IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Puntilla
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1979AK170006
  • User Pedon ID: 79AK170006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 79P0405
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 47138
  • 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: 61.5499992
  • Std. Longitude: -151.1000061
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 17N
  • Range: 10W
  • Section: 24
  • PLSS Details: 305 meters E and 122 meters S of NW corner
  • Location Description: Yentna Soil Survey Area AK.
  • State: Alaska
  • County: AK170—Matanuska-Susitna Borough

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Douglas A. Witte
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Medial over loamy, mixed Alic Haplocryands
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 6
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Puntilla
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Talkeetna
  • Taxonomic Class - Thixotropic over loamy-skeletal, mixed Humic Cryor
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1979
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • 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 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); partially decomposed organic matter; fragments. Lab sample # 79P02168. Organic layer of partially decomposed plant material.
    A1—8 to 11 centimeters (3.1 to 4.3 inches); 2.5Y 2/0 (2.5Y 2/0) interior, very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) interior, dry; silt loam; granular structure; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 fine and medium roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P02169. common fine and medium roots
    A2—11 to 23 centimeters (4.3 to 9.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/2) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 fine and medium roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P02170. common fine and medium roots
    B21h—23 to 23 centimeters (9.1 to 9.1 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) interior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, dry; silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 fine and medium roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 79P02171. common fine and medium roots
    B22ir—23 to 28 centimeters (9.1 to 11.0 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) interior, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, dry; silt loam; granular structure; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 fine and medium roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 79P02172. common fine and medium roots
    B3—28 to 33 centimeters (11.0 to 13.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, dry; silt loam; granular structure; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 79P02173. few fine roots
    C1—33 to 41 centimeters (13.0 to 16.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, very pale brown (10YR 7/4) interior, dry; silt loam; 1 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) medium distinct mottles; granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 79P02174. few fine roots; few medium distinct 10YR68 mottles
    ABb—41 to 61 centimeters (16.1 to 24.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) interior, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, dry; silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately smeary; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 79P02175. few fine roots
    C2b—61 to 74 centimeters (24.0 to 29.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, dry; silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately smeary; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 79P02176
    2C3—74 to 160 centimeters (29.1 to 63.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, dry; silty clay loam; massive; slightly hard, firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 79P02177