IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ardenmont
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1987WA007005
  • User Pedon ID: 87WA007005
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1987WA007005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 87P0751
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 60046
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 47.6244431
  • Std. Longitude: -120.3222198
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 25N
  • Range: 20E
  • Section: 34
  • PLSS Details: 1000 feet S, 800 feet E of SW corner
  • State: Washington
  • County: WA007—Chelan
  • MLRA: 6—Cascade Mountains, Eastern Slope

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Terry Aho; Bob Engel
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Sandy, mixed, frigid Typic Xerochrepts
  • 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 - Ardenmont
  • PSC - 45 to 95 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Ardenmont
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, frigid Ultic Haploxeroll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1987
  • 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: middle 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

    CARU

    PSMEG

    SPBE2

    Calamagrostis rubescens

    Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca

    Spiraea betulifolia

    pinegrass

    Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir

    white spirea

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

    argillic horizon

    45—128

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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

    48

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    840

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    45

    50

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    6

    18

    4

    7

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    O—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P04015
    A—3 to 12 centimeters (1.2 to 4.7 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) exterior, dark brown (10YR 3/3) exterior and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed, moist; fine sandy loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5.5 fine and medium roots and 2.5 coarse roots throughout; 5.5 fine interstitial pores; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, bromthymol blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P04016. Clay 8%; many fine and medium roots; common coarse roots throughout
    AB—12 to 26 centimeters (4.7 to 10.2 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) exterior, dark brown (10YR 3/3) exterior and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed, moist; loam, gravel; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 fine and medium roots and 2.5 coarse roots throughout; 2.5 interstitial pores; 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, bromthymol blue; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P04017. Clay 10%; many fine and medium roots; common coarse roots throughout
    BA—26 to 48 centimeters (10.2 to 18.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) exterior, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) exterior and dark brown (10YR 3/3) crushed, moist; gravelly loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 2.5 interstitial pores; 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, bromthymol blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P04018. Roots matted around stones; clay 14%; common fine and medium roots; few coarse roots throughout
    Bt1—48 to 60 centimeters (18.9 to 23.6 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) exterior, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) exterior and dark brown (10YR 3/3) crushed, moist; sandy loam; moderate fine subangular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 2.5 fine interstitial pores; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, bromthymol blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P04019. Roots matted around stones; 20% soft pebbles; 8% clay; common fine and medium roots; few coarse roots throughout
    Bt2—60 to 101 centimeters (23.6 to 39.8 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) exterior, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) exterior, moist; gravelly sandy loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 fine and medium roots around fragments and 2.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 2.5 fine tubular and 5.5 fine interstitial pores; 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, cresol red; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P04020. 40% soft pebbles; 5% soft cobbles; 7% clay; common fine and medium roots throughout; many fine and medium roots matted around stones
    Bt3—101 to 131 centimeters (39.8 to 51.6 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) exterior, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) exterior, moist; gravelly sandy loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 medium roots throughout and 2.5 fine roots throughout; 5.5 fine tubular and 5.5 fine interstitial pores; 37 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/6) clay films on all faces of peds; 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, cresol red; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 87P04021. 45% soft pebbles; 10% soft cobbles; 7% clay; common clay films surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; common fine roots throughout; common medium roots throughout; patchy - phpvsfiid 232292; patchy - phpvsfiid 232292
    Cr—131 to 141 centimeters (51.6 to 55.5 inches); fragments.