IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Plot No. 156
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1981AK280007
  • User Pedon ID: 81AK280007
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 82P0551
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 51338
  • Print Date: 12/7/2025

    • 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: 56.4611130
  • Std. Longitude: -132.6174927
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 62S
  • Range: 82E
  • Section: 28
  • Location Description: Located on Vank Island.
  • State: Alaska
  • County: AK280—Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 7
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Plot No. 156
  • Taxonomic Class - Thixotropic Humic Cryorthods
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1981
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • 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:
  • 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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    22

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    37

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    270

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    O1—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); undecomposed organic matter; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 82P02795. Leaf litter and mosses.
    A21—5 to 13 centimeters (2.0 to 5.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior silt loam; moderate fine granular structure; very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 5.5 medium and coarse roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # 82P02796. many very fine and fine roots; many medium and coarse roots
    A22—13 to 20 centimeters (5.1 to 7.9 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 5.5 medium and coarse roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # 82P02797. many very fine and fine roots; many medium and coarse roots
    B2ir—20 to 43 centimeters (7.9 to 16.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) interior loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium and coarse roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # 82P02798. 1 to 5 percent gravels by volume.; common very fine and fine roots; common medium and coarse roots
    B3ir—43 to 61 centimeters (16.9 to 24.0 inches); pale olive (5Y 6/3) interior and reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior very fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 82P02799. 5 to 10 percent gravels by volume.; few very fine and fine roots; few medium roots
    C1—61 to 99 centimeters (24.0 to 39.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) interior very fine sandy loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium faint mottles; massive; very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 82P02800. 10 percent gravels.; few very fine roots; few medium roots; few medium faint 10YR56 mottles
    C2—99 to 157 centimeters (39.0 to 61.8 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) interior very fine sandy loam; massive; firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 82P02801. 1 to 10 percent gravels and cobbles.