IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sinnice
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1981WA059002
  • User Pedon ID: 81WA059002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 81P0540
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 49384
  • Print Date: 11/13/2025

    • 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: 46.2708321
  • Std. Longitude: -122.0791702
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 9N
  • Range: 6E
  • Section: 8
  • PLSS Details: 850 feet N and 2110 feet W of the SE corner
  • Location Description: Skamania County, WA.
  • State: Washington
  • County: WA059—Skamania

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Sinnice
  • Classificaton Date - 11/30/2007
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Sinnice
  • Taxonomic Class - Ashy over pumiceous or cindery Entic Cryandept
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/1981
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains or deeply dissected plateaus
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 2/1/1981 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • 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

    43

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    1159

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    318

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    1C1—0 to 11 centimeters (0.0 to 4.3 inches); light gray (10YR 7/1) interior, white (10YR 8/1) interior, dry; cindery loamy sand; single grain; loose; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 81P03203
    1C2—11 to 34 centimeters (4.3 to 13.4 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior, gray (N 5/0) interior, dry; very gravelly sand; single grain; loose; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 81P03204
    2A—34 to 44 centimeters (13.4 to 17.3 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, gray (10YR 6/1) interior, dry; cindery very fine sandy loam; single grain; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine roots; 0.5 fine interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 81P03195. 40% pumice fragments.; many very fine roots
    2BA—44 to 77 centimeters (17.3 to 30.3 inches); light gray (10YR 7/1) interior, white (10YR 8/1) interior, dry; cindery loamy sand; 11 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) fine distinct and 11 percent yellow (10YR 7/8) fine distinct mottles; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 5.5 medium and coarse interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 81P03196. 80% pumice fragments.; many very fine roots; few medium roots; common fine distinct 10YR68 mottles; common fine distinct 10YR78 mottles
    3Bw1—77 to 79 centimeters (30.3 to 31.1 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior, gray (10YR 6/1) interior, dry; cindery sandy loam; weak very fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; weakly smeary; 5.5 very fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; 2.5 fine interstitial pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 81P03197. many very fine roots; common medium roots
    3Bw2—79 to 85 centimeters (31.1 to 33.5 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) interior, light gray (10YR 7/1) interior, dry; silt loam; 11 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) fine distinct mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; weakly smeary; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; 2.5 fine interstitial pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 81P03198. many very fine and fine roots; common medium roots; common fine distinct 10YR66 mottles
    3Bw3—85 to 120 centimeters (33.5 to 47.2 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, dry; fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 2.5 fine interstitial pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 81P03199. common medium roots; few coarse roots
    3Bw4—120 to 135 centimeters (47.2 to 53.1 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) interior, light gray (10YR 7/1) interior, dry; cindery sand; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; weakly smeary; 2.5 fine and medium roots; 2.5 fine interstitial pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 81P03200. common fine and medium roots
    4C1—135 to 145 centimeters (53.1 to 57.1 inches); light gray (10YR 7/1) interior, white (10YR 8/1) interior, dry; cindery loamy sand; 30 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) fine and medium distinct and 30 percent yellow (10YR 7/8) fine and medium distinct mottles; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 fine roots; 5.5 medium and coarse interstitial pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 81P03201. 75% pumice and 10% pebbles (2 to 10 mm in size).; common fine roots; many fine and medium distinct 10YR68 mottles; many fine and medium distinct 10YR78 mottles
    4C2—145 to 179 centimeters (57.1 to 70.5 inches); light gray (10YR 7/1) interior, white (10YR 8/1) interior, dry; cindery sand; 30 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) fine and medium distinct and 30 percent yellow (10YR 7/8) fine and medium distinct mottles; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine roots; 5.5 medium and coarse interstitial pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 81P03202. 85% pumice and 10% pebbles (2 to 10 mm in size).; few fine roots; many fine and medium distinct 10YR68 mottles; many fine and medium distinct 10YR78 mottles