IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Lucile
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1979AK170005
  • User Pedon ID: 79AK170005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 79P0404
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 47137
  • 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: 61.5833321
  • Std. Longitude: -151.2833405
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 17N
  • Range: 11W
  • Section: 9
  • PLSS Details: 458 meters N and 305 meters W of the SE corner
  • State: Alaska
  • County: AK170—Matanuska-Susitna Borough

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Douglas Witte and Fred J. Young
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy over sandy or sandy-skeletal, mixed Sideric Cryaquods
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Lucile
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Lucile
  • Taxonomic Class - Thixotropic over sandy or sandy-skeletal Typic Cry
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1979
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: terrace—stream or lake
  • 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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    Oi—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); partially decomposed organic matter; fragments. Lab sample # 79P02161. Organic layer of decomposed forest litter.
    A1—10 to 15 centimeters (3.9 to 5.9 inches); very dark gray (5YR 3/1) interior, very dark gray (5YR 3/1) interior, dry; silt loam; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 fine and medium roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; abrupt broken boundary. Not sampled.; many fine and medium roots
    A2—15 to 18 centimeters (5.9 to 7.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/2) interior, pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2) interior, dry; silt loam; massive; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; abrupt broken boundary. Lab sample # 79P02162. few very fine roots
    B2hir—18 to 22 centimeters (7.1 to 8.7 inches); dusky red (2.5YR 3/2) interior, weak red (2.5YR 4/2) interior, dry; silt loam; 0.2 very fine roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 79P02163. Mixed matirx colors grading to dark reddish brown smeary.; very few to few very fine roots
    B3—22 to 35 centimeters (8.7 to 13.8 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior, pale yellow (2.5Y 7/4) interior, dry; silt loam; 11 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) fine prominent mottles; massive; slightly hard, firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately smeary; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P02164. Mixed matrix colors grading to dark brown 10YR 3/3.; few fine roots; common fine prominent 5YR46 mottles
    C1—35 to 53 centimeters (13.8 to 20.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior, reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) interior, dry; silt loam; 30 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) medium prominent mottles; massive; slightly hard, firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately smeary; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P02165. Mixed matrix colors gradins to grayish brown 10YR 5/2.; few fine roots; many medium prominent 5YR46 mottles
    C2—53 to 71 centimeters (20.9 to 28.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior, brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) interior, dry; silt loam; massive; slightly hard, firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately smeary; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 79P02166. Mixed matrix colors grading to strong brown 7.5YR 5/6.
    2C3—71 to 162 centimeters (28.0 to 63.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, pale yellow (2.5Y 7/4) interior, dry; gravelly coarse sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 79P02167