IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Choralmont
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1987WA007009
  • User Pedon ID: 87WA007009
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1987WA007009
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 87P0757
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 60052
  • Print Date: 11/24/2024

    • 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: 47.8552780
  • Std. Longitude: -120.6891632
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 27N
  • Range: 17E
  • Section: 11
  • PLSS Details: 2000 feet S, 900 feet E of the NW corner
  • State: Washington
  • County: WA007—Chelan
  • MLRA: 6—Cascade Mountains, Eastern Slope

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Terry Aho and Bob Engel
  • 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 #: 9
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Choralmont
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Choralmont
  • Taxonomic Class - Cindery, frigid Typic Vitrandept
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1987
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: terrace—outwash or marine
  • 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

    ABGR

    TSHE

    Abies grandis

    Tsuga heterophylla

    grand fir

    western hemlock

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

    cambic horizon

    22—121

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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

    20

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    708

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    90

    88

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    6

    16

    4

    7

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    O—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); weak very fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P04070. 01. Undecomposed needles, twigs and leaves to 2 cm and partially decomposed needles, twigs, and leaves to 0 cm.
    E—3 to 4 centimeters (1.2 to 1.6 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) crushed, light gray (10YR 7/2) exterior, dry; loamy fine sand; weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 fine roots throughout and 5.5 roots throughout; 2.5 very fine interstitial pores; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; abrupt broken boundary. Lab sample # 87P04071. many fine roots throughout; many micro roots throughout
    E/B—4 to 11 centimeters (1.6 to 4.3 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) exterior, light gray (10YR 7/2) exterior, dry; gravelly sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine roots throughout and 2.5 fine roots throughout; 2.5 fine interstitial pores; 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P04072. many very fine roots throughout; common fine roots throughout
    B/E—11 to 25 centimeters (4.3 to 9.8 inches); 80 percent brown (10YR 5/3) and 20 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), 80 percent light gray (10YR 7/2) exterior and 20 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) exterior, dry; gravelly sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 fine roots throughout and 5.5 roots throughout; 0.5 fine tubular and 2.5 fine interstitial pores; 30 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, bromthymol blue; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P04073. many fine roots throughout; many micro roots throughout
    Bw1—25 to 46 centimeters (9.8 to 18.1 inches); 50 percent brown (10YR 5/3) exterior and 50 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) exterior, 50 percent very pale brown (10YR 7/3) exterior and 50 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) exterior, dry; very gravelly sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 0.5 fine tubular and 2.5 fine interstitial pores; 40 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, bromthymol blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P04074. Many very fine roots throughout.; many medium roots; few coarse roots throughout
    Bw2—46 to 73 centimeters (18.1 to 28.7 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) exterior, dry; very gravelly loamy sand; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 medium roots throughout and 5.5 fine roots throughout; 5.5 very fine interstitial and 2.5 medium interstitial pores; 40 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, bromthymol blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P04075. many fine roots throughout; many medium roots throughout
    Bw3—73 to 85 centimeters (28.7 to 33.5 inches); 70 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) exterior and 30 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) exterior, 70 percent very pale brown (10YR 7/4) exterior and 30 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) exterior, dry; extremely gravelly loamy sand; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine roots top of horizon and 5.5 fine roots top of horizon; 5.5 fine interstitial pores; 60 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, bromthymol blue; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P04076. many very fine roots in mat at top of horizon; many fine roots in mat at top of horizon
    2Bw4—85 to 124 centimeters (33.5 to 48.8 inches); 90 percent yellow (10YR 7/8) exterior and 10 percent very pale brown (10YR 8/2) exterior, 90 percent yellow (10YR 8/6) exterior and 10 percent very pale brown (10YR 8/2) exterior, dry; cinders; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout and 2.5 medium roots throughout; 5.5 coarse interstitial pores; 55 percent prominent yellow (10YR 7/8) iron stains on rock fragments; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter pyroclastic, unspecified fragments and 90 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, bromthymol blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P04077. many iron stains surface features on rock fragments; few very fine roots throughout; common medium roots throughout; continuous - phpvsfiid 232304; continuous - phpvsfiid 232304
    3B/E—124 to 137 centimeters (48.8 to 53.9 inches); 50 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) exterior and 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) exterior and 20 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) exterior, 50 percent light gray (2.5Y 7/2) exterior and 30 percent pink (7.5YR 7/4) exterior and 20 percent very pale brown (10YR 7/4) exterior, dry; loamy sand; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 fine and medium roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 5.5 fine interstitial pores; 55 percent prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) iron stains between sand grains; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, bromthymol blue; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P04078. 2% soft weathered pumice, loamy sand is pumicous volcanic ash.; many iron stains surface features between sand grains; common fine and medium roots throughout; few coarse roots throughout; patchy - phpvsfiid 232305; patchy - phpvsfiid 232305
    4E/B—137 to 153 centimeters (53.9 to 60.2 inches); 70 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) exterior and 20 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) exterior and 10 percent 7.5YR 3/6 (7.5YR 3/6) exterior, 70 percent light gray (2.5Y 7/2) exterior and 20 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) exterior and 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) exterior, dry; fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 0.5 fine tubular and 0.5 fine interstitial pores; 37 percent prominent dark red (2.5YR 3/6) iron stains on faces of peds; 1 percent coarse platy dark concretions; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, bromthymol blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P04079. few coarse dark concretions concentrations; common iron stains surface features on faces of peds; few fine and medium roots throughout; patchy - phpvsfiid 222401; patchy - phpvsfiid 222401
    4B/E—153 to 171 centimeters (60.2 to 67.3 inches); 60 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) exterior and 25 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) exterior and 15 percent 7.5YR 3/6 (7.5YR 3/6) exterior, 60 percent light gray (2.5Y 7/2) exterior and 25 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) exterior and 15 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) exterior, dry; fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine interstitial and 2.5 fine tubular pores; 55 percent prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) iron stains on faces of peds; 1 percent medium spherical dark concretions; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, bromthymol blue. Lab sample # 87P04080. few medium dark concretions concentrations; many iron stains surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots throughout; patchy - phpvsfiid 222402; patchy - phpvsfiid 222402