IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Minkwell
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1987OR031005
  • User Pedon ID: 87OR031005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 87P0517
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59812
  • Print Date: 2/1/2025

    • 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: 44.5166664
  • Std. Longitude: -121.6666641
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 12S
  • Range: 9E
  • Section: 8
  • PLSS Details: northeast quarter
  • Location Description: 121 degrees, 40 min W; 44 degrees, 31 min N
  • State: Oregon
  • County: OR031—Jefferson
  • MLRA: 3—Olympic and Cascade Mountains

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Ashy over medial, mixed Alfic Vitricryands
  • 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 #: 5
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Minkwell
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Minkwell
  • Taxonomic Class - Ashy over loamy, mixed Entic Cryandept
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1987
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • 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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    25

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    975

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    O—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 87P02733. litter of Douglas fir, white fir, ponderosa pine, and incense cedar
    A1—3 to 13 centimeters (1.2 to 5.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4), brown (10YR 4/3), dry; sandy loam; moderate fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 medium roots and 2.5 fine to coarse roots; 5.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P02734. common fine to coarse roots; many medium roots
    Bw1—13 to 39 centimeters (5.1 to 15.4 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), dry; cobbly sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 medium roots and 2.5 fine to coarse roots; 5.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P02735. common fine to coarse roots; many medium roots
    Bw2—39 to 59 centimeters (15.4 to 23.2 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), dry; sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 medium roots and 2.5 fine to coarse roots; 2.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 87P02736. 5% weakly cemented nodules; common fine to coarse roots; many medium roots
    2Bwb—59 to 64 centimeters (23.2 to 25.2 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4), dry; cobbly loam; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 0.5 fine tubular and 2.5 fine interstitial pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P02737. few coarse roots; common fine and medium roots
    3Btb1—64 to 115 centimeters (25.2 to 45.3 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4), dry; cobbly clay loam; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 0.5 fine tubular and 2.5 fine interstitial pores; 15 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and 37 percent faint clay films on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P02738. common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; few coarse roots; common fine and medium roots
    3Btb2—115 to 160 centimeters (45.3 to 63.0 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) and dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), gray (10YR 6/1), dry; cobbly clay loam; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 15 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and 55 percent faint clay films on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P02739. many clay films surface features on faces of peds; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine and medium roots; few coarse roots
    4BCt—160 to 199 centimeters (63.0 to 78.3 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1), gray (10YR 6/1), dry; loam; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 55 percent distinct dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) clay films on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 87P02740. clay film layer is highly weathered basalt; many clay films surface features on faces of peds