IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Kwatahein
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1983AK130142
  • User Pedon ID: 83AK130142
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 84P0125
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 53819
  • Print Date: 11/11/2024

    • 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: 55.2916679
  • Std. Longitude: -132.6305542
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 76S
  • Range: 84E
  • Section: 10
  • Location Description: Sulzer Pass
  • 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 #: 142
  • 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 - 8/1/1983
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1983 (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 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); unknown texture; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 1.0 medium and coarse roots; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P00658. many very fine and fine roots; few to common medium and coarse roots
    E—10 to 12 centimeters (3.9 to 4.7 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 0.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine and medium roots; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P00659. Few coarse roots.; few very fine roots; common fine and medium roots
    Bhs1—12 to 23 centimeters (4.7 to 9.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior and black (10YR 2/1) interior silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 2.5 medium roots; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P00660. common medium roots
    Bhs2—23 to 53 centimeters (9.1 to 20.9 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior and very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 coarse roots; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P00661. few coarse roots
    BC—53 to 91 centimeters (20.9 to 35.8 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P00662. few medium and coarse roots
    C1—91 to 112 centimeters (35.8 to 44.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/6) interior and dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior gravelly silt loam; massive; friable; 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 35 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments. Lab sample # 84P00663. few medium and coarse roots