IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Kwatahein
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1983AK130151
  • User Pedon ID: 83AK130151
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 84P0131
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 53825
  • Print Date: 11/24/2024

    • 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: 54.9372215
  • 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 Haplocryods
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 151
  • 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 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); 7.5YR 2/0 (7.5YR 2/0) interior unknown texture; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P00685. few very fine and fine roots; common medium roots
    Bhs—5 to 25 centimeters (2.0 to 9.8 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior and black (10YR 2/1) interior stony silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 0.5 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P00686. few fine and medium roots; few coarse roots
    Bs—25 to 58 centimeters (9.8 to 22.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) interior stony silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 20 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P00687
    BC—58 to 81 centimeters (22.8 to 31.9 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior stony loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 20 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P00688
    C1—81 to 94 centimeters (31.9 to 37.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) interior stony silt loam; massive; firm; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 20 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P00689
    C2—94 to 107 centimeters (37.0 to 42.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior stony silt loam; massive; firm; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 20 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments. Lab sample # 84P00690