IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Vassar

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S1994ID035002

User Pedon ID: 1994ID035002

Vegetation Plot ID: S1994ID035002

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes

Lab Source ID - KSSL

Lab Pedon # - 95P0129

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 67147

Print Date: 11/12/2024

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: 46.7513885

Std. Longitude: -115.6391678

Datum: WGS84

Township: 39N

Range: 6E

Section: 1

PLSS Details: 2000 feet north and 200 feet west of the southeast corner

State: Idaho

County: ID035—Clearwater

MLRA: 43—Northern Rocky Mountains

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: ID612—Clearwater Area, Idaho

PEDON

Describers Name: G.Hoffmen

Current Taxonomic Class: Ashy over loamy, amorphic over isotic, frigid Typic Udivitrands

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description

Pedon Purpose: soil survey inventory

Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x

Pedon #: 2

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Vassar

Classificaton Date - 9/18/2012

Classifier - Brian Gardner

Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition

Moisture Class - udic

Moisture Subclass - typic

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Flannery

Taxon Kind - series

Classificaton Date - 8/3/1994

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Erosion Class - 2

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Landscape: mountains

Landform: mountainside

Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope

Hill Slope Profile: footslope

Slope Position: lower third

Slope Shape Across: linear

Slope Shape Down: convex

Runoff: medium

Drainage Class: somewhat excessively

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 8/3/1994 (actual site observation date)

Air Photo ID: 10-6

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover

Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - intermixed conifers and hardwoods

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 ARCO9 BRVU CHUM CLUN2 COCA13 DIHO GOOB2 HIAL PAMY PIMO3 PYPI PYSE ROGY RUPA THPL TROV VAGL VIOR	Abies grandis Arnica cordifolia Bromus vulgaris Chimaphila umbellata Clintonia uniflora Cornus canadensis Digitaria horizontalis Goodyera oblongifolia Hieracium albertinum Paxistima myrsinites Pinus monticola Pycnanthemum pilosum Pyrola secunda Rosa gymnocarpa Rubus parviflorus Thuja plicata Trichostema ovatum Vaccinium globulare Viola orbiculata	grand fir heartleaf arnica Columbia brome pipsissewa bride's bonnet bunchberry dogwood Jamaican crabgrass western rattlesnake plantain — Oregon boxleaf western white pine — — dwarf rose thimbleberry western redcedar San Joaquin bluecurls — darkwoods violet	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

Pedon Restrictions
Kind	Hardness	Restriction Depth L-H	Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
		cm
bedrock, paralithic	moderately coherent	134 -	—

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
ochric epipedon cambic horizon paralithic contact	0—9 9—88 134—	—- —- —-

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
53	—	—	1097	—	120	1016	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Oi—0 to 1 centimeters (0.0 to 0.4 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments.

Oe—1 to 4 centimeters (0.4 to 1.6 inches); moderately decomposed plant material; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary.

A—4 to 9 centimeters (1.6 to 3.5 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) crushed, brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, dry; ashy loam; 8 percent clay; moderate very fine granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 3.0 fine roots; 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial and 3.0 medium interstitial and 0.5 coarse interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, chlorophenol red; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P00876

Bw1—9 to 27 centimeters (3.5 to 10.6 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) crushed, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed, dry; ashy loam; 10 percent clay; weak very fine subangular blocky parts to weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 3.0 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial and 3.0 fine and medium interstitial pores; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P00877

Bw2—27 to 47 centimeters (10.6 to 18.5 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/6) crushed, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed, dry; ashy loam; 10 percent clay; weak very fine subangular blocky parts to weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 3.0 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial and 0.5 fine and medium interstitial pores; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P00878

2Bw3—47 to 60 centimeters (18.5 to 23.6 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) exterior, very pale brown (10YR 7/4) exterior, dry; sandy loam; 12 percent clay; weak very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 0.5 very fine tubular and 21.0 very fine interstitial and 0.5 fine and medium interstitial pores; 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, chlorophenol red; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P00879. In areas this appears to be a transition zone from ash to subsoil.

2Bw4—60 to 88 centimeters (23.6 to 34.6 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) exterior, very pale brown (10YR 7/3) exterior, dry; coarse sandy loam; 11 percent clay; weak very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 3.0 very fine to medium interstitial and 3.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, chlorophenol red; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P00880

2C1—88 to 121 centimeters (34.6 to 47.6 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) exterior, very pale brown (10YR 7/3) exterior, dry; coarse sandy loam; 9 percent clay; massive; slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 fine to coarse roots throughout; 3.0 very fine tubular and 21.0 very fine interstitial and 3.0 fine and medium interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P00881

2C2—121 to 134 centimeters (47.6 to 52.8 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) exterior, very pale brown (10YR 7/3) exterior, dry; coarse sandy loam; 9 percent clay; massive; slightly sticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine to coarse roots throughout; 3.0 very fine interstitial and 0.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine and medium interstitial pores; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P00882

2Crt—134 centimeters (52.8 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) exterior, very pale brown (10YR 8/4) exterior, dry; coarse sandy loam; 17 percent clay; massive; slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots in cracks; 3.0 very fine interstitial and 0.5 fine interstitial pores; 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, chlorophenol red.