IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Santa
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 76-KWH-001
  • User Pedon ID: 76ID057002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - UIdaho
  • Lab Pedon # - 76-ID-2964
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 80041
  • Print Date: 12/17/2024

    • 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: 46.7784444
  • Std. Longitude: -116.6179444
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 40N
  • Range: 2W
  • Section: 29
  • PLSS Details: 340 ft south and 280 ft east of NW corner of NE/4,SW/4
  • Map Unit: Bn2—
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Idaho
  • County: ID057—Latah
  • MLRA: 43A—Northern Rocky Mountains
  • Regional Office: NW—Northwest
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: ID057—Latah County, Idaho
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 46116-G5—Deary, Idaho

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Karl W. Hipple
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-silty, mixed, superactive, frigid Vitrandic Fragixeralfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: TUD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Santa
  • PSC - 0 to 66 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/18/2014
  • Classifier - Brian Gardner
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture Subclass - oxyaquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Santa
  • Classificaton Date - 10/30/1976
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: volcanic ash and loess over silty alluvium
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Geology: Latah Formation formation of the Miocene Sediments group.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: yes

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/30/1976 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hayland
  • 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

    fragipan

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    76 - 165

    - 89 -

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

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    episaturation

    albic materials

    fragic soil properties

    argillic horizon

    fragipan

    0—20

    20—58

    48—66

    58—66

    66—165

    66—165

    76—165

    —20—

    —38—

    —18—

    —8—

    —99—

    —99—

    —89—
    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

    3

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    852

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    90

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    Ap1—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; ashy silt loam; 7 percent sand; 77 percent silt; 17 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine irregular and 3.0 fine irregular pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # ID29641; observed in pit, small
    Ap2—15 to 20 centimeters (5.9 to 7.9 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist; ashy silt loam; 6 percent sand; 78 percent silt; 16 percent clay; weak very thick platy parts to moderate coarse subangular blocky, and weak very thick platy parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine tubular and 3.0 fine tubular pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # ID29642; observed in pit, small
    Bt1—20 to 38 centimeters (7.9 to 15.0 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist; silt loam; 4 percent sand; 79 percent silt; 17 percent clay; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine tubular and 3.0 fine tubular pores; 5 percent clay films on surfaces along pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # ID29643; observed in pit, small
    Bt2—38 to 48 centimeters (15.0 to 18.9 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist; silt loam; 6 percent sand; 77 percent silt; 17 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 6.0 very fine roots between peds; 3.0 very fine tubular and 3.0 fine tubular pores; 5 percent clay films on surfaces along pores; 1 percent medium spherical iron-manganese concretions in matrix; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # ID29644; observed in pit, small
    E1—48 to 58 centimeters (18.9 to 22.8 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/4), pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist; silt loam; 6 percent sand; 80 percent silt; 14 percent clay; weak medium prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky, and weak medium prismatic parts to weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 medium roots throughout and 6.0 fine roots between peds; 3.0 very fine tubular and 3.0 fine tubular pores; 2 percent clay films on all faces of peds and 3 percent clay films on surfaces along pores; 21 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions in matrix; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # ID29645; observed in pit, small
    E2—58 to 66 centimeters (22.8 to 26.0 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist; silt loam; 7 percent sand; 80 percent silt; 13 percent clay; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 6.0 very fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine tubular and 3.0 fine tubular pores; 21 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions in matrix; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, pH meter; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # ID29646; observed in pit, small
    Btxb1—66 to 76 centimeters (26.0 to 29.9 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist; silty clay loam; 5 percent sand; 69 percent silt; 26 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to strong coarse angular blocky, and moderate medium prismatic parts to strong medium angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; brittle; 6.0 very fine roots between peds; 3.0 fine tubular pores; 25 percent organic stains on vertical faces of peds and 25 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4) clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent medium spherical iron-manganese concretions in matrix; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # ID29647; observed in pit, small
    Btxb2—76 to 94 centimeters (29.9 to 37.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; silty clay loam; 4 percent sand; 62 percent silt; 34 percent clay; moderate very coarse prismatic parts to strong fine angular blocky, and moderate very coarse prismatic parts to strong medium angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; brittle; 0.5 medium roots between peds and 0.5 fine roots between peds; 0.1 medium tubular and 3.0 fine tubular pores; 25 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4) clay films on all faces of peds and 25 percent organic stains on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent medium spherical iron-manganese concretions in matrix; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # ID29648; observed in pit, small
    Btxb3—94 to 135 centimeters (37.0 to 53.1 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; silt loam; 5 percent sand; 68 percent silt; 27 percent clay; moderate very coarse prismatic parts to strong coarse angular blocky, and moderate very coarse prismatic parts to strong medium angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 0.5 medium roots between peds and 0.5 fine roots between peds; 3.0 fine tubular pores; 25 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay films on all faces of peds and 25 percent organic stains on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent medium spherical iron-manganese concretions in matrix; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # ID29649; observed in pit, small
    Btxb4—135 to 165 centimeters (53.1 to 65.0 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; silt loam; 5 percent sand; 70 percent silt; 25 percent clay; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate fine angular blocky, and weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 0.1 very fine roots between peds; 3.0 fine tubular pores; 25 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay films on all faces of peds and 25 percent organic stains on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions in matrix; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, pH meter. Lab sample # ID296410; observed in pit, small