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: 11/24/2024
  • 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: 46.7513885
  • 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.