broken face, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) broken face, dry; ashy sandy loam; 64 percent sand; 5 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; low excavation difficulty; 6.0 very fine roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout; 9.0 very fine low-continuity interstitial pores; 10 percent by volume nonflat subrounded moderately coherent cemented 2-40-75 millimeter pumice fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7, chlorophenol red; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 04N02285; dry when described; observed in pit, large or quarry
    AB—5 to 28 centimeters (2.0 to 11.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/3) broken face, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) broken face, dry; paragravelly ashy loamy sand; 73 percent sand; 2 percent clay; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; low excavation difficulty; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 6.0 medium roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout and 0.3 coarse roots throughout; 9.0 very fine low-continuity interstitial pores; 20 percent by volume nonflat subrounded moderately coherent cemented 2-40-75 millimeter pumice fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.1, bromthymol blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 04N02286; dry when described; observed in pit, large or quarry
    Bw1—28 to 45 centimeters (11.0 to 17.7 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) broken face, light brown (7.5YR 6/4) broken face, dry; paragravelly ashy loamy sand; 72 percent sand; 1 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; low excavation difficulty; 0.1 very fine roots throughout and 3.0 medium roots throughout and 0.1 fine roots throughout and 0.3 coarse roots throughout; 6.0 very fine low-continuity interstitial pores; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-4-5 millimeter volcanic, unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume nonflat subrounded moderately coherent cemented 2-40-75 millimeter pumice fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, bromthymol blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 04N02287; dry when described; observed in pit, large or quarry
    Bw2—45 to 57 centimeters (17.7 to 22.4 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4) broken face, very pale brown (10YR 7/4) broken face, dry; paragravelly ashy coarse sandy loam; 68 percent sand; 1 percent clay; moderate very thick platy structure; moderately hard, firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderate excavation difficulty; 2.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 6.0 very fine low-continuity interstitial pores; 50 percent pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2), moist, and white (10YR 8/1), dry, silt coats on top faces of peds; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-4-5 millimeter volcanic, unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume nonflat subrounded moderately coherent cemented 2-40-75 millimeter pumice fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, chlorophenol red; abrupt wavy boundary.; dry when described; observed in pit, large or quarry. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 389317; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 389317
    BCd1—57 to 100 centimeters (22.4 to 39.4 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) broken face, pink (7.5YR 7/4) broken face, dry; paragravelly ashy coarse sandy loam; 68 percent sand; 1 percent clay; structureless massive; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; high excavation difficulty; 0.1 very fine roots throughout and 0.1 fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine low-continuity interstitial pores; 2 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-4-5 millimeter volcanic, unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume nonflat subrounded moderately coherent cemented 2-40-75 millimeter pumice fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, chlorophenol red; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 04N02288; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry
    BCd2—100 to 200 centimeters (39.4 to 78.7 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4) broken face, pink (5YR 7/3) broken face, dry; paragravelly ashy sandy loam; 63 percent sand; 2 percent clay; structureless massive; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; high excavation difficulty; 0.1 very fine roots throughout and 0.1 fine roots throughout; 0.3 very fine low-continuity tubular pores; 20 percent by volume nonflat subrounded moderately coherent cemented 2-40-75 millimeter pumice fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, chlorophenol red. Lab sample # 04N02289; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry