IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Kupreanof
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1983AK122004
  • User Pedon ID: 83AK122004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 83P0839
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 53620
  • 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: 59.3816681
  • Std. Longitude: -151.6541595
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 9S
  • Range: 14W
  • Section: 21
  • PLSS Details: SW 1/4
  • Location Description: head of Seldovia Bay.
  • State: Alaska
  • County: AK122—Kenai Peninsula Borough
  • MLRA: 169—South-Central Alaska Mountains

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: D. Van Patten and J. Moore.
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Kupreanof
  • Taxonomic Class - Thixotropic-skeletal Humic Cryorthods
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1983
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: upland slope
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1983 (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
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    spodic horizon

    19—28

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    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

    22

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    91

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    315

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    Oi—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); undecomposed organic matter; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 5.5 medium and coarse roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Not sampled.; many very fine and fine roots; many medium and coarse roots
    Oe—5 to 9 centimeters (2.0 to 3.5 inches); partially decomposed organic matter; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 5.5 medium and coarse roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Not sampled. Thin lens of fresh volcanic ash within horizon.; many very fine and fine roots; many medium and coarse roots
    E—9 to 12 centimeters (3.5 to 4.7 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior very fine sandy loam; massive; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 5.5 medium and coarse roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, cresol red; abrupt smooth boundary. Not sampled.; many very fine and fine roots; many medium and coarse roots
    Bs—12 to 16 centimeters (4.7 to 6.3 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) interior very fine sandy loam; moderate fine platy structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 5.5 medium and coarse roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, cresol red; abrupt wavy boundary. Not sampled.; many very fine and fine roots; many medium and coarse roots
    Bhs—16 to 19 centimeters (6.3 to 7.5 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2) interior silt loam; moderate fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; weakly smeary; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 5.5 medium and coarse roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, cresol red; abrupt wavy boundary. Not sampled.; many very fine and fine roots; many medium and coarse roots
    Eb1—19 to 28 centimeters (7.5 to 11.0 inches); 60 percent pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2) interior and 40 percent brown (7.5YR 4/2) interior very fine sandy loam; weak fine platy structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; weakly smeary; 2.5 fine and medium roots; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, cresol red; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 83P04247. common fine and medium roots
    Bhsb—28 to 37 centimeters (11.0 to 14.6 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2) interior silt loam; moderate fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately smeary; 2.5 fine and medium roots; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, cresol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 83P04248. common fine and medium roots
    Eb2—37 to 46 centimeters (14.6 to 18.1 inches); 50 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) interior and 30 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior and 20 percent brown (10YR 4/3) interior silt loam; moderate medium platy structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately smeary; 2.5 fine and medium roots; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, cresol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 83P04249. common fine and medium roots
    2Bhsb—46 to 70 centimeters (18.1 to 27.6 inches); 40 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) interior and 40 percent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) interior and 20 percent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) interior very cobbly silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately smeary; 2.5 fine and medium roots; 3 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 7 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 37 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, cresol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 83P04250. common fine and medium roots
    2Bsb—70 to 85 centimeters (27.6 to 33.5 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) interior very gravelly fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately smeary; 0.5 fine roots; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 30 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, cresol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 83P04251. few fine roots
    3CB—85 to 109 centimeters (33.5 to 42.9 inches); 50 percent dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior and 50 percent brown (10YR 4/3) interior very gravelly loamy sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 50 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, cresol red. Lab sample # 83P04252