IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Portneuf
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1987ID083001
  • User Pedon ID: 87ID083001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 87P0597
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59892
  • Print Date: 11/12/2024

    • 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: 42.5444450
  • Std. Longitude: -114.3499985
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Ag. Experiment Station.
  • State: Idaho
  • County: ID083—Twin Falls

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-silty, mixed, mesic Durixerollic Calciorthids
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Portneuf
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture Subclass - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Portneuf
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-silty, mixed, mesic Durixerollic Calciorthi
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1987
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Moisture SUBClass - xeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: terrace—stream or lake
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1987 (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); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; silt loam; 12 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; 5.5 very fine vesicular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P03160. 5% nodules.; common very fine and fine roots
    1Ap2—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; silt loam; 14 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 2.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P03161. 5% nodules.; few very fine and fine roots
    1Bkq1—20 to 38 centimeters (7.9 to 15.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; silt loam; 10 percent clay; moderate medium platy, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; brittle; 2.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P03162. 20% extremely hard nodules.
    1Bkq2—38 to 99 centimeters (15.0 to 39.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; silt loam; 8 percent clay; strong medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; brittle; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P03163. 5% nodules.
    1Bk—99 to 160 centimeters (39.0 to 63.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; silt loam; 8 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n. Lab sample # 87P03164