IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Gosney
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1989OR017011
User Pedon ID:
1989OR017011
Vegetation Plot ID:
S1989OR017011
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
yes
Lab Pedon # -
89P0798
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
61897
Print Date:
4/22/2025
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:
44.0499992
Std. Longitude:
-121.1916656
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
18S
Range:
13E
Section:
5
PLSS Details:
NW 1/4, NW 1/4, NE 1/4
Location Description:
Deschutes County, OR.
State:
Oregon
County:
OR017—Deschutes
Regional Office:
1—Portland, OR
MLRA Soil Survey Area:
NW-RED—Redmond, Oregon
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
OR620—Upper Deschutes River Area, Oregon, Parts of Deschutes, Jefferson, and Klamath Counties
7.5 Minute USGS Quad:
44121-A2—Bend Airport, Oregon
PEDON
Describers Name:
Bill Ferry, Thor Thorson
Current Taxonomic Class:
Glassy, nonacid, mesic Lithic Torripsamments
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Type:
OSD pedon
Pedon Purpose:
soil survey inventory
Pedon Record Orgin:
NASIS
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Gosney (flagged as OSD)
PSC -
0 to 36 cm.
Classificaton Date -
7/1/2003
Classifier -
Thor Thorson
Soil Taxonomic Edition -
tenth edition
Moisture Class -
aridic (torric)
Moisture Subclass -
typic
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Drainage Class:
well
Bedrock:
indurated block lava at 36cm
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
7/24/2013 (entry creation date)
Data Collector:
William Ferry, Thor Thorson
Surface Cover Properties:
Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 -
crop cover
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Drained? -
no
Bedded Soil? -
no
Forest Plantation? -
no
Pedon Restrictions
Kind
Hardness
Restriction Depth L-H
Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
cm
bedrock, lithic
indurated
36 -
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Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind
Feature Depth L-H
Feature Thickness L-RV-H
cm
ochric epipedon
volcanic glass
0—20
0—36
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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
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A1—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; stony ashy loamy sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; many very fine roots; many very fine irregular pores; 5 percent by volume 76-?-250 millimeter basalt fragments and 10 percent by volume 2-?-76 millimeter basalt fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, pH indicator solutions; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P04580
A2—5 to 10 centimeters (2.0 to 3.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; ashy loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; many very fine roots; many very fine irregular pores; 5 percent by volume 2-?-76 millimeter basalt fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, pH indicator solutions; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P04580
AC—10 to 20 centimeters (3.9 to 7.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; ashy loamy sand; single grain; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; common very fine roots; many very fine irregular pores; 5 percent by volume 2-?-76 millimeter basalt fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, pH indicator solutions; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P04581
C—20 to 36 centimeters (7.9 to 14.2 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; ashy loamy sand; single grain; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; common very fine roots; common very fine irregular pores; 5 percent by volume 2-?-76 millimeter basalt fragments and 5 percent by volume 76-?-250 millimeter basalt fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, pH indicator solutions. Lab sample # 89P04581
2R—36 to 46 centimeters (14.2 to 18.1 inches); bedrock; fragments.