IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Tsirku
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1982AK100003
  • User Pedon ID: 82AK100003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 82P0619
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 51406
  • Print Date: 11/26/2024

    • 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: 59.4333344
  • Std. Longitude: -136.1916656
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 28S
  • Range: 54E
  • Section: 22
  • PLSS Details: near center
  • State: Alaska
  • County: AK100—Haines Borough

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J. McCloskey and J. Moore
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, calcareous Typic Cryofluvents
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Tsirku
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Snd
  • Classificaton Date - 4/1/1982
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: river valley
  • Landform: flood plain
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • 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

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    O—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); partially decomposed organic matter; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P03242
    A—3 to 6 centimeters (1.2 to 2.4 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior silt loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 1.0 coarse roots throughout; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P03243. few to common coarse roots throughout
    C1—6 to 13 centimeters (2.4 to 5.1 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior fine sand; single grain; loose; 1.0 coarse roots throughout; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P03244. few to common coarse roots throughout
    C2—13 to 21 centimeters (5.1 to 8.3 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior silt; moderate medium platy structure; friable; 1.0 coarse roots throughout; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P03245. few to common coarse roots throughout
    C3—21 to 26 centimeters (8.3 to 10.2 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior fine sand; single grain; loose; 5.0 coarse roots throughout; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P03246. common to many coarse roots throughout
    2Ab—26 to 31 centimeters (10.2 to 12.2 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior silt loam; friable; 5.0 coarse roots throughout; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P03247. common to many coarse roots throughout
    2Cb—31 to 41 centimeters (12.2 to 16.1 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) interior silt; friable; 5.0 coarse roots throughout; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P03248. common to many coarse roots throughout
    3Ab2—41 to 46 centimeters (16.1 to 18.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior silt loam; friable; 5.0 coarse roots throughout; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P03249. common to many coarse roots throughout
    3C1b—46 to 72 centimeters (18.1 to 28.3 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior sandy loam; friable; 5.0 medium roots throughout; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P03250. common to many medium roots throughout
    3C2b—72 to 107 centimeters (28.3 to 42.1 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior loamy sand; single grain; loose; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P03251. few fine roots
    4C—107 to 130 centimeters (42.1 to 51.2 inches); olive gray (5Y 4/2) interior very gravelly sand; single grain; loose; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 82P03252