IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Niter
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1990ID007001
  • User Pedon ID: 90ID007001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 90P0361
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 62294
  • Print Date: 11/12/2024

    • 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: 42.0419426
  • Std. Longitude: -111.1433334
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 16S
  • Range: 45E
  • Section: 13
  • PLSS Details: 1500 feet E and 1100 feet S of the NW corner
  • State: Idaho
  • County: ID007—Bear Lake

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: McVey
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, frigid Vertic Haploxerolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Niter
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Niter
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, frigid Vertic Haploxeroll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 11/1/1990
  • 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: 11/1/1990 (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

    8

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    2060

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    180

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    Ap1—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; silty clay loam; moderate thin platy, and moderate very fine and fine granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine roots; 2.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P02050. 5% gravel, 5% cobble, disseminated lime; common very fine roots
    Ap2—5 to 15 centimeters (2.0 to 5.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), moist; silty clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine roots; 2.5 very fine vesicular and 2.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P02051. 5% gravel, disseminated and segregated lime; common very fine roots
    Bw1—15 to 30 centimeters (5.9 to 11.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/2), dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist; silty clay; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine roots; 2.5 very fine tubular and 2.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 90P02052. 5% gravel disseminated lime, horizon boundary extends to 22" in some places; common very fine roots
    Bw2—30 to 58 centimeters (11.8 to 22.8 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist; silty clay; weak medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine roots; 2.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 90P02053. trace of gravel, disseminated lime; common very fine roots
    Bk1—58 to 69 centimeters (22.8 to 27.2 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 5/3), moist; silty clay; moderate fine and medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine roots; 2.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P02054. trace of gravel, disseminated and segregated lime; about 10% wedge shaped structures with shiny pressure faces, structures tilted 15 degrees to 50 degrees from level; about 5% of horizon has Ap material fill in cracks; common very fine roots
    Bk2—69 to 117 centimeters (27.2 to 46.1 inches); pale yellow (2.5Y 8/2), light gray (2.5Y 7/2), moist; silty clay; moderate thick platy, and moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P02055. trace of gravel; disseminated and segregated lime; 40 degree tilt on sphenoidal structure; about 10% wedge shaped structures with shiny pressure faces, structures tilted 15-50 degrees from level; about 5% of horizon has Ap material fill in c; common very fine roots
    Bk3—117 to 145 centimeters (46.1 to 57.1 inches); white (10YR 8/1), light gray (2.5Y 7/2), moist; silty clay; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P02056. disseminated and segregated lime; about 10% wedge shaped structures with shiny pressure faces, structures tilted 15-50 degrees from level; common very fine roots
    Bck—145 to 155 centimeters (57.1 to 61.0 inches); pale yellow (2.5Y 8/2), light gray (2.5Y 7/2), moist; silty clay; massive; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 90P02057. disseminated and segregated lime; (10YR 6/8) sl. moist color iron staining covering 5-10% of ped faces and crack linings; few very fine roots