IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Bear Lake
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1989ID029001
  • User Pedon ID: 89ID029001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 89P0099
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 61203
  • Print Date: 4/28/2025

    • 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: 42.8502769
  • Std. Longitude: -111.9077759
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Idaho
  • County: ID029—Caribou

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Bear Lake
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed Typic Calciaquolls
  • Classificaton Date - 10/1/1989
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: flood plain
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Drainage Class: very poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/1/1989 (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
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    Oi1—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; 5.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. very fine root mat - 70% roots; few fine roots; many very fine roots
    Oi2—13 to 33 centimeters (5.1 to 13.0 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; 5.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P00867. very fine root mat - 60% roots; common fine roots; many very fine roots
    Akg—33 to 53 centimeters (13.0 to 20.9 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; silt loam; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P00866. less than 2% snail shells; few fine roots; common very fine roots
    Bgk1—53 to 69 centimeters (20.9 to 27.2 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), gray (10YR 6/1), dry; silt loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P00867. less than 2% snail shells; few fine roots; common very fine roots
    Bgk2—69 to 99 centimeters (27.2 to 39.0 inches); gray (10YR 5/1), gray (10YR 6/1), dry; silt loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 2.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P00868. less than 2% snail shells; few fine roots; common very fine roots
    Bgk3—99 to 114 centimeters (39.0 to 44.9 inches); gray (10YR 5/1), gray (10YR 6/1), dry; silt loam; massive; slightly hard, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P00869. less than 2% snail shells; few fine roots; common very fine roots
    Bgk4—114 to 135 centimeters (44.9 to 53.1 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1), gray (10YR 6/1), dry; silt loam; massive; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 2.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P00870. less than 5% snail shells; few fine roots; common very fine roots
    2Ab—135 to 145 centimeters (53.1 to 57.1 inches); 2.5Y 2/0 (2.5Y 2/0), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dry; silty clay loam; massive; slightly hard, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 2.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P00871. few very fine roots
    2Bgb—145 to 185 centimeters (57.1 to 72.8 inches); dark greenish gray (5G 4/1) and dark gray (5Y 4/1), light gray (5Y 7/2), dry; silty clay loam; massive; very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 89P00872