IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Karta
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1983AK130116
  • User Pedon ID: 83AK130116
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 83P0817
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 53598
  • 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: 55.9625015
  • Std. Longitude: -133.6027832
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 68S
  • Range: 76E
  • Section: 23
  • PLSS Details: SE 1/4 NW 1/4
  • State: Alaska
  • County: AK130—Ketchikan Gateway Borough

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: R. Hopper
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy-skeletal, mixed, superactive Typic Humicryods
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 116
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Karta
  • PSC - 25 to 97 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Plot No. 116
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy-skeletal, mixed Cryic Fragiorthod
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1983
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: terrace—stream or lake
  • Drainage Class: moderately 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—22

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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

    18

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    70

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    180

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    Oe—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); very dark gray (5YR 3/1) interior partially decomposed organic matter, mucky peat; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P04147. common medium roots; many very fine and fine roots
    Oi—5 to 18 centimeters (2.0 to 7.1 inches); dusky red (10R 3/3) interior peat; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P04148. Texture is woody peat. Woody material maintains wood structure. The material breaks somewhat with rubbing but remains fiberous.; few medium roots; common very fine and fine roots
    E—18 to 21 centimeters (7.1 to 8.3 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/2) interior very fine sandy loam; 60 percent sand; 5 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 83P04149. Ten percent gravel.; common medium roots; many very fine and fine roots
    Bhs—21 to 40 centimeters (8.3 to 15.7 inches); dusky red (2.5YR 3/2) interior and dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) interior gravelly fine sandy loam; 60 percent sand; 5 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; moderately smeary; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 5.5 medium and coarse roots; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 83P04150. 20 percent gravel.; many medium and coarse roots; many very fine and fine roots
    BC—40 to 63 centimeters (15.7 to 24.8 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) interior gravelly very fine sandy loam; 60 percent sand; 5 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; moderately smeary; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 83P04151. 25 percent gravel. Common large pockets of (5YR 2.5/2).; few medium roots; common very fine and fine roots
    C—63 to 115 centimeters (24.8 to 45.3 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior gravelly very fine sandy loam; 60 percent sand; 10 percent clay; massive; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; weakly smeary; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments. Lab sample # 83P04152. 30 percent gravel. Few medium pockets of (7.5YR 3/2).; few very fine and fine roots