IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Kwatahein
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1982AK130136
  • User Pedon ID: 82AK130136
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 83P0198
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 52440
  • Print Date: 11/24/2024

    • 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: 55.7208328
  • Std. Longitude: -131.6916656
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 71S
  • Range: 89E
  • Section: 13
  • PLSS Details: NE 1/4
  • State: Alaska
  • County: AK130—Ketchikan Gateway Borough

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: SJS and DR
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Sandy or sandy-skeletal, mixed Typic Haplocryods
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 136
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Kwatahein
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Tokeen
  • Taxonomic Class - Thixotropic Humic Cryorthod
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1982
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1982 (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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    Oi—0 to 7 centimeters (0.0 to 2.8 inches); undecomposed organic matter; fragments. Lab sample # 83P00907
    Oe—7 to 32 centimeters (2.8 to 12.6 inches);, black (10YR 2/1) interior, dry; unknown texture; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P00908
    A—32 to 47 centimeters (12.6 to 18.5 inches);, 10YR 2/0 (10YR 2/0) interior, dry; silt loam; moderate medium granular structure; very friable; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P00909. many very fine and fine roots; common medium roots
    E—47 to 50 centimeters (18.5 to 19.7 inches);, dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior, dry; sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 1.0 medium and coarse roots; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 83P00910. many very fine and fine roots; few to common medium and coarse roots
    Bh—50 to 55 centimeters (19.7 to 21.7 inches);, 7.5YR 2/0 (7.5YR 2/0) interior, dry; sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 83P00911. common medium roots; few coarse roots
    Bs—55 to 73 centimeters (21.7 to 28.7 inches);, brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior, dry; sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 medium roots; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 83P00912. few medium roots
    C—73 to 90 centimeters (28.7 to 35.4 inches);, dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) interior, dry; sandy loam; massive; firm; 40 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P00913
    R—90 to 92 centimeters (35.4 to 36.2 inches); weathered bedrock; fragments. Granite