IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Tuxekan
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1978AK130002
  • User Pedon ID: 78AK130002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 79P0086
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 46270
  • 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: 55.7083321
  • Std. Longitude: -132.7124939
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 71S
  • Range: 83W
  • Section: 17
  • PLSS Details: 50 yards SW of milepost 3.5 on the Thorne River Road SE 1/4
  • State: Alaska
  • County: AK130—Ketchikan Gateway Borough

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-silty over sandy or sandy-skeletal, mixed Typic Humicryods
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Tuxekan
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Tuxekan
  • Taxonomic Class - Thixotropic, mixed Typic Cryorthod
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 4/1/1978
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/1/1978 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • 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
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    O1—0 to 6 centimeters (0.0 to 2.4 inches); undecomposed organic matter; fragments. Undecomposed forest litter principally mosses twigs bark and needles.
    O2—6 to 11 centimeters (2.4 to 4.3 inches); weak red (2.5YR 5/2) interior, dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) interior, dry; partially decomposed organic matter; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium and coarse roots; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 79P00446. Partially decomposed forest litter.; common very fine and fine roots; common medium and coarse roots
    O3—11 to 21 centimeters (4.3 to 8.3 inches); very dark gray (5YR 3/1) interior, dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) interior, dry; partially decomposed organic matter; 2.5 fine and medium roots; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 79P00447. Well decomposed organic material.; common fine and medium roots
    A2—21 to 24 centimeters (8.3 to 9.4 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, white (10YR 8/1) interior, dry; fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 79P00448. few very fine roots
    B21hir—24 to 26 centimeters (9.4 to 10.2 inches); very dark gray (5YR 3/1) interior and very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, dry; loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 79P00449. few very fine roots
    B22hir—26 to 34 centimeters (10.2 to 13.4 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) interior and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior, dry; fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P00450. few fine roots
    B3—34 to 49 centimeters (13.4 to 19.3 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior and light reddish brown (2.5YR 6/4) interior, pale red (2.5YR 6/2) interior, dry; sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 coarse roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 79P00451. few coarse roots
    2C—49 to 49 centimeters (19.3 to 19.3 inches); dusky red (2.5YR 3/2) interior and reddish brown (2.5YR 5/4) interior, weak red (2.5YR 5/2) interior, dry; gravelly coarse sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 60 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 79P00452