IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Kupreanof
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1985AK280003
  • User Pedon ID: 85AK280003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 86P0166
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 57971
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 56.9041672
  • Std. Longitude: -133.7638855
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 57S
  • Range: 73E
  • Section: 28
  • Location Description: Stand density plot 248 near the village of Kake on Kupreanof Island Alaska.
  • State: Alaska
  • County: AK280—Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Neil Babik
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, active Typic Humicryods
  • Current Taxon Kind: variant
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Kupreanof
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Kupreanof
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy, mixed Humic Cryorthod
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 4/1/1985
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/1/1985 (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
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    Oe—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) interior peat; moderate fine granular structure; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 5.5 medium and coarse roots; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P01029. many very fine and fine roots; many medium and coarse roots
    E—13 to 16 centimeters (5.1 to 6.3 inches); reddish gray (5YR 5/2) interior loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P01030. Contains about 5 percent coarse fragments by volume.; many very fine and fine roots
    Bh—16 to 21 centimeters (6.3 to 8.3 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) interior and dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) interior loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine roots; distinct , moist, oxide coats on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.2, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P01031. Contains about 5 percent coarse fragments by volume.; many very fine roots; common fine roots; continuous - phpvsfiid 231254; continuous - phpvsfiid 231254
    Bs—21 to 77 centimeters (8.3 to 30.3 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) interior gravelly loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; faint , moist, oxide coats on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P01032. Contains about 10 percent coarse fragments by volume.; common very fine and fine roots; continuous - phpvsfiid 219891; continuous - phpvsfiid 219891
    BC—77 to 102 centimeters (30.3 to 40.2 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 5/4) interior gravelly loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 37 percent faint , moist, oxide coats on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P01033. Contains about 20 percent coarse fragments by volume.; common oxide coats surface features on faces of peds and in pores; few very fine and fine roots
    C—102 to 165 centimeters (40.2 to 65.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior gravelly loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 15 percent faint , moist, oxide coats on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 86P01034. Contains about 12 percent coarse fragments by volume.; few oxide coats surface features on faces of peds and in pores; few very fine and fine roots