IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Laxton
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1981WA073006
  • User Pedon ID: 81WA073006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 81P0518
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 49362
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 48.8652763
  • Std. Longitude: -122.4380569
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 39N
  • Range: 3E
  • Section: 16
  • PLSS Details: 900 feet N and 750 feet E of the SW corner
  • Location Description: 6 mi S of Lynden.
  • State: Washington
  • County: WA073—Whatcom

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Ashy over sandy or sandy-skeletal, mixed, mesic Vitrandic Xerochrepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 6
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Laxton
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Laxton
  • Taxonomic Class - Medial over sandy or sandy-skeletal, mixed, mesic
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1981
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: terrace—outwash or marine
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1981 (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

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    122

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    10

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    1Ap—0 to 25 centimeters (0.0 to 9.8 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, dry; sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; weakly smeary; 5.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 81P03058. NaF pH 11.0.; many very fine roots; common fine roots
    1Bw—25 to 50 centimeters (9.8 to 19.7 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, dry; sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; weakly smeary; 5.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 81P03059. NaF pH 12.0.; many very fine roots
    2BC—50 to 63 centimeters (19.7 to 24.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior and dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; loamy sand; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 81P03060. NaF pH 10.5.; common very fine roots
    2C1—63 to 85 centimeters (24.8 to 33.5 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior sand; single grain; loose; 2.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments. Lab sample # 81P03061. common very fine roots
    2C2—85 to 120 centimeters (33.5 to 47.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior and dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior sand; 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) coarse distinct mottles; single grain; loose; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments. Lab sample # 81P03062. many coarse distinct 10YR56 mottles