IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Carlinton
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 77-ALF-049
  • User Pedon ID: 77ID057005
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 77-ALF-049
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - UIdaho
  • Lab Pedon # - 77-ID-2972
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 83051
  • Print Date: 1/31/2025

    • 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: 46.7459000
  • Std. Longitude: -116.6648000
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 39N
  • Range: 3W
  • Section: 2
  • PLSS Details: SW, SE 1/4
  • Location Description: 91.5 meters south of county road, 610 meters north and 305 meters east of southwest corner; Carlinton series; graduate student site
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Idaho
  • County: ID057—Latah
  • MLRA: 43A—Northern Rocky Mountains
  • Regional Office: NW—Northwest
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NW-MOS—Moscow, Idaho
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: ID057—Latah County, Idaho

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Neil Peterson
  • Pedon Purpose: research site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Pedon PC 6.1B
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Carlinton
  • Classificaton Date - 4/28/1977
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: deep loess (formed in material weathered from loess and reworked loess with an influence of volcanic ash)
  • Slope Position: middle third
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/28/1977 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 1
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID Data Collector Total Clay CaCO3 Clay Total Silt Fine Silt Co. Silt Total Sand Total Sand Method VC Sand Co. Sand Med. Sand Fine Sand VF Sand VF Sand Method Texture Class - Field Lab Rubbed Fiber Unrubbed Fiber pH H2O
    cm cm % % % % % % % % % % % % %

    Oi

    Oe

    A

    Bw1

    Bw2

    B/E

    Btxb1

    Btxb2

    Btxb3

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    5

    18

    35

    73

    85

    115

    138

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    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 2
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID pH CaCl2 pH NaF pH Ox Delta pH LL PL PI Atter. Samp. Cond. COLE Pot. Acidity Ca + Mg - Meh 2 K Ca + Mg - Sat. Paste KCl Extract. Acidity Base Sat. - Meh 2 CEC-7 CEC-8.2
    cm cm % % % cm/cm meq/100g cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg mmol(+)/l cmol(+)/kg % cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg

    Oi

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    Bw1

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    B/E

    Btxb1

    Btxb2

    Btxb3

    0

    3

    5

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    35

    73

    85

    115

    138

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    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 3
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID ECEC Phosphate P NO3-N EC EC Method EC 1:5 by volume CaCO3 Equiv. Equiv. Gypsum Na SAR Gypsum Req. Humic Color Fulvic Color Humic + Fulvic Color Al PI Pyro. Hue PyrO. Value Pyro. Chroma
    cm cm cmol(+)/kg mg/kg mg/kg dS/m dS/m % % mmol(+)/l % L-pcu/g L-pcu/g L-pcu/g %

    Oi

    Oe

    A

    Bw1

    Bw2

    B/E

    Btxb1

    Btxb2

    Btxb3

    0

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    35

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    Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    ABGR

    AMAL2

    ANPI

    ARCO9

    BRVU

    CAGE2

    CARU

    CLUN2

    COOC

    FRAGA

    HODI

    LAOC

    PHMA5

    PICOL

    PSMEG

    SMST

    SYAL

    THOC

    Abies grandis

    Amelanchier alnifolia

    Anemone piperi

    Arnica cordifolia

    Bromus vulgaris

    Carex geyeri

    Calamagrostis rubescens

    Clintonia uniflora

    Coptis occidentalis

    Fragaria

    Holodiscus discolor

    Larix occidentalis

    Physocarpus malvaceus

    Pinus contorta var. latifolia

    Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca

    Smilacina stellata

    Symphoricarpos albus

    Thalictrum occidentale

    grand fir

    Saskatoon serviceberry

    Piper's anemone

    heartleaf arnica

    Columbia brome

    Geyer's sedge

    pinegrass

    bride's bonnet

    Idaho goldthread

    strawberry

    oceanspray

    western larch

    mallow ninebark

    lodgepole pine

    Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir

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    common snowberry

    western meadow-rue

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    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

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    Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); fragments. Lab sample # ID29721
    Oe—3 to 5 centimeters (1.2 to 2.0 inches); fragments. Lab sample # ID29722
    A—5 to 18 centimeters (2.0 to 7.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; silt loam; 8 percent sand; 78 percent silt; 14 percent clay; weak fine granular, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; many (6.0) very fine roots throughout and many (6.0) medium roots throughout and many (6.0) fine roots throughout and few (0.1) coarse roots throughout; many (6.0) very fine tubular and many (6.0) fine tubular pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # ID29723
    Bw1—18 to 35 centimeters (7.1 to 13.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; silt loam; 7 percent sand; 78 percent silt; 15 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; many (6.0) very fine roots throughout and many (6.0) medium roots throughout and many (6.0) fine roots throughout and common (4.0) coarse roots throughout; many (6.0) very fine tubular and common (4.0) medium tubular and many (6.0) fine tubular and few (0.1) coarse tubular pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # ID29724
    Bw2—35 to 73 centimeters (13.8 to 28.7 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; silt loam; 7 percent sand; 77 percent silt; 16 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; many (6.0) very fine roots throughout and common (4.0) medium roots throughout and common (4.0) fine roots throughout and common (4.0) coarse roots throughout; many (6.0) very fine tubular and common (4.0) medium tubular and many (6.0) fine tubular pores; 10 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # ID29725
    B/E—73 to 85 centimeters (28.7 to 33.5 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) and brown (10YR 5/3), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) and very pale brown (10YR 7/3), dry; silt loam; 6 percent sand; 76 percent silt; 18 percent clay; fine faint mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; common (4.0) very fine roots throughout and common (4.0) medium roots throughout and common (4.0) fine roots throughout; many (6.0) very fine tubular and common (4.0) medium tubular and many (6.0) fine tubular pores; 25 percent faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 25 percent faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, clay films on surfaces along pores; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # ID29726
    Btxb1—85 to 115 centimeters (33.5 to 45.3 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), dry; silty clay loam; 5 percent sand; 65 percent silt; 30 percent clay; strong medium prismatic parts to strong fine angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; many (6.0) very fine roots between peds and common (4.0) medium roots between peds and common (4.0) fine roots between peds; many (6.0) very fine tubular and many (6.0) fine tubular pores; distinct clay films on all faces of peds and distinct clay films on surfaces along pores; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # ID29727. continuous - phpvsfiid 1531209; continuous - phpvsfiid 1531210; continuous - phpvsfiid 1531209; continuous - phpvsfiid 1531210
    Btxb2—115 to 138 centimeters (45.3 to 54.3 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), dry; silty clay loam; 5 percent sand; 66 percent silt; 29 percent clay; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate fine angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; few (0.1) very fine roots throughout and common (4.0) very fine roots in cracks and common (4.0) fine roots in cracks; many (6.0) very fine tubular and many (6.0) fine tubular pores; 55 percent distinct yellowish red (5YR 5/6), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 55 percent distinct yellowish red (5YR 5/6), moist, clay films on surfaces along pores; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # ID29728
    Btxb3—138 to 160 centimeters (54.3 to 63.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/6), yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), dry; silty clay loam; 6 percent sand; 65 percent silt; 29 percent clay; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate fine angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; few (0.1) very fine roots throughout and common (4.0) very fine roots in cracks and common (4.0) fine roots in cracks; many (6.0) very fine tubular and many (6.0) fine tubular pores; 55 percent distinct reddish brown (5YR 5/4), moist, clay films on surfaces along pores and 55 percent distinct reddish brown (5YR 5/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments. Lab sample # ID29729