IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Oxyaquic Dystrudepts
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2015WA031501
  • User Pedon ID: 2015WA031501
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S2015WA031501
  • User Site Association ID: Olympic Lab Pedons 2015Olympic pedons 2015
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 16N0241
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 87703
  • 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: 47.5368640
  • Std. Longitude: -123.7488460
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 24N
  • Range: 8W
  • Section: 30
  • PLSS Details: 520m north and 420m east of SW corner of section
  • Location Description: North shore Quinault Road east of Big Creek. At confluence of Big creek and Quinault River
  • State: Washington
  • County: WA031—Jefferson
  • MLRA: 4A—Sitka Spruce Belt
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: WA730—Olympic National Park, Washington
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 47123-E6—Bunch Lake, Washington

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Toby Rodgers
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, isotic, isomesic Oxyaquic Dystrudepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxon above family
  • Pedon Type: not classified to current taxon name
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Oxyaquic Dystrudepts
  • PSC - 28 to 103 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/8/2018
  • Classifier - Phil Roberts
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Oxyaquic Humudepts
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, isotic, isomesic Oxyaquic Humudepts
  • Taxon Kind - taxon above family
  • PSC - 28 to 103 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/14/2015
  • Classifier - Toby Rodgers
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture SUBClass - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: alluvium
  • Landscape: mountains
  • Landform: T-5 terrace
  • Geomorphic Component Flats: talf
  • Hill Slope Profile: toeslope
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/14/2015 (actual site observation date)
  • Data Collector: Toby Rodgers
  • 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

    PISI

    ACMA3

    ALRU2

    TSHE

    ACCI

    RHPU

    POMU

    OXOR

    ATFI

    Picea sitchensis

    Acer macrophyllum

    Alnus rubra

    Tsuga heterophylla

    Acer circinatum

    Rhamnus purshiana

    Polystichum munitum

    Oxalis oregana

    Athyrium filix-femina

    Sitka spruce

    bigleaf maple

    red alder

    western hemlock

    vine maple

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    western swordfern

    redwood-sorrel

    common ladyfern

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

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    redox concentrations

    cambic horizon

    0—18

    37—77

    48—180

    120—180

    —18—

    —40—

    —132—

    —60—
    Site Soil Temperature
    Site Obs. Date Depth Sensor Kind Temperature
    cm C

    6/14/2015

    6/14/2015

    15

    50

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    13.5

    12.7
    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

    1

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    90

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    120

    3175

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    10

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    Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary.; slightly moist when described; observed in pit, small
    A1—3 to 19 centimeters (1.2 to 7.5 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) broken face, dark gray (10YR 4/1) broken face, dry; fine sandy loam; 50 percent sand; 5 percent clay; strong coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; common very fine roots throughout and few medium roots throughout and common fine roots throughout; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 16N00799; slightly moist when described; observed in pit, small
    A2—19 to 37 centimeters (7.5 to 14.6 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) broken face, gray (10YR 5/1) broken face, dry; loamy fine sand; 75 percent sand; 1 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; few very fine roots throughout; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 16N00800; slightly moist when described; observed in pit, small
    A3—37 to 48 centimeters (14.6 to 18.9 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) broken face, gray (10YR 5/1) broken face, dry; fine sandy loam; 50 percent sand; 5 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; common very fine roots throughout and few medium roots throughout and common fine roots throughout and few coarse roots throughout; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 16N00801; slightly moist when described; observed in pit, small
    A4—48 to 77 centimeters (18.9 to 30.3 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) broken face, gray (10YR 5/1) broken face, dry; fine sandy loam; 50 percent sand; 5 percent clay; strong medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; few very fine roots throughout and few fine roots throughout; 5 percent fine distinct noncoherent cemented dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4), moist, iron-manganese concretions with clear boundaries throughout; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 16N00802; slightly moist when described; observed in pit, small
    C1—77 to 120 centimeters (30.3 to 47.2 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) broken face, gray (10YR 5/1) broken face, dry; loamy fine sand; 75 percent sand; 1 percent clay; structureless granular structure; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1 percent fine distinct noncoherent cemented dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, iron-manganese concretions with clear boundaries throughout; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 16N00803; slightly moist when described; observed in pit, small
    C2—120 to 152 centimeters (47.2 to 59.8 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) broken face, gray (10YR 5/1) broken face, dry; fine sandy loam; 50 percent sand; 6 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 1 percent fine distinct noncoherent cemented dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, iron-manganese concretions with sharp boundaries throughout; fragments. Lab sample # 16N00804; slightly moist when described; observed in pit, small