IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Xeric Humicryepts
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2015WA009505
  • User Pedon ID: 2015WA009505
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S2015WA009505
  • User Site Association ID: Olympic Lab Pedons 2015Olympic pedons 2015
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 16N0237
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 87511
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 47.9539990
  • Std. Longitude: -123.2588940
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 28N
  • Range: 5W
  • Section: 1
  • PLSS Details: 40 meters south and 600 meters west of NE corner of section
  • Location Description: End of Deer Park road, Blue Mountain
  • State: Washington
  • County: WA009—Clallam
  • MLRA: 3—Olympic and Cascade Mountains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: WA730—Olympic National Park, Washington

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Philip Roberts
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, micaceous Xeric Humicryepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: not classified to current taxon name
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: residuum weathered from shale
  • Landscape: mountains
  • Landform: ridge, swale
  • Geomorphic Component Mountains: mountaintop
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Bedrock: shale, unspecified at 70cm
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/19/2015 (actual site observation date)
  • Data Collector: Philip Roberts
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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

    ABLA

    PICO

    Abies lasiocarpa

    Pinus contorta

    subalpine fir

    lodgepole pine

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

    bedrock, lithic

    indurated

    70 -

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

    umbric epipedon

    lithic contact

    2—70

    70—

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    Site Soil Temperature
    Site Obs. Date Depth Sensor Kind Temperature
    cm C

    5/19/2015

    5/19/2015

    50

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    8

    9.5
    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

    25

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    1815

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    110

    2160

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    4

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    Oe—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); moderately decomposed plant material; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    A1—2 to 15 centimeters (0.8 to 5.9 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) broken face, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) broken face, dry; sandy loam; 46 percent sand; 6 percent clay; moderate medium granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; many very fine roots throughout and few medium roots throughout and many fine roots throughout and few coarse roots throughout; common fine irregular pores; 10 percent by volume 2-4-5 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 16N00780; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    A2—15 to 37 centimeters (5.9 to 14.6 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) broken face, brown (10YR 4/3) broken face, dry; sandy loam; 65 percent sand; 3 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; many very fine roots throughout and few medium roots throughout and many fine roots throughout and few coarse roots throughout; common fine irregular pores; 10 percent by volume 2-4-5 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 16N00781; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    AB—37 to 53 centimeters (14.6 to 20.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) broken face, brown (10YR 4/3) broken face, dry; gravelly sandy loam; 65 percent sand; 3 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; common very fine roots throughout and few medium roots throughout and common fine roots throughout and few coarse roots throughout; common fine irregular pores; 15 percent by volume 2-4-5 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 16N00782; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bw—53 to 70 centimeters (20.9 to 27.6 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) broken face, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) broken face, dry; gravelly sandy loam; 65 percent sand; 3 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; common very fine roots throughout and few medium roots throughout and common fine roots throughout; common fine irregular pores; 5 percent by volume 5-50-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 2-4-5 millimeter unspecified fragments; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 16N00783; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    R—70 centimeters (27.6 inches); bedrock; fragments.; observed in pit, small