IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Tuxekan
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1983AK220019
  • User Pedon ID: 83AK220019
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 84P0120
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 53814
  • 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: 55.5125008
  • Std. Longitude: -133.4083405
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 73S
  • Range: 79E
  • Section: 28
  • Location Description: San Fernando Island
  • State: Alaska
  • County: AK220—Sitka Borough

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: S.J.S.
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Sandy or sandy-skeletal, mixed Typic Humicryods
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 19
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Tuxekan
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Tuxekan
  • Taxonomic Class - Thixotropic-skeletal Typic Cryorthod
  • Taxon Kind - variant
  • 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 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); 7.5YR 2/0 (7.5YR 2/0) interior unknown texture; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 1.0 medium and coarse roots; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P00637. many very fine and fine roots; few to common medium and coarse roots
    E—13 to 16 centimeters (5.1 to 6.3 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior gravelly sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P00638. common very fine and fine roots; few medium roots
    Bhs2—16 to 26 centimeters (6.3 to 10.2 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior gravelly sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 30 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P00639. few medium and coarse roots
    Bhs2—26 to 43 centimeters (10.2 to 16.9 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) interior very gravelly loamy sand; massive; firm; 15 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 35 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P00640
    C—43 to 115 centimeters (16.9 to 45.3 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) interior very gravelly sand; single grain; loose; 20 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 50 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments. Lab sample # 84P00641