IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Squires
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1981WA073017
  • User Pedon ID: 81WA073017
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 81P0529
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 49373
  • 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: 48.7172203
  • Std. Longitude: -122.1016693
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 37N
  • Range: 5E
  • Section: 12
  • PLSS Details: 100 feet S and 2500 feet W of the NE corner
  • Location Description: 4 1/2 miles E of Acme
  • State: Washington
  • County: WA073—Whatcom

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Ashy-skeletal, mixed, mesic Andic Haplorthods
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 17
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Squires
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Squires
  • Taxonomic Class - Medial-skeletal, mesic Andic Xerochrept
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1981
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains or deeply dissected plateaus
  • Landform: hillside or mountainside
  • 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

    30

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    140

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    Oi—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); unknown texture; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 5.5 medium and coarse roots; fragments. Lab sample # 81P03124. Undecomposed needles, leaves, and twigs.; many very fine and fine roots; many medium and coarse roots
    E—15 to 20 centimeters (5.9 to 7.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/2) interior, pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2) interior, dry; channery silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 5.5 medium roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 81P03125. many very fine and fine roots; many medium roots
    Bs1—20 to 28 centimeters (7.9 to 11.0 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) interior, strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior, dry; very channery silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; weakly smeary; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 5.5 medium roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) organic stains and brown (7.5YR 4/4) organic stains; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 25 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 81P03126. NaF pH 12.0; many very fine and fine roots; many medium roots
    Bs2—28 to 45 centimeters (11.0 to 17.7 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior, strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior, dry; very channery loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; weakly smeary; 2.5 fine and medium roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 15 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 35 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 81P03127. NaF pH 12.0; common fine and medium roots
    BC—45 to 60 centimeters (17.7 to 23.6 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, dry; very channery loam; massive; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; weakly smeary; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 fine and medium roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 15 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 30 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 81P03128. NaF pH 12.0; common very fine and fine roots; common fine and medium roots
    C—60 to 90 centimeters (23.6 to 35.4 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior, pale yellow (2.5Y 7/4) interior, dry; very channery sandy loam; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; weakly smeary; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 20 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 40 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 81P03129. NaF pH 12.0; few fine and medium roots
    2R—90 to 95 centimeters (35.4 to 37.4 inches); unknown texture; fragments. Lab sample # 81P03130. Fractured phyllite