IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Riceton
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1978ID031005
  • User Pedon ID: 78ID031005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 78P0423
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 45977
  • Print Date: 1/30/2025

    • 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: 42.0419426
  • Std. Longitude: -113.7252808
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 16S
  • Range: 23E
  • Section: 14
  • PLSS Details: 847 meters S and 219 meters E of NW corner
  • Location Description: Cassia County, Idaho
  • State: Idaho
  • County: ID031—Cassia

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: G. Logan and B. Brasher
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Typic Haploxerolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Riceton
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Riceton
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, frigid Pachic Ultic Haploxero
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1978
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: coastal plain
  • Landform: terrace—stream or lake
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/1/1978 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • 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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    1A11—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, moist; sandy loam; weak very fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine roots; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 78P02360. many very fine roots
    1A12—10 to 18 centimeters (3.9 to 7.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; sandy loam; moderate fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine roots; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 78P02361. many very fine roots
    1B21—18 to 36 centimeters (7.1 to 14.2 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; coarse sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine roots; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 78P02362. common fine roots; many very fine roots
    1B22—36 to 58 centimeters (14.2 to 22.8 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; coarse sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 78P02363. few fine roots; common very fine roots
    1B3—58 to 87 centimeters (22.8 to 34.3 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, moist; coarse sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine roots; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 78P02364. common very fine roots
    1C1—84 to 112 centimeters (33.1 to 44.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, moist; coarse sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine roots; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 78P02365. common very fine roots
    1A1b—112 to 150 centimeters (44.1 to 59.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, moist; coarse sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 78P02366. few very fine roots
    1B2b—150 to 178 centimeters (59.1 to 70.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, moist; loamy coarse sand; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; fragments. Lab sample # 78P02367. few very fine roots