IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sarkar
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1983AK130028
  • User Pedon ID: 83AK130028
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 83P0822
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 53603
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 56.0083351
  • Std. Longitude: -133.5833282
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 68S
  • Range: 78E
  • Section: 1
  • PLSS Details: NW 1/4 NE 1/4
  • State: Alaska
  • County: AK130—Ketchikan Gateway Borough

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: R. Hopper
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy, mixed Lithic Humicryods
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 28
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Sarkar
  • PSC - 0 to 31 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Plot No. 128
  • Taxonomic Class - Thixotropic Lithic Cryorthod
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1983
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/1/1983 (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
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    spodic horizon

    3—21

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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

    5

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    67

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    90

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    Oe—0 to 4 centimeters (0.0 to 1.6 inches); dark reddish gray (10R 3/1) interior partially decomposed organic matter, mucky peat; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 5.5 medium and coarse roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P04170. Ten percent wood.; many very fine and fine roots; many medium and coarse roots
    Oa—4 to 13 centimeters (1.6 to 5.1 inches); dark reddish gray (10R 3/1) interior muck; weak medium subangular blocky structure; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 5.5 medium and coarse roots; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 83P04171. Ten percent wood. Includes a few, medium pockets of peaty muck material.; many very fine and fine roots; many medium and coarse roots
    E—13 to 16 centimeters (5.1 to 6.3 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior and brown (7.5YR 5/2) interior very fine sandy loam; 60 percent sand; 10 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; weakly smeary; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 coarse roots; fragments; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 83P04172. Less than five percent gravel.; few coarse roots; many very fine and fine roots
    Bhs—16 to 34 centimeters (6.3 to 13.4 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior very fine sandy loam; 60 percent sand; 10 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately smeary; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 coarse roots; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 83P04172. Ten percent gravel. Numerous, medium pockets of (10YR 2.5/2) and (N 2/0).; few coarse roots; many very fine and fine roots
    BC—34 to 44 centimeters (13.4 to 17.3 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior very gravelly fine sandy loam; 60 percent sand; 10 percent clay; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately smeary; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; fragments; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 83P04173. 20 percent gravel. Common, medium and fine pockets of (N 2/0) and (10R 2.5/1) along old root channels.; few medium roots; common very fine and fine roots
    R—44 to 100 centimeters (17.3 to 39.4 inches); weathered bedrock; fragments. Not sampled. Limestone bedrock.