IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Wormcreek
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1989ID041005
  • User Pedon ID: 89ID041005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 89P0826
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 61925
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 42.1638870
  • Std. Longitude: -111.7961121
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 14S
  • Range: 40E
  • Section: 33
  • PLSS Details: 500 feet E and 2000 feet S of NW corner
  • State: Idaho
  • County: ID041—Franklin

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: R. Winward and G. Butler
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Ashy-skeletal, glassy, frigid Typic Calcixerolls
  • 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 - Wormcreek
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Wormcreek
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy-skeletal, mixed, frigid Typic Calcixeroll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1989
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1989 (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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    48

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    225

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    A1—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; gravelly silt loam; weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 2.5 very fine tubular and 2.5 very fine interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P04780. 25% gravel; few medium and coarse roots; common very fine and fine roots
    A2—10 to 23 centimeters (3.9 to 9.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; very gravelly silt loam; weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 2.5 very fine and fine and 0.5 medium tubular pores; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P04781. 10% gravel; few medium and coarse roots; common very fine and fine roots
    Bk1—23 to 38 centimeters (9.1 to 15.0 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist; very gravelly silt loam; moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 medium and coarse roots and 2.5 fine roots; 2.5 very fine and fine and 2.5 medium tubular pores; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P04782. 35% gravel; few medium and coarse roots; common fine roots
    Bk2—38 to 56 centimeters (15.0 to 22.0 inches); very pale brown (10YR 8/2), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), moist; very cobbly loam; massive; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 medium roots and 2.5 fine roots; 2.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 25 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; violent effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P04783. 25% gravel; has thin patchy silica coats on undersides of rock fragments; few medium roots; common fine roots
    Bk3—56 to 79 centimeters (22.0 to 31.1 inches); very pale brown (10YR 8/2), very pale brown (10YR 7/4), moist; very cobbly loam; massive; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 2.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 30 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P04784. 25% gravel; has many thick lime coatings on lower sides of rocks; few fine and medium roots; few very fine roots
    Bc1—79 to 102 centimeters (31.1 to 40.2 inches); very pale brown (10YR 8/3), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), moist; extremely cobbly loam; massive; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 2.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 40 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P04785. 25% gravel; few fine and medium roots; few very fine roots
    Bc2—102 to 122 centimeters (40.2 to 48.0 inches); very pale brown (10YR 8/3), brownish yellow (10YR 6/6), moist; extremely cobbly loam; massive; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 2.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P04786. 30% gravel; few fine and medium roots; few very fine roots
    2C—122 to 152 centimeters (48.0 to 59.8 inches); white (10YR 8/1), light gray (10YR 7/2), moist; extremely cobbly sand; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 2.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 75 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 89P04787. 10% gravel; has very little soil material between cobbles, coarse fragments are angular; few fine and medium roots