IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Santa Variant
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 77-PNP-001
  • User Pedon ID: 77ID057034
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - UIdaho
  • Lab Pedon # - 77-ID-2971
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 87687
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • 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: 46.7794944
  • Std. Longitude: -116.6192972
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 40N
  • Range: 2W
  • Section: 29
  • PLSS Details: 1300 feet east and 2600 feet south of the NW corner
  • 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
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 46116-G5—Deary, Idaho

    • PEDON

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


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: deep loess
  • Landscape: plateau
  • Landform: hill
  • Slope Position: upper third
  • Slope Shape Across: concave
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/28/1977 (actual site observation date)
  • Data Collector: Neil Peterson
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - conifers
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • 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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    855

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    10

    725

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    115

    7.8

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    Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments.; observed in pit, small
    Oe—3 to 5 centimeters (1.2 to 2.0 inches); moderately decomposed plant material; fragments.; observed in pit, small
    A1—5 to 18 centimeters (2.0 to 7.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky parts to weak fine granular structure; soft, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; many very fine roots and many medium roots and many fine roots and few coarse roots; many very fine tubular and many fine tubular pores; 20 percent fine mica flakes, unspecified; 1 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter charcoal fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # ID29711; observed in pit, small
    A2—18 to 30 centimeters (7.1 to 11.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky parts to weak fine granular, and weak medium subangular blocky parts to weak fine granular structure; soft, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; many very fine roots and many medium roots and many fine roots and few coarse roots; many very fine tubular and many fine tubular pores; 20 percent fine mica flakes, unspecified; 1 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter charcoal fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # ID29712; observed in pit, small
    Bw1—30 to 45 centimeters (11.8 to 17.7 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky parts to moderate fine subangular blocky, and weak coarse subangular blocky parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; many very fine roots and many medium roots and many fine roots and few coarse roots; many very fine tubular and many medium tubular and many fine tubular pores; 20 percent fine mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # ID29713; observed in pit, small
    Bw2—45 to 60 centimeters (17.7 to 23.6 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; silt; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly sticky, slightly plastic; many very fine roots and common medium roots and common fine roots and few coarse roots; many very fine tubular and common medium tubular pores; silt coats on all faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # ID29714; observed in pit, small
    E—60 to 78 centimeters (23.6 to 30.7 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), very pale brown (10YR 8/2), dry; silt; massive; slightly hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; common very fine roots and few medium roots and common fine roots; many very fine tubular and few fine tubular pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # ID29715; observed in pit, small
    Btxb1—78 to 98 centimeters (30.7 to 38.6 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), dry; silty clay loam; strong coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; brittle; very fine roots between peds and medium roots between peds and fine roots between peds; many very fine tubular and many fine tubular pores; 10 percent prominent organic stains on vertical faces of peds and 30 percent prominent reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions in matrix; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # ID29716; observed in pit, small. very fine, fine and medium roots flattened and matted on vertical ped faces; E material speckled within matrix
    Btxb2—98 to 115 centimeters (38.6 to 45.3 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), dry; silt loam; strong coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; brittle; very fine roots between peds and medium roots between peds and fine roots between peds; many very fine tubular and many fine tubular pores; 10 percent prominent organic stains on vertical faces of peds and 30 percent prominent clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions in matrix; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # ID29717; observed in pit, small. very fine, fine and medium roots flattened and matted on vertical ped faces; E material speckled within matrix
    Btxcb1—115 to 140 centimeters (45.3 to 55.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), dry; silty clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; brittle; very fine roots between peds and fine roots between peds; common very fine tubular and common fine tubular pores; 10 percent prominent organic stains on vertical faces of peds and 30 percent prominent clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent medium spherical iron-manganese concretions in matrix; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, unspecified. Lab sample # ID29718; observed in pit, small. very fine, and fine roots flattened and matted on vertical ped faces
    Btxcb2—140 to 168 centimeters (55.1 to 66.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), dry; silty clay loam; weak coarse prismatic parts to strong medium angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; brittle; very fine roots between peds and fine roots between peds; many very fine tubular and common medium tubular and many fine tubular pores; 10 percent prominent organic stains on vertical faces of peds and 30 percent prominent clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent medium spherical iron-manganese concretions in matrix; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, unspecified. Lab sample # ID29719; observed in pit, small. very fine, and fine roots flattened and matted on vertical ped faces