IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Kupreanof
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1981AK280009
  • User Pedon ID: 81AK280009
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 82P0553
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 51340
  • 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: 56.2958336
  • Std. Longitude: -134.1499939
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 64S
  • Range: 73E
  • Section: 27
  • Location Description: Located in Port Malmesbury, Kuiu Island.
  • State: Alaska
  • County: AK280—Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy-skeletal, mixed, superactive Typic Humicryods
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 9
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Kupreanof
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Plot No. 158
  • Classificaton Date - 5/1/1981
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: frequent flooding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/1/1981 (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

    17

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    O1—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) interior peat; massive; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 5.5 medium and coarse roots; fragments; extremely acid, pH 3.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 82P02808. many very fine and fine roots; many medium and coarse roots
    O2—3 to 8 centimeters (1.2 to 3.1 inches); 7.5YR 2/0 (7.5YR 2/0) interior mucky silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 5.5 medium and coarse roots; fragments; extremely acid, pH 3.8, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 82P02809. 10 percent gravels by volume.; many very fine and fine roots; many medium and coarse roots
    A2—8 to 11 centimeters (3.1 to 4.3 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/3) interior very gravelly loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium and coarse roots; 20 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; abrupt broken boundary. 20 percent gravels by volume.; common very fine and fine roots; common medium and coarse roots
    B2ir—11 to 18 centimeters (4.3 to 7.1 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) interior very gravelly loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium and coarse roots; 20 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 82P02810. 20 percent gravels by volume.; common very fine and fine roots; common medium and coarse roots
    B3—18 to 84 centimeters (7.1 to 33.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior very gravelly loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 30 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 30 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P02811. 25 percent gravels by volume.; few very fine and fine roots; few medium and coarse roots
    C—84 to 135 centimeters (33.1 to 53.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior extremely gravelly loam; massive; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 35 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 35 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 82P02812. 30 percent gravels by volume.