IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Chichantna
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1979AK170002
  • User Pedon ID: 79AK170002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 79P0401
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 47134
  • Print Date: 11/22/2024

    • 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: 61.5833321
  • Std. Longitude: -151.4166718
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 17N
  • Range: 12W
  • Section: 10
  • PLSS Details: 305 meters W and 458 meters S of NW corner
  • Location Description: Approximately 1.6 km E of Trinity Lake.
  • State: Alaska
  • County: AK170—Matanuska-Susitna Borough

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Douglas Witte Bob Sketchley and Ronald Yeck
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Euic Fluvaquentic Borosaprists
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Chichantna
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Chichantna
  • Taxonomic Class - Fluvaquentic Borosaprist
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1979
  • 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:
  • 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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    1Oi—0 to 25 centimeters (0.0 to 9.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/6) interior and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) crushed undecomposed organic matter; massive; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P02132. Undecomposed fabric material peat. About 85% fibers 45% fibers after rubbing.
    1Oe1—25 to 38 centimeters (9.8 to 15.0 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed partially decomposed organic matter; massive; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 79P02133. Slightly decomposed plant material peat. About 50% fibers 30% fibers after rubbing.
    1C1—38 to 43 centimeters (15.0 to 16.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/6) interior, very pale brown (10YR 7/4) interior, dry; silt loam; massive; soft, firm; moderately smeary; 2.5 fine roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 79P02134. common fine roots
    1Oe2—43 to 56 centimeters (16.9 to 22.0 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed partially decomposed organic matter; massive; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P02135. Moderately decomposed plant material peat. About 40% fibers 30% fibers after rubbing.
    1Oa1—56 to 74 centimeters (22.0 to 29.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior and dark brown (10YR 3/3) crushed partially decomposed organic matter; medium granular structure; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 79P02136. Well decomposed spric materials. About 50% fibers 10% after rubbing.
    1C2—74 to 91 centimeters (29.1 to 35.8 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior, light gray (10YR 7/2) interior, dry; silt loam; massive; soft, firm; moderately smeary; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 79P02137
    1Oa2—91 to 152 centimeters (35.8 to 59.8 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior and dark brown (10YR 3/3) crushed partially decomposed organic matter; weak medium subangular blocky structure; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 79P02138. Well decomposed sapric materials. About 50% fibers 10% fibers after rubbing.