IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Talkeetna
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1979AK170001
  • User Pedon ID: 79AK170001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 79P0400
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 47133
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 61.7333336
  • Std. Longitude: -151.4833374
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 19N
  • Range: 12W
  • Section: 20
  • PLSS Details: 763 meters S and 458 meters W of NE corner
  • Location Description: West of Highline Lake Approx. 3.2 km.
  • State: Alaska
  • County: AK170—Matanuska-Susitna Borough

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Douglas A. Witte
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Medial over loamy-skeletal, mixed Alic Haplocryands
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Talkeetna
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Mutnala
  • Taxonomic Class - Thixotropic over loamy-skeletal Typic Cryorthod
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1979
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1979 (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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    Oi—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); partially decomposed organic matter; fragments. Lab sample # 79P02120. Organic layer of partially decomposed plant material.
    A2—8 to 13 centimeters (3.1 to 5.1 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior, white (10YR 8/1) interior, dry; silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 fine and medium roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 79P02121. common fine and medium roots
    B21h—13 to 16 centimeters (5.1 to 6.3 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) interior, dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) interior, dry; silt loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 medium roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 79P02122. common medium roots
    B22ir—16 to 21 centimeters (6.3 to 8.3 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior, dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) interior, dry; silt loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 medium roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 79P02123. few medium roots
    B23ir—21 to 28 centimeters (8.3 to 11.0 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) interior, yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior, dry; silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately smeary; 0.5 medium roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 79P02124. few medium roots
    B3—28 to 33 centimeters (11.0 to 13.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, dry; silt loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately smeary; 0.5 medium roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 79P02125. few medium roots
    C1—33 to 38 centimeters (13.0 to 15.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, dry; silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately smeary; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 79P02126
    C2—38 to 46 centimeters (15.0 to 18.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; loamy sand; single grain; loose, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 79P02127
    Ab—46 to 59 centimeters (18.1 to 23.2 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, dry; silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately smeary; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 79P02128
    Bb—59 to 72 centimeters (23.2 to 28.3 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, dry; silt loam; strong medium subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately smeary; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P02129
    2C3—72 to 160 centimeters (28.3 to 63.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior, light gray (2.5Y 7/2) interior, dry; loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 79P02130