IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Whatcom
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1981WA073007
  • User Pedon ID: 81WA073007
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 81P0519
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 49363
  • 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: 48.8333321
  • Std. Longitude: -122.3502808
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 39N
  • Range: 4E
  • Section: 30
  • PLSS Details: 20 feet N and 600 feet E of the SW corner
  • Location Description: 7 mi NE of Bellingham.
  • State: Washington
  • County: WA073—Whatcom

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Ashy, mesic Typic Xerochrepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 7
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Whatcom
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Whatcom
  • Taxonomic Class - Medial over loamy, mixed, mesic Aquandic Xerochrep
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1981
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture SUBClass - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: terrace—outwash or marine
  • Drainage Class: moderately 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
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    60

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    1Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dry; silt 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; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 81P03063. NaF pH 10.5; 2% concretions.; many very fine roots; common fine roots
    1Bw1—23 to 33 centimeters (9.1 to 13.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior, light brown (7.5YR 6/4) interior, dry; silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; weakly smeary; 5.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 81P03064. NaF pH 11.5; 1% concretions.; many very fine roots
    1Bw2—33 to 41 centimeters (13.0 to 16.1 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) interior, light brown (7.5YR 6/4) interior, dry; silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; weakly smeary; 5.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 81P03065. NaF pH 12.0; 1% concretions; many very fine roots
    2BC1—41 to 51 centimeters (16.1 to 20.1 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior, pale yellow (2.5Y 7/4) interior, dry; loam; 30 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) medium prominent mottles; moderate coarse platy structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 81P03066. NaF pH 9.8; common very fine roots; many medium prominent 10YR44 mottles
    2BC2—51 to 66 centimeters (20.1 to 26.0 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 5/4) interior, light gray (2.5Y 7/2) interior, dry; loam; 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) coarse prominent mottles; moderate coarse platy structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 81P03067. NaF pH 10.0; few very fine roots; many coarse prominent 10YR56 mottles
    2C1—66 to 89 centimeters (26.0 to 35.0 inches); light olive gray (5Y 6/2) interior, pale yellow (5Y 8/2) interior, dry; loam; 30 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) medium prominent mottles; moderate coarse platy structure; very hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 81P03068. NaF pH 9.4; many medium prominent 2.5Y56 mottles
    2C2—89 to 122 centimeters (35.0 to 48.0 inches); dark gray (5Y 4/1) interior, light gray (5Y 7/1) interior, dry; loam; moderate coarse blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.1 very fine interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 81P03069. NaF pH 9.6