IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Laxton
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1981WA073018
  • User Pedon ID: 81WA073018
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 81P0587
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 49431
  • Print Date: 12/17/2024

    • 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: 48.9680557
  • Std. Longitude: -122.6133347
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 40N
  • Range: 2E
  • Section: 7
  • PLSS Details: 1400 feet N and 400 feet E of the SW corner
  • Location Description: 7 mi SE of Blaine.
  • State: Washington
  • County: WA073—Whatcom

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy over sandy or sandy-skeletal, mixed, mesic Aquic Haplorthods
  • 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 #: 18
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Laxton
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Laxton
  • Taxonomic Class - Medial over sandy or sandy-skeletal Andic Xerochre
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1981
  • Moisture Class - 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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    1Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) interior, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, dry; loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; weakly smeary; 5.5 very fine and fine roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 81P03477. NaF pH 10.5; many very fine and fine roots
    1Bw1—23 to 44 centimeters (9.1 to 17.3 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, dry; silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky 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 wavy boundary. Lab sample # 81P03478. NaF pH 12.0; many very fine roots; common fine roots
    1Bw2—44 to 59 centimeters (17.3 to 23.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, dry; silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; weakly smeary; 5.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine roots; 5.5 fine interstitial pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 81P03479. NaF pH 12.0; many very fine roots; common fine roots
    2CB—59 to 80 centimeters (23.2 to 31.5 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) interior, pale yellow (2.5Y 7/4) interior, dry; loamy sand; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine prominent mottles; weak fine subangular blocky 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; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 81P03480. NaF pH 11.5; many very fine roots; common fine roots; few fine prominent 7.5YR46 mottles
    2C1—80 to 107 centimeters (31.5 to 42.1 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) interior, light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) interior, dry; sand; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) coarse prominent mottles; single grain; loose; 2.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 81P03481. common very fine roots; common coarse prominent 10YR56 mottles
    2C2—107 to 141 centimeters (42.1 to 55.5 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior, light gray (2.5Y 7/2) interior, dry; sand; 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) medium prominent mottles; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.1 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 81P03482. Some dark yellowish brown 10YR 4/6 bands 1 to 2 mm thick.; very few very fine roots; common medium prominent 10YR46 mottles
    3C3—141 to 146 centimeters (55.5 to 57.5 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) interior, brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) interior, dry; loamy sand; 30 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; massive; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.1 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 81P03483. very few very fine roots; many fine distinct 5YR56 mottles
    4C4—146 to 162 centimeters (57.5 to 63.8 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior, light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior, dry; sand; single grain; loose; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 81P03484