IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Northstar
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1983WA047007
  • User Pedon ID: 83WA047007
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 84P0172
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 53866
  • Print Date: 10/31/2024

    • 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: 48.2333336
  • Std. Longitude: -118.9333344
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 32N
  • Range: 31E
  • Section: 29
  • PLSS Details: 1050 feet W and 2200 feet N of the SE corner
  • State: Washington
  • County: WA047—Okanogan

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy-skeletal, mixed, mesic Ultic Haploxerolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 7
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Northstar
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Northstar
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy-skeletal, mixed, mesic Typic Haploxeroll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1983
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: hillside or mountainside
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1983 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods
  • 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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    38

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    732

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    135

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    Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); undecomposed organic matter; fragments. Not sampled. Needles, leaves, twigs and cones.
    Oe—3 to 4 centimeters (1.2 to 1.6 inches); partially decomposed organic matter; fragments. Not sampled.
    A1—4 to 9 centimeters (1.6 to 3.5 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; gravelly loam; 8 percent clay; moderate fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 1.0 medium and coarse roots; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 30 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P00869. common very fine and fine roots; few to common medium and coarse roots
    A2—9 to 32 centimeters (3.5 to 12.6 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; very gravelly loam; 12 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium and coarse roots; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 35 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P00870. common very fine and fine roots; common medium and coarse roots
    Bw—32 to 50 centimeters (12.6 to 19.7 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; very gravelly loam; 13 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 20 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 45 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P00871. common very fine and fine roots; common medium roots
    C—50 to 73 centimeters (19.7 to 28.7 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; extremely cobbly loam; 12 percent clay; massive; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 25 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 30 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 40 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P00872. few very fine and fine roots; few medium roots
    R—73 to 80 centimeters (28.7 to 31.5 inches); weathered bedrock; fragments. Not sampled. Rhyodacite.