IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Garfield

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S1985WA075012

User Pedon ID: 85WA075012

Vegetation Plot ID: S1985WA075012

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 86P0074

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 57879

Print Date: 12/17/2024

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: 47.1258316

Std. Longitude: -117.0883331

Datum: WGS84

Township: 19N

Range: 45E

Section: 23

PLSS Details: 800 feet N and 900 feet W of SE corner

Location Description: About 3 mi NW of Farmington, WA.

State: Washington

County: WA075—Whitman

MLRA: 9—Palouse and Nez Perce Prairies

PEDON

Describers Name: A. Gentry, R. Engel, A. Busacca, and B. Frazier

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, mesic Mollic Haploxeralfs

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data

Pedon #: 12

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Garfield

Taxonomic Class - Fine, mixed, mesic Mollic Haploxeralfs

PSC - 18 to 68 cm.

Classificaton Date - 9/1/1985

Moisture Class - xeric

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Erosion Class - 2

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Landscape: hills

Landform: hillside or mountainside

Hill Slope Profile: summit

Slope Shape Down: convex

Runoff: medium

Drainage Class: well

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 9/1/1985 (actual site observation date)

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Drained? - no

Bedded Soil? - no

Forest Plantation? - no

Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion

Vegetation Plot Plants
Plant Symbol	Scientific Name	National Vernacular Name	Plant Type Group	Canopy Cover %	Vegetation Stata Level
AGSP FEID	Agropyron spicatum Festuca idahoensis	— Idaho fescue	— —	— —	— —

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
ochric epipedon argillic horizon	0—18 18—212	—- —-

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
9	—	—	808	—	135	56	—	—	9	20	-2	10	21	-1	—	—	—	—	—

1Ap1—0 to 7 centimeters (0.0 to 2.8 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) crushed, dark brown (10YR 3/3) crushed, moist; silty clay loam; moderate medium granular, and moderate fine granular structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5.5 very fine roots throughout; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, bromthymol blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P00422. .95 to 2.87 cm wide vertical cracks and 25 to 30 cm apart.; many very fine roots throughout

1Ap2—7 to 18 centimeters (2.8 to 7.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) crushed, dark brown (10YR 3/3) crushed, moist; silty clay loam; strong very coarse prismatic structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine roots throughout; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, bromthymol blue; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P00423. .95 to 2.87 cm wide vertical cracks.; common very fine roots throughout

1Bt1—18 to 38 centimeters (7.1 to 15.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed, brown (7.5YR 4/3) crushed, moist; silty clay loam; strong coarse prismatic, and strong fine angular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout and 2.5 very fine roots between peds; 2.5 very fine tubular pores; 15 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/3) clay films on faces of peds and 37 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/3) clay films in root channels and/or pores and 55 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4) pressure faces on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, bromthymol blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P00424. .95 to 2.87 cm wide vertical cracks lined with dark colored surface material, few coarse vertical pores lined with many continuous prominent very dark brown (7.5YR 2/2) clay films.; many pressure faces surface features on faces of peds; common clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; common very fine roots between peds; few very fine roots throughout; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 219688; continuous - phpvsfiid 219687; patchy - phpvsfiid 219689; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 219688; continuous - phpvsfiid 219687; patchy - phpvsfiid 219689

1Bt2—38 to 68 centimeters (15.0 to 26.8 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) crushed, brown (7.5YR 4/3) crushed, moist; silty clay loam; strong coarse prismatic, and strong medium prismatic structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout and 2.5 very fine roots between peds; 2.5 very fine tubular pores; 37 percent prominent dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) clay films on faces of peds and in pores and 37 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4) pressure faces on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, bromthymol blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P00425. 095 to 1.91 cm wide vertical cracks lined with dark colored surface material; few coarse vertical pores lined with many continuous prominent very dark brown (7.5YR 2/2) clay films.; common clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; common pressure faces surface features on faces of peds; common very fine roots between peds; few very fine roots throughout; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 219691; continuous - phpvsfiid 219690; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 219691; continuous - phpvsfiid 219690

1Bt3—68 to 100 centimeters (26.8 to 39.4 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) crushed, brown (7.5YR 4/3) crushed, moist; silty clay loam; strong coarse prismatic, and strong medium prismatic structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout and 2.5 very fine roots between peds; 5.5 very fine tubular pores; 37 percent prominent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) clay films on faces of peds and in pores and 37 percent prominent brown (7.5YR 4/4) clay films on faces of peds and in pores and 37 percent distinct black (10YR 2/1) black stains on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, bromthymol blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P00426. Vertical cracks less than .95 cm wide; few coarse vertical pores lined with many continuous prominent dark redish brown (5YR 3/2) clay films.; common clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; common clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; common black stains surface features on faces of peds; common very fine roots between peds; few very fine roots throughout; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 219693; continuous - phpvsfiid 219692; patchy - phpvsfiid 219694; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 219693; continuous - phpvsfiid 219692; patchy - phpvsfiid 219694

1Bt4—100 to 128 centimeters (39.4 to 50.4 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) crushed, brown (7.5YR 4/3) crushed, moist; silty clay loam; strong medium prismatic structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine roots between peds; 5.5 very fine tubular pores; 37 percent prominent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) clay films on faces of peds and in pores and 37 percent prominent brown (7.5YR 4/4) clay films on faces of peds and in pores and 37 percent distinct black (10YR 2/1) black stains on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, bromthymol blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P00427. Few coarse vertical pores lined with many continuous prominent dark redish brown (5YR 3/2) clay films and some filled with clay.; common clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; common clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; common black stains surface features on faces of peds; common very fine roots between peds; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 219696; continuous - phpvsfiid 219695; patchy - phpvsfiid 219697; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 219696; continuous - phpvsfiid 219695; patchy - phpvsfiid 219697

1Bt5—128 to 155 centimeters (50.4 to 61.0 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) crushed, brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, moist; silt loam; strong coarse prismatic structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine roots between peds; 5.5 very fine tubular pores; 15 percent faint black (10YR 2/1) black stains on faces of peds and 37 percent prominent dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) clay films on faces of peds and in pores and 37 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4) pressure faces on faces of peds; 1 percent spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, bromthymol blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P00428. Few coarse vertical pores lined with common prominent dark redish brown (5YR 3/2) clay films.; few very fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; common pressure faces surface features on faces of peds; few black stains surface features on faces of peds; common very fine roots between peds; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 219699; continuous - phpvsfiid 219698; patchy - phpvsfiid 219700; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 219699; continuous - phpvsfiid 219698; patchy - phpvsfiid 219700

1Bt6—155 to 184 centimeters (61.0 to 72.4 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) crushed, brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, moist; silt loam; strong coarse prismatic structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine tubular pores; 37 percent prominent dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) clay films in root channels and/or pores; 1 percent spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, bromthymol blue; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P00429. few very fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; common clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; continuous - phpvsfiid 219701; continuous - phpvsfiid 219701

1Bt7—184 to 212 centimeters (72.4 to 83.5 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) crushed, brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, moist; silt loam; strong very coarse prismatic structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine tubular pores; 15 percent prominent dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) clay films in root channels and/or pores; 1 percent spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, bromthymol blue. Lab sample # 86P00430. few very fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; continuous - phpvsfiid 219702; continuous - phpvsfiid 219702