IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Kauder
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2007ID035001
  • User Pedon ID: 07ID035001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S2007ID035001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 07N0662
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 19393
  • Print Date: 11/24/2024
  • 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: 46.7115556
  • Std. Longitude: -116.2415833
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 39N
  • Range: 2E
  • Section: 20
  • PLSS Details: 542m south and 447 m east of NW corner
  • Map Unit: 230—Norwidge-Threebear complex, 5 to 30 percent slopes
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Idaho
  • County: ID035—Clearwater
  • MLRA: 43A—Northern Rocky Mountains
  • Regional Office: NW—Northwest
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NW-MOS—Moscow, Idaho
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: ID612—Clearwater Area, Idaho
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 46116-F2—Elk Creek Falls, Idaho
  • PEDON

  • Describers Name: BG and BB
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, active, frigid Andic Glossudalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Kauder
  • PSC - 38 to 88 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/10/2010
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - oxyaquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Kauder
  • Classificaton Date - 6/5/2007
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


  • SITE

  • Parent Material: volcanic ash over loess over reworked loess
  • Landscape: plateau
  • Landform: ridge
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no
  • VEGETATION

  • Other Vegetative Class: CN520 - grand fir/queencup beadlily—Forest Habitat Types of Northern Idaho (GTR-INT-236)
  • SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/5/2007 (actual site observation date)
  • Plant Association Name: ABGR-CLUN
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - conifers
  • 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

    ABGR

    ACMI

    ANPI

    COCA13

    CYOF

    FRVE

    GATR3

    PICO

    PIMO3

    POTEN

    PSMEG

    PTAQ

    SMRA

    SYAL

    THMO

    Abies grandis

    Acacia millefolia

    Anemone piperi

    Cornus canadensis

    Cynoglossum officinale

    Fragaria vesca

    Galium triflorum

    Pinus contorta

    Pinus monticola

    Potentilla

    Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca

    Pteridium aquilinum

    Smilacina racemosa

    Symphoricarpos albus

    Thamnosma montana

    grand fir

    milfoil wattle

    Piper's anemone

    bunchberry dogwood

    gypsyflower

    woodland strawberry

    fragrant bedstraw

    lodgepole pine

    western white pine

    cinquefoil

    Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir

    western brackenfern

    common snowberry

    turpentinebroom

    Pedon Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    fragipan

    109 - 150

    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    andic soil properties

    cambic horizon

    lithologic discontinuity

    glossic horizon

    argillic horizon

    fragipan

    0—9

    1—28

    9—59

    28—

    38—144

    38—150

    109—150

    —-

    —-

    —-

    —-

    —-

    —-

    —-

    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

    11

    872

    270

    838

    Oi—0 to 1 centimeters (0.0 to 0.4 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 07N04055
    A—1 to 9 centimeters (0.4 to 3.5 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) crushed, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed, dry; ashy silt loam; 8 percent clay; weak thin platy parts to weak very fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 very fine roots throughout; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, pH meter; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 07N04056
    Bw1—9 to 28 centimeters (3.5 to 11.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/6) crushed, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) crushed, dry; ashy silt loam; 8 percent clay; weak thin, and medium platy parts to weak fine, and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.2 very coarse roots throughout and 3.0 medium roots and coarse roots throughout; 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, pH meter; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 07N04057
    2Bw2—28 to 38 centimeters (11.0 to 15.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) interior, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, dry; silt loam; 15 percent clay; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate fine, and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine roots between peds and 0.2 medium roots throughout; 5.0 very fine tubular pores; 3 percent faint silt coats on surfaces along pores; 2 percent fine and 1 percent fine faint moderately coherent cemented ; 1 percent by volume iron-manganese concretions fragments and 2 percent by volume charcoal fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, pH meter; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 07N04058
    2BE—38 to 59 centimeters (15.0 to 23.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, very pale brown (10YR 7/3) exterior and light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, dry; silt loam; 15 percent clay; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate fine, and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine roots between peds and 0.2 medium roots and coarse roots between peds; 3.0 very fine tubular and 0.5 medium tubular pores; 2 percent faint clay films on surfaces along pores and 50 percent faint silt coats on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine faint moderately coherent cemented and 1 percent fine ; 1 percent by volume iron-manganese concretions fragments and 1 percent by volume granite fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.1, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 07N04059
    2BEtx—59 to 83 centimeters (23.2 to 32.7 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) exterior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior and very pale brown (10YR 7/3) exterior, dry; silt loam; 20 percent clay; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate fine, and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, very plastic; 3.0 very fine roots between peds and 0.2 medium roots and coarse roots between peds; 5.0 very fine tubular and 0.5 medium tubular pores; 2 percent faint clay films on surfaces along pores and 40 percent faint silt coats on all faces of peds; 50 percent very pale brown (10YR 7/3), dry, iron depletions; 1 percent fine faint moderately coherent cemented ; 1 percent by volume iron-manganese concretions fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 07N04060
    2Btx/E1—83 to 109 centimeters (32.7 to 42.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior and olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) exterior, very pale brown (10YR 7/3) exterior and light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, dry; silt loam; moderate medium, and coarse prismatic parts to moderate fine, and medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 0.2 very fine roots between peds; 5.0 very fine tubular pores; 10 percent distinct clay films on surfaces along pores and 10 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 45 percent very pale brown (10YR 7/3), dry, iron depletions; 2 percent fine faint moderately coherent cemented ; 2 percent by volume iron-manganese concretions fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, pH meter; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 07N04061, 07N04062
    2Btx/E2—109 to 125 centimeters (42.9 to 49.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) exterior, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior and light gray (10YR 7/2) exterior, dry; silt loam; strong very coarse prismatic parts to moderate fine, and medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 0.2 very fine roots between peds; 5.0 very fine tubular pores; 5 percent prominent clay films on vertical faces of peds and 10 percent prominent clay films on surfaces along pores and 30 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 30 percent light gray (10YR 7/2), dry, iron depletions; 5 percent fine faint moderately coherent cemented ; 5 percent by volume iron-manganese concretions fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7, pH meter; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 07N04063, 07N04064
    2Btx/E3—125 to 144 centimeters (49.2 to 56.7 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) exterior, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior and light gray (10YR 7/2) exterior, dry; silt loam; strong very coarse prismatic parts to moderate fine, and medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 5.0 very fine tubular pores; 5 percent prominent clay films on vertical faces of peds and 5 percent prominent clay films on surfaces along pores and 10 percent distinct clay films on surfaces along pores; 15 percent light gray (10YR 7/2), dry, iron depletions and 15 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), dry, masses of oxidized iron; 5 percent fine faint moderately coherent cemented ; 5 percent by volume iron-manganese concretions fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7, pH meter; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 07N04065, 07N04066
    2Btx—144 to 150 centimeters (56.7 to 59.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, dry; silt loam; strong very coarse prismatic structure; extremely hard, extremely firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 5.0 very fine tubular pores; 5 percent prominent clay films on vertical faces of peds and 5 percent prominent clay films on surfaces along pores and 10 percent distinct silt coats on surfaces along pores; 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), dry, masses of oxidized iron; 5 percent fine faint moderately coherent cemented ; 5 percent by volume iron-manganese concretions fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, pH meter. Lab sample # 07N04067