IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Gakona
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1981AK261013
  • User Pedon ID: 81AK261013
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 81P0685
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 49529
  • Print Date: 11/24/2024

    • 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: -144.8833313
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 1 mi W of Kenny Lake 900 feet N of the Edgerton Highway in the forest 30 feet N of a cleared field.
  • State: Alaska
  • County: AK261—Valdez-Cordova Census Area

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Very-fine, mixed, calcareous, micro Typic Cryorthents
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 13
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Gakona
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Gakona
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, mixed, micro Typic Cryochrept
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1981
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/1/1981 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods
  • 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 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); undecomposed organic matter; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 81P04091. Undecomposed mat of moss, roots, leaves and other litter.
    Ah—3 to 6 centimeters (1.2 to 2.4 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, dry; silt loam; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 roots; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 81P04092. Roots of all sizes.; many roots
    Bw—6 to 16 centimeters (2.4 to 6.3 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior, light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior, dry; silt loam; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine and medium distinct mottles; weak fine platy structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 81P04093. common very fine and fine roots; common fine and medium distinct 7.5YR58 mottles
    2C1—16 to 28 centimeters (6.3 to 11.0 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior silty clay; strong very fine subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 81P04094. few very fine and fine roots
    2C2—28 to 46 centimeters (11.0 to 18.1 inches); olive gray (5Y 4/2) interior silty clay; strong very fine subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 81P04095. few fine roots
    2C3—46 to 81 centimeters (18.1 to 31.9 inches); olive gray (5Y 4/2) interior silty clay; weak very coarse prismatic, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 81P04096. few fine roots
    2C4—81 to 117 centimeters (31.9 to 46.1 inches); dark gray (5Y 4/1) interior silty clay; strong fine subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 81P04097. few fine roots
    2C5—117 to 132 centimeters (46.1 to 52.0 inches); dark gray (5Y 4/1) interior silty clay; strong fine subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 81P04098. Gray (5Y 5/1) wavy discontinuous bands 2 to 3 cm thick of silty clay loam. A few subangular cobbles and gravel at the base of the horizon.; few fine roots
    2C6—132 to 163 centimeters (52.0 to 64.2 inches); dark gray (5Y 4/1) interior silty clay; strong fine and medium angular blocky structure; very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots in cracks; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 81P04099. A few irregular pockets of loamy sand about 5 cm in diameter. Some blocks when broken show strata of darker and lighter color values, each less than 1 mm thick, parallel but not necessarily horizontal.; few fine roots in cracks