IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Klutina
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1981AK261019
  • User Pedon ID: 81AK261019
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 81P0681
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 49525
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 62.0499992
  • Std. Longitude: -145.3666687
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 200 feet E of the Richardson highway and 400 feet SE of a small ballfield along a dirt road in Copper Center.
  • State: Alaska
  • County: AK261—Valdez-Cordova Census Area

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy over sandy or sandy-skeletal, mixed, nonacid Typic Cryofluvents
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 19
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Klutina
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Klutina
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy over sandy or sandy-skeletal, mixed,
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1981
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: flood plain
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/1/1981 (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); undecomposed organic matter; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 81P04049. Undecomposed fiberous mat of leaves, roots and forest litter; bulk density is very low.
    Ah—8 to 13 centimeters (3.1 to 5.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) interior loam; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 5.5 medium and coarse roots; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 81P04050. many very fine roots; many medium and coarse roots
    C1—13 to 23 centimeters (5.1 to 9.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, dry; very fine sandy loam; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 5.5 medium roots; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 81P04051. Common coarse roots.; many very fine and fine roots; many medium roots
    C2—23 to 46 centimeters (9.1 to 18.1 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior, light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior, dry; stratified loamy sand; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine and medium roots; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 81P04052. Few coarse roots; black continuous Ob horizon less than 1 cm thick at 15 cm.; many very fine roots; common fine and medium roots
    C3—46 to 69 centimeters (18.1 to 27.2 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior, light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior, dry; silt loam; 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine distinct and 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) fine distinct mottles; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 81P04053. Black continuous Ob horizons less than 1 cm thick at 48 and 48 cm; few thin strata of very fine loamy sand.; few very fine and fine roots; common fine distinct 10YR46 mottles; common fine distinct 10YR34 mottles
    C4—69 to 99 centimeters (27.2 to 39.0 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior, very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, dry; sand; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 81P04054. About 5% gravel by volume.; few very fine roots
    C5—99 to 105 centimeters (39.0 to 41.3 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior, gray (10YR 5/1) interior, dry; gravelly sand; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 81P04055. few very fine roots
    C6—105 to 130 centimeters (41.3 to 51.2 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, dry; gravelly sand; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 81P04056. 15% gravel by volume; thin line coating on undersides of pebbles.; few very fine roots
    C7—130 to 170 centimeters (51.2 to 66.9 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, dry; sand; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 81P04057