IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Era
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1989OR031013
  • User Pedon ID: 89OR031013
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 90P0184
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 62117
  • Print Date: 5/15/2025

    • 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: 44.6333351
  • Std. Longitude: -121.0833359
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 11S
  • Range: 13E
  • Section: 8
  • PLSS Details: NW 1/4, NW 1/4
  • Location Description: Jefferson County, Oregon. ; E of N-S fenceline in swale.
  • State: Oregon
  • County: OR031—Jefferson

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Ashy, mixed, superactive, mesic Vitritorrandic Haploxerolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 13
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Era
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture Subclass - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Era
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, mesic Calciorthidic Haploxero
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 10/1/1989
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture SUBClass - aridic (torric)
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    mollic epipedon

    0—0

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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
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    Ap—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; sandy loam; weak very fine granular structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. no sample; few very fine and fine roots
    A—8 to 25 centimeters (3.1 to 9.8 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P01233. cemented with Si and CaCO3 - peds slake in water; many continuous CaCO3 veins; few very fine roots
    Bw1—25 to 71 centimeters (9.8 to 28.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 2.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P01234. few very fine roots
    Bw2—71 to 91 centimeters (28.0 to 35.8 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P01235. few very fine and fine roots
    C—91 to 107 centimeters (35.8 to 42.1 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; sandy loam; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. no sample
    2Ck—107 to 152 centimeters (42.1 to 59.8 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; very cobbly sandy loam; very hard, firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, hellige-truog. no sample