IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Gunnuk
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1985AK280002
  • User Pedon ID: 85AK280002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 86P0165
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 57970
  • 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: 56.9194450
  • Std. Longitude: -133.8097229
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 57N
  • Range: 74E
  • Section: 18
  • PLSS Details: SE 1/4, SE 1/4
  • Location Description: Kupreanof Island near Kake, Alaska
  • State: Alaska
  • County: AK280—Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: E. Kissinger and J. deMontigny
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-silty, mixed, semiactive Typic Cryaquods
  • Current Taxon Kind: variant
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Gunnuk
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Gunnuk
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed Humic Cryorthod
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 10/1/1985
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: terrace—outwash or marine
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/1/1985 (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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    50

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    180

    229

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    7

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    Oa—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior muck; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 5.5 medium roots; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P01021. 20 percent fiber, 5 percent rubbed; primarily decomposed forest litter.; many very fine roots; many medium roots
    E—15 to 18 centimeters (5.9 to 7.1 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) interior silt loam; weak fine platy structure; very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 roots; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.2, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P01022. many very fine and fine roots; common roots
    Bh—18 to 23 centimeters (7.1 to 9.1 inches); very dark gray (5YR 3/1) interior silt loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 medium and coarse roots and 5.5 fine roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P01023. many fine roots; common medium and coarse roots
    Bhs—23 to 28 centimeters (9.1 to 11.0 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) interior silt loam; moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 medium roots and 2.5 fine roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P01024. common fine roots; few medium roots
    Bs—28 to 38 centimeters (11.0 to 15.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) interior silt loam; moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 medium roots and 2.5 fine roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P01025. common fine roots; few medium roots
    Bw—38 to 58 centimeters (15.0 to 22.8 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior silt loam; 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine faint mottles; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P01026. few fine roots; few fine faint 10YR44 mottles
    BC—58 to 101 centimeters (22.8 to 39.8 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P01027. common medium prominent 5YR56 mottles
    C—101 to 167 centimeters (39.8 to 65.7 inches); olive (5Y 5/3) interior silty clay; 11 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) medium prominent mottles; massive; moderately sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 86P01028. common medium prominent 5YR46 mottles