IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Kupreanof
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1982AK100001
  • User Pedon ID: 82AK100001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 82P0617
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 51404
  • 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: 59.4249992
  • Std. Longitude: -136.2875061
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 28S
  • Range: 53E
  • Section: 23
  • PLSS Details: SW corner
  • State: Alaska
  • County: AK100—Haines Borough

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J. McCloskey and J. Moore
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy-skeletal, mixed, superactive Humic Cryorthods
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Kupreanof
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Klukwan
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy-skeletal, mixed Typic Cryorthod
  • Classificaton Date - 4/1/1982
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: dead ice moraine
  • Slope Position: upper third
  • Slope Shape Down: undulating
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.05 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/1/1982 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods
  • 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

    10

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    274

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    45

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    O—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); partially decomposed organic matter; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P03229
    E—5 to 13 centimeters (2.0 to 5.1 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior silt loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 1.0 coarse roots throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P03230. few to common coarse roots throughout
    Bs1—13 to 25 centimeters (5.1 to 9.8 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) interior gravelly loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 1.0 coarse roots throughout; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # 82P03231. few to common coarse roots throughout
    Bs2—25 to 38 centimeters (9.8 to 15.0 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) interior gravelly loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 1.0 coarse roots throughout; 5 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P03232. few to common coarse roots throughout
    Bs3—38 to 61 centimeters (15.0 to 24.0 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) interior gravelly loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 1.0 medium roots throughout; 10 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 20 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 30 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 82P03233. few to common medium roots throughout
    C1—61 to 81 centimeters (24.0 to 31.9 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) interior very gravelly loam; loose; 1.0 fine roots throughout; 20 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 35 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 50 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 82P03234. few to common fine roots throughout
    C2—81 to 107 centimeters (31.9 to 42.1 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) interior very gravelly loam; loose; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 20 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 35 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 50 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 82P03235. few fine roots throughout