IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Bancroft
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1987ID029001
  • User Pedon ID: 87ID029001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 87P0688
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59983
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 42.6621399
  • Std. Longitude: -111.8460922
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 9S
  • Range: 39E
  • Section: 1
  • PLSS Details: 350 feet N and 2300 feet E of SE corner
  • Location Description: 227-19
  • State: Idaho
  • County: ID029—Caribou

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: McVey
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Bancroft
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed Calcic Argixerolls
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1987
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • 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: 8/1/1987 (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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    1Ap1—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; silt loam; 15 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. common very fine roots
    1Ap2—8 to 28 centimeters (3.1 to 11.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, moist; silt loam; 21 percent clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; 2.5 very fine continuous tubular pores; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P03686. common very fine and fine roots
    1Bt—28 to 36 centimeters (11.0 to 14.2 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; silt loam; 26 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots; 2.5 very fine and fine continuous tubular pores; 37 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P03687. common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common very fine roots
    1Bk1—36 to 58 centimeters (14.2 to 22.8 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, moist; silt loam; 20 percent clay; moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots; 2.5 very fine and fine continuous tubular pores; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P03688. Lime evc1isf, krotavina nodules approx. 5% slightly hard, friable, coated on all sides with violently effervescent lime.; common very fine roots
    1Bk2—58 to 94 centimeters (22.8 to 37.0 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, moist; silt loam; 17 percent clay; weak fine and medium angular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 2.5 very fine and fine continuous tubular pores; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.7, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P03689. Gravel up to approximately 8 cm in size.; few very fine roots
    1Bk3—94 to 150 centimeters (37.0 to 59.1 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3) interior, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, moist; silt loam; 12 percent clay; massive; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine continuous tubular pores; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 9.0, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Basalt floor varied from 140-157 cm.; few very fine roots
    2R—150 to 175 centimeters (59.1 to 68.9 inches); fragments. Basalt