IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Nenana
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1985AK290003
  • User Pedon ID: 85AK290003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0883
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 57149
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • 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: 65.7333298
  • Std. Longitude: -151.5000000
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Alaska
  • County: AK290—Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
  • MLRA: 174—Interior Alaska Lowlands

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J.P. Moore and S. Brown
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy over sandy or sandy-skeletal, mixed, superactive Typic Cryochrepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Nenana
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Nenana
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy over sandy or sandy-skeletal, mixed T
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1985
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1985 (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

    4

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    500

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    270

    43

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    Oe—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); partially decomposed organic matter; fragments; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # 85P04723. Dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) decomposed material.
    A—5 to 9 centimeters (2.0 to 3.5 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) interior silt loam; weak fine granular, and weak very fine platy structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 medium roots and 2.5 coarse roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P04724. Many fine and very fine roots.; common coarse roots; many medium roots
    Bw—8 to 17 centimeters (3.1 to 6.7 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior very fine sandy loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P04733. Many fine and very fine roots.; few coarse roots; common medium roots
    Bw—9 to 18 centimeters (3.5 to 7.1 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior silt loam; weak fine granular, and weak very fine platy structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 coarse roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P04725. common coarse roots; common very fine and fine roots
    Eb—18 to 28 centimeters (7.1 to 11.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior silt loam; weak fine platy structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium and coarse roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P04726. common medium and coarse roots; many very fine and fine roots
    BwB—28 to 29 centimeters (11.0 to 11.4 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3) interior loam; strong fine granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P04727. common medium roots; many very fine and fine roots
    Bw2b—29 to 44 centimeters (11.4 to 17.3 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior silt loam; 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine faint mottles; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P04728. common medium roots; many very fine and fine roots; few fine faint 10YR44 mottles
    BCb—44 to 74 centimeters (17.3 to 29.1 inches); 70 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) interior and 30 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior silt loam; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine and medium roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P04729. common fine and medium roots; many very fine roots
    Cb—74 to 92 centimeters (29.1 to 36.2 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) interior very fine sandy loam; 1 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) fine faint and 11 percent gray (5Y 5/1) medium distinct mottles; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P04730. few very fine and fine roots; few fine faint 2.5Y54 mottles; common medium distinct 5Y51 mottles
    2C1—92 to 125 centimeters (36.2 to 49.2 inches); olive (5Y 5/3) interior fine sand; massive, and structureless single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 85P04731. Horizon divided at 120 cm for sampling purposes.
    2C2—125 to 180 centimeters (49.2 to 70.9 inches); olive (5Y 5/3) interior fine sand; massive, and structureless single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 85P04732