IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ketchum
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1987ID037010
  • User Pedon ID: 87ID037010
  • User Site Association ID: ID703_DSM_pedons
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 88P0018
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 60151
  • Print Date: 9/24/2024

    • 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: 44.8005562
  • Std. Longitude: -114.2916641
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Idaho
  • County: ID037—Custer

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy-skeletal, mixed, superactive, frigid Typic Cryochrepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 10
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Ketchum
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Koefgo
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1987
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: hillside or mountainside
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1987 (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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    50

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    2379

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    45

    71

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    Oe—0 to 4 centimeters (0.0 to 1.6 inches); partially decomposed organic matter; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Fir needles, twigs and grass.
    A—4 to 24 centimeters (1.6 to 9.4 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; gravelly loam; weak very fine and fine granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium and coarse roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P00106. 30% gravel.; many very fine and fine roots; common medium and coarse roots
    Bw1—24 to 42 centimeters (9.4 to 16.5 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, very pale brown (10YR 7/3) interior, dry; very gravelly sandy loam; 16 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak very fine and fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P00107. 40% gravel.; many very fine and fine roots; common medium roots
    Bw2—42 to 62 centimeters (16.5 to 24.4 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, yellow (10YR 7/6) interior, dry; extremely gravelly sandy loam; 16 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P00108. 40% gravel.; many very fine and fine roots; common medium roots
    Bw3—62 to 73 centimeters (24.4 to 28.7 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, very pale brown (10YR 7/3) interior, dry; extremely gravelly sandy loam; 14 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; 15 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P00109. 45% gravel.; many very fine and fine roots; common medium roots
    BC—73 to 106 centimeters (28.7 to 41.7 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, very pale brown (10YR 7/4) interior, dry; extremely gravelly sandy loam; 12 percent clay; weak very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P00110. 60% gravel. Band of decomposed rock (10YR 5/6) moist, (10YR 7/8) dry, sandy loam texture.; many very fine and fine roots; few medium roots
    C—106 to 156 centimeters (41.7 to 61.4 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, very pale brown (10YR 7/4) interior, dry; extremely gravelly sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 88P00111. 75% gravel. Band of decomposed rock; (10YR 5/6) moist, (10YR 7/8) dry, sandy loam texture.; common very fine and fine roots; few medium and coarse roots