IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Fricaba
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1989WA045001
  • User Pedon ID: 89WA045001
  • User Site Association ID: Olympic NF Lab Pedons
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 90P0070
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 62003
  • Print Date: 2/19/2025

    • 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: 47.5416679
  • Std. Longitude: -123.1583328
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 24N
  • Range: 4W
  • Section: 26
  • PLSS Details: SW 1/4
  • Location Description: road cut on 2441 about 0.2 miles S of 2441 by 020 junction.
  • State: Washington
  • County: WA045—Mason

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy-skeletal, isotic, frigid Andic Dystrudepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Fricaba
  • Classificaton Date - 6/15/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Tunnel,coolphase
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1989
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • 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: 8/1/1989 (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

    60

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    579

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    Oe—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 90P00451. moderately decomposed litter
    A—8 to 16 centimeters (3.1 to 6.3 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4), dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), dry; gravelly loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 5.5 medium roots; 30 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear broken boundary. Lab sample # 90P00452. some will crush between fingers, thin weathering rinds(1 mm max) (7.5YR 4/6); A horizon is thin and discontinuous in pit; many very fine and fine roots; many medium roots
    Bw1—16 to 31 centimeters (6.3 to 12.2 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4), strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), dry; very gravelly loam; weak very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 5.5 medium roots; 40 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P00453. no weathering rinds, 5 mm-2 cm can break with fingers; many very fine and fine roots; many medium roots
    Bw2—31 to 61 centimeters (12.2 to 24.0 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4), strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), dry; very gravelly sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; loose, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; 50 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P00454. weakly smeary; 5%>3/4, 45% 2mm-3/4" fragments; common very fine and fine roots; common medium roots
    Bw3—61 to 92 centimeters (24.0 to 36.2 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4), strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), dry; extremely gravelly sandy loam; weak very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; loose, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; 65 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P00455. weakly cemented; subrounded have 0.5mm weathering rinds(7.5YR 5/6) - 55% is <3/4", 5% is 3/4-3"; common very fine and fine roots; common medium roots
    C—92 to 115 centimeters (36.2 to 45.3 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), brownish yellow (10YR 6/6), dry; extremely gravelly sandy loam; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; 90 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P00456. fractured angular to subangular basalt; common very fine and fine roots; common medium roots
    R—115 to 125 centimeters (45.3 to 49.2 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 90P00457. fractured basalt bedrock