IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Houstenader
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1986OR015001
  • User Pedon ID: 86OR015001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 87P0157
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59453
  • Print Date: 4/3/2025

    • 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: 42.1994438
  • Std. Longitude: -124.3083344
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 39S
  • Range: 14W
  • Section: 13
  • PLSS Details: NE 1/4 SW 1/4
  • Location Description: Carpenterville near Colegrove Butte
  • State: Oregon
  • County: OR015—Curry

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Aquic Argiudolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Houstenader
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Houstenader
  • Classificaton Date - 12/1/1986
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: upland slope
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 12/1/1986 (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

    15

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    519

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    90

    254

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    1A1—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, dry; gravelly silty clay loam; strong fine granular structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary.
    1A2—13 to 28 centimeters (5.1 to 11.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) interior, grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior, dry; gravelly silty clay loam; strong medium granular structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary.
    1Bt1—28 to 43 centimeters (11.0 to 16.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) interior, light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior, dry; gravelly silty clay loam; 1 percent light brown (7.5YR 6/4) fine distinct and 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine distinct and 1 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 15 percent faint clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P00871. Fourth mottle few fine distinct (10YR 3/4) moist.; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine distinct 7.5YR64 mottles; few fine distinct 10YR44 mottles; few fine distinct 7.5YR44 mottles
    1Bt2—43 to 58 centimeters (16.9 to 22.8 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior, light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior, dry; gravelly silty clay; 1 percent light brown (7.5YR 6/4) fine distinct and 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine distinct and 1 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 37 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 15 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Fourth mottle few fine distinct (10YR 3/4) moist.; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine distinct 7.5YR64 mottles; few fine distinct 10YR44 mottles; few fine distinct 7.5YR44 mottles
    1Bt3—58 to 71 centimeters (22.8 to 28.0 inches); 2.5Y 3/0 (2.5Y 3/0) interior, 2.5Y 5/0 (2.5Y 5/0) interior, dry; gravelly silty clay; 1 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) fine distinct and 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 55 percent prominent clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P00872. many clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine distinct 10YR66 mottles; few fine distinct 10YR46 mottles
    1Bt4—71 to 102 centimeters (28.0 to 40.2 inches); very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) interior, dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior, dry; gravelly clay; 1 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) fine distinct and 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 37 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P00873. common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine distinct 10YR66 mottles; few fine distinct 10YR46 mottles
    1C—102 to 152 centimeters (40.2 to 59.8 inches); very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) interior, dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior, dry; very gravelly clay; 1 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) fine distinct and 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine distinct mottles; massive; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog. few fine distinct 10YR66 mottles; few fine distinct 10YR46 mottles