IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Kwatahein
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1983AK130141
  • User Pedon ID: 83AK130141
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 84P0124
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 53818
  • Print Date: 11/27/2024

    • 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: 54.9375000
  • Std. Longitude: -132.9333344
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 80S
  • Range: 83E
  • Section: 20
  • Location Description: Touchit Cove
  • State: Alaska
  • County: AK130—Ketchikan Gateway Borough

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: S.J.S.
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive Typic Humicryods
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 141
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Kwatahein
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Vixen
  • Taxonomic Class - Thixotropic Humic Cryorthod
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1983
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1983 (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
    • 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
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    O—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); unknown texture; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Not sampled.; many very fine and fine roots; common medium roots
    Bhs—3 to 13 centimeters (1.2 to 5.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P00655. Less than 15% 10YR 4/4 sandy loam.; common very fine and fine roots; common medium roots
    Bs—13 to 49 centimeters (5.1 to 19.3 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) interior silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P00656. few fine and medium roots; few coarse roots
    C—49 to 79 centimeters (19.3 to 31.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior silt loam; massive; firm; 2.5 medium roots; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P00657. common medium roots
    R—79 to 100 centimeters (31.1 to 39.4 inches); unweathered bedrock; fragments. Not sampled. Schist.