IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Nard
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1987WA007001
  • User Pedon ID: 87WA007001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1987WA007001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 87P0750
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 60045
  • Print Date: 12/4/2024

    • 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: 47.5138893
  • Std. Longitude: -120.6411133
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 23N
  • Range: 18E
  • Section: 6
  • PLSS Details: 1320 feet N, 1320 feet E of the SW corner
  • State: Washington
  • County: WA007—Chelan
  • MLRA: 6—Cascade Mountains, Eastern Slope

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Bob Engel, Terry Aho
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, frigid Ultic Haploxeralfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Nard
  • PSC - 44 to 94 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Nard
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, frigid Ultic Haploxeralf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1987
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains or deeply dissected plateaus
  • Landform: hillside or mountainside
  • Anthropogenic Feature: leveled land
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Position: lower third
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1987 (actual site observation date)
  • Microrelief Elevation: 35
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    ABGR

    HODI

    PSMEG

    Abies grandis

    Holodiscus discolor

    Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca

    grand fir

    oceanspray

    Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    argillic horizon

    44—220

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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

    29

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    552

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    45

    58

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    7

    18

    4

    8

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    O—0 to 1 centimeters (0.0 to 0.4 inches); undecomposed organic matter; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P04005. Undecomposed needles, twigs
    A—1 to 9 centimeters (0.4 to 3.5 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) exterior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed, moist; sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 fine and medium roots and 2.5 coarse roots throughout; 5.5 fine interstitial pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, bromthymol blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P04006. Few pieces of charcoal; Clay 3%; many fine and medium roots; common coarse roots throughout
    AE—9 to 19 centimeters (3.5 to 7.5 inches); 60 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) exterior and 40 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) exterior, 60 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) exterior and 40 percent dark brown (10YR 3/3) exterior and dark brown (10YR 3/3) crushed, moist; sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 medium roots throughout and 5.5 fine roots throughout; 2.5 fine interstitial pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, bromthymol blue; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P04007. Few coarse roots throughout; clay 5%; many fine roots throughout; common medium roots throughout
    E—19 to 31 centimeters (7.5 to 12.2 inches); 70 percent very pale brown (10YR 7/3) exterior and 30 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) exterior, 70 percent brown (10YR 4/3) exterior and 30 percent dark brown (10YR 3/3) exterior and brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, moist; sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine tubular and 5.5 fine interstitial pores; 11 percent medium spherical worm casts; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, bromthymol blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P04008. Casts are (10YR 6/2), (10YR 3/2); Clay 8%; common medium worm casts concentrations; common very fine and fine roots throughout
    E/B—31 to 45 centimeters (12.2 to 17.7 inches); 70 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) exterior and 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) exterior, 70 percent brown (10YR 4/3) exterior and 30 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) exterior and brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; sandy loam; weak very coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine roots throughout and 2.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine interstitial and 0.5 coarse tubular pores; 2 percent faint clay bridges between sand grains; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, bromthymol blue; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P04009. Clay 12%; very few clay bridging surface features between sand grains; common very fine roots throughout; common fine roots throughout; patchy - phpvsfiid 222390; patchy - phpvsfiid 222390
    B/E—45 to 70 centimeters (17.7 to 27.6 inches); 80 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) exterior and 20 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) exterior, 80 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) exterior and 20 percent brown (10YR 4/3) exterior and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, moist; sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak medium granular structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 medium roots throughout and 2.5 fine roots throughout; 2.5 fine interstitial and 0.5 fine tubular pores; 2 percent faint clay bridges between sand grains and 37 percent faint brown (7.5YR 4/4) clay films on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, bromthymol blue; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P04010. Charcoal in root canal; Clay 18%; common clay films surface features on vertical faces of peds; very few clay bridging surface features between sand grains; common fine roots throughout; common medium roots throughout; patchy - phpvsfiid 222391; patchy - phpvsfiid 222392; patchy - phpvsfiid 222391; patchy - phpvsfiid 222392
    Bt1—70 to 119 centimeters (27.6 to 46.9 inches); 60 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) exterior and 40 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) exterior, 60 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) exterior and 40 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) exterior and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) crushed, moist; clay loam; weak medium prismatic, and strong medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 medium roots between peds and 5.5 fine roots between peds; 0.5 fine tubular and 2.5 fine interstitial pores; 55 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4) clay films on vertical faces of peds; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, bromthymol blue; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P04011. Clay 28%; many clay films surface features on vertical faces of peds; many fine roots between peds; common medium roots between peds; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222393; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222393
    Bt2—119 to 142 centimeters (46.9 to 55.9 inches); 80 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) exterior and 20 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) exterior, 80 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) exterior and 20 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) exterior and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) crushed, moist; loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 medium roots between peds and 2.5 fine roots between peds; 2.5 fine interstitial and 0.5 fine tubular pores; 37 percent faint brown (7.5YR 4/4) clay films on vertical faces of peds and 37 percent faint clay bridges between sand grains and 37 percent distinct skeletans on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, bromthymol blue; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P04012. Many fine and medium roots in the E part; Clay 26%; common clay films surface features on vertical faces of peds; common clay bridging surface features between sand grains; common skeletans (sand or silt) surface features on vertical faces of peds; common fine roots between peds; common medium roots between peds; patchy - phpvsfiid 222395; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222394; patchy - phpvsfiid 222396; patchy - phpvsfiid 222395; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222394; patchy - phpvsfiid 222396
    B/E—142 to 171 centimeters (55.9 to 67.3 inches); 40 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) exterior and 40 percent very pale brown (10YR 7/4) exterior and 20 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) exterior, 40 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) exterior and 40 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) exterior and 20 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/6) exterior, moist; clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 medium roots between peds and 2.5 fine roots between peds; 2.5 fine interstitial and 0.5 fine tubular pores; 15 percent distinct very pale brown (10YR 7/4) skeletans on vertical faces of peds and 55 percent prominent brown (7.5YR 4/4) clay films on vertical faces of peds; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, bromthymol blue; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P04013. Many fine and medium roots in the E part; Clay 30%; many clay films surface features on vertical faces of peds; few skeletans (sand or silt) surface features on vertical faces of peds; common fine roots between peds; common medium roots between peds; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222397; patchy - phpvsfiid 222398; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222397; patchy - phpvsfiid 222398
    B/E—171 to 221 centimeters (67.3 to 87.0 inches); 40 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) exterior and 40 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) exterior and 20 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) exterior, 40 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) exterior and 40 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) exterior and 20 percent 7.5YR 3/6 (7.5YR 3/6) exterior, moist; sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; 0.5 fine roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots between peds; 2.5 fine interstitial and 0.5 fine tubular pores; 37 percent distinct light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) skeletans on vertical faces of peds and 55 percent prominent brown (7.5YR 4/4) clay films on vertical faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, bromthymol blue. Lab sample # 87P04014. Few common roots between peds and few common roots throughout E part; Clay 28%.; many clay films surface features on vertical faces of peds; common skeletans (sand or silt) surface features on vertical faces of peds; few fine roots between peds; few fine roots throughout; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222399; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222400; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222399; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222400