IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ramparter

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S1987WA007006

User Pedon ID: 87WA007006

Vegetation Plot ID: S1987WA007006

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 87P0759

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 60054

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: 47.9158325

Std. Longitude: -120.4272232

Datum: WGS84

Township: 28N

Range: 19E

Section: 22

PLSS Details: 1750 feet N, 2000 feet E of SW corner

Location Description: 75 feet S of old landing on upper Brennegan Creek Rd.

State: Washington

County: WA007—Chelan

MLRA: 6—Cascade Mountains, Eastern Slope

PEDON

Describers Name: Vern Belieler and Terry Aho

Current Taxonomic Class: Ashy-pumiceous, frigid Typic Vitrixerands

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 #: 6

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Ramparter

PSC - 25 to 100 cm.

Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010

Moisture Class - xeric

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Ramparter

Taxonomic Class - Cindery over medial, thermic Typic Vitrandept

Taxon Kind - series

Classificaton Date - 8/1/1987

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Landscape: mountains or deeply dissected plateaus

Landform: upland slope

Anthropogenic Feature: leveled land

Hill Slope Profile: shoulder

Slope Position: middle third

Slope Shape Down: convex

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: 10

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
CEVE PICO PSMEG	Ceanothus velutinus Pinus contorta Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca	snowbrush ceanothus lodgepole pine Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir	— — —	— — —	— — —

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
cambic horizon	5—39	—-

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
7	—	—	1320	—	45	75	—	—	7	—	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

O—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); fragments; abrupt broken boundary. Lab sample # 87P04089

E—2 to 7 centimeters (0.8 to 2.8 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) interior, white (10YR 8/1) exterior, dry; very fine sandy loam; weak medium granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 2.5 fine and medium interstitial and 2.5 coarse interstitial pores; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, bromthymol blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P04090. Possible W St. Helens Ash.; many very fine roots throughout; few fine roots throughout

Bw1—7 to 16 centimeters (2.8 to 6.3 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) exterior, light gray (10YR 7/2) exterior, dry; very fine sandy loam; weak medium granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine roots throughout and 2.5 fine roots throughout; 5.5 very fine interstitial and 5.5 fine interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, bromthymol blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P04091. Few medium roots throughout; volcanic ash.; many very fine roots throughout; common fine roots throughout

Bw2—16 to 28 centimeters (6.3 to 11.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) exterior, very pale brown (10YR 7/4) exterior, dry; gravelly fine sandy loam; weak medium granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots throughout and 5.5 medium roots throughout; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 30 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, bromthymol blue; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P04092. Volcanic ash.; many very fine and fine roots throughout; many medium roots throughout

Bw3—28 to 41 centimeters (11.0 to 16.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) exterior, very pale brown (10YR 7/4) exterior, dry; very gravelly sandy loam; weak medium granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots throughout and 5.5 medium roots throughout; 5.5 very fine interstitial and 5.5 fine interstitial pores; 55 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, bromthymol blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P04093. Volcanic ash.; many very fine and fine roots throughout; many medium roots throughout

2Bw4—41 to 62 centimeters (16.1 to 24.4 inches); 50 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) exterior and 50 percent very pale brown (10YR 8/3) exterior, 50 percent very pale brown (10YR 8/4) exterior and 50 percent very pale brown (10YR 8/2) exterior, dry; cinders; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine roots throughout and 2.5 fine roots throughout; 5.5 medium interstitial and 5.5 fine interstitial pores; 80 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, bromthymol blue; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P04094. 40% pumice sand; 40% glass; 20% hornblende sand. Void not filled.; common very fine roots throughout; common fine roots throughout

2Bw5—62 to 92 centimeters (24.4 to 36.2 inches); 80 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) exterior and 20 percent pink (7.5YR 7/4) exterior, 80 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 8/6) exterior and 20 percent very pale brown (10YR 8/2) exterior, dry; cinders; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 5.5 medium interstitial and 5.5 fine interstitial pores; 80 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, bromthymol blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P04095. 50% pumice sand; 25% hornblende sand; 25% glass. Voids not filled.; few very fine roots throughout; few fine roots throughout

3B/C—92 to 120 centimeters (36.2 to 47.2 inches); 40 percent gray (10YR 6/1) exterior and 40 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) exterior and 20 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) exterior, 40 percent light gray (10YR 7/1) exterior and 40 percent very pale brown (10YR 8/4) exterior and 20 percent very pale brown (10YR 7/4) exterior, dry; sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots throughout and 5.5 medium roots throughout; 5.5 medium interstitial and 5.5 fine interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, bromthymol blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P04097. Volcanic ash.; many very fine and fine roots throughout; many medium roots throughout

4Bwb—120 to 137 centimeters (47.2 to 53.9 inches); 80 percent light reddish brown (2.5YR 7/4) exterior and 20 percent light red (2.5YR 7/6) exterior, 80 percent very pale brown (10YR 8/2) exterior and 20 percent very pale brown (10YR 8/4) exterior, dry; cinders; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 5.5 medium interstitial and 5.5 coarse interstitial pores; 90 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, bromthymol blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Upper 2.5 cm of horizon (10YR 7/3) moist, (10YR 8/1) dry; 25% pumice sand, 25% black (hornblende sand); 50% clear glass. Voids not filled.; few very fine roots throughout; few fine roots throughout

5Bw7b—137 to 152 centimeters (53.9 to 59.8 inches); 50 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) exterior and 50 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) exterior, very pale brown (10YR 7/3) crushed, dry; sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and structureless single grain; loose, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine roots throughout and 2.5 fine roots throughout; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, bromthymol blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P04098. Rock fragments occur as stone line.; common fine roots throughout; common very fine roots throughout

5Cr—152 to 169 centimeters (59.8 to 66.5 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior very gravelly coarse sand; massive; hard, very firm; 45 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments. Weathered granite (grus) moderate difficult to dig with spade.