IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Struggle
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1987ID013001
  • User Pedon ID: 87ID013001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 88P0007
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 60140
  • Print Date: 11/14/2025

    • 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: 43.9366684
  • Std. Longitude: -114.8199997
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 7N
  • Range: 14E
  • Section: 16
  • PLSS Details: 2100 feet S and 1600 feet W of the NE corner
  • Location Description: Blaine County, ID. 1.5 mi NE of Alturas Lake.
  • State: Idaho
  • County: ID013—Blaine

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Sandy-skeletal, mixed Xeric Eutrocryepts
  • 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 - Struggle
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Sawtooth
  • Taxonomic Class - Sandy-skeletal, mixed Dystric Cryochrept
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 4/1/1987
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: dead ice moraine
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/1/1987 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - wetlands
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    0—10

    10—28

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    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

    20

    —

    —

    2227

    —

    315

    64

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    22

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    Oi—0 to 1 centimeters (0.0 to 0.4 inches); undecomposed organic matter; fragments. Undecomposed needles, twigs and cones.
    Oe—1 to 4 centimeters (0.4 to 1.6 inches); partially decomposed organic matter; fragments. Partially decomposed needles, twigs and cones.
    A—4 to 9 centimeters (1.6 to 3.5 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, dry; gravelly sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable; 2.5 medium roots and 5.5 fine and medium roots; 5.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P00033. Over 1/2 the pebbles are fine.; many fine and medium roots; common medium roots
    AB—9 to 14 centimeters (3.5 to 5.5 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dry; gravelly sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable; 5.5 fine and medium roots and 2.5 coarse roots; 5.5 very fine and fine interstitial and 2.5 medium interstitial pores; 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P00034. Over 1/2 the pebbles are fine.; many fine and medium roots; common coarse roots
    Bw—14 to 32 centimeters (5.5 to 12.6 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, dry; very gravelly sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable; 2.5 medium and coarse roots and 2.5 fine roots; 2.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 40 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P00035. Over 1/2 the pebbles are fine.; common fine roots; common medium and coarse roots
    E/B—32 to 50 centimeters (12.6 to 19.7 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, light gray (10YR 7/2) interior and light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, dry; very gravelly loamy sand; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium and coarse roots; 2.5 fine and medium interstitial pores; 15 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 40 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P00036. Over 1/2 the pebbles are fine.; few very fine and fine roots; common medium and coarse roots
    BC—50 to 73 centimeters (19.7 to 28.7 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, very pale brown (10YR 7/3) interior, dry; extremely gravelly loamy sand; massive; soft, very friable; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 2.5 medium and coarse interstitial pores; 25 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 50 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P00037. Over 1/2 the pebbles are fine.; common very fine and fine roots; few medium and coarse roots
    C1—73 to 101 centimeters (28.7 to 39.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, very pale brown (10YR 7/3) interior, dry; extremely gravelly loamy sand; single grain; loose; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 2.5 medium and coarse interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 20 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 50 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P00038. Over 1/2 the pebbles are fine; 5% of coarse fragments are weathered gruss.; few very fine and fine roots
    C2—101 to 156 centimeters (39.8 to 61.4 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, light gray (10YR 7/2) interior, dry; extremely gravelly sand; single grain; loose; 2.5 medium and coarse interstitial pores; 10 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 20 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 45 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 88P00039. Over 1/2 of the pebbles are fine, 5% boulders, 5% of coarse fragments are weathered gruss.