IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Niter
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1990ID007007
  • User Pedon ID: 90ID007007
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 90P1044
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 62977
  • 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: 42.3791656
  • Std. Longitude: -111.2961121
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 12S
  • Range: 44E
  • Section: 15
  • PLSS Details: 2500 feet W and 2550 feet S of NE corner
  • Location Description: 1/2 mile East Bennington Cemetery
  • State: Idaho
  • County: ID007—Bear Lake

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, frigid Typic Chromoxererts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 7
  • 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 - 8/1/1990
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1990 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • 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

    9

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    1954

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    225

    23

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    Ap1—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) crushed and dark gray (10YR 4/1) broken face, very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) crushed, moist; silty clay loam; moderate very thick platy, and strong very fine and fine granular structure; slightly hard, very friable, moderately sticky, very plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; strong effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P06414. few fine roots; common very fine roots
    Ap2—8 to 23 centimeters (3.1 to 9.1 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) crushed and gray (10YR 5/1) broken face, very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) crushed, moist; silty clay; strong medium platy, and strong fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, very plastic; 2.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular and 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; strong effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P06415. common very fine roots
    Bkss1—23 to 36 centimeters (9.1 to 14.2 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) broken face, very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) crushed and dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) broken face, moist; silty clay; strong very coarse prismatic, and strong medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 5.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular pores; 5 percent by volume unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P06416. many very fine roots
    Bkss2—36 to 56 centimeters (14.2 to 22.0 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) crushed and light olive gray (5Y 6/2) broken face, dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) crushed and dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) broken face, moist; silty clay; strong very coarse prismatic, and strong medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 2.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 90P06417. common very fine roots
    Bkss3—56 to 97 centimeters (22.0 to 38.2 inches); light gray (5Y 7/2) crushed and light gray (5Y 7/2) broken face, dark olive gray (5Y 3/2) crushed and dark olive gray (5Y 3/2) broken face, moist; silty clay; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; strong coarse prismatic, and strong medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, very plastic; 2.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P06418. common very fine roots; few fine distinct 10YR56 mottles
    Bkss4—97 to 119 centimeters (38.2 to 46.9 inches); light gray (5Y 7/2) crushed and light gray (5Y 7/2) broken face, light olive gray (5Y 6/2) crushed and olive (5Y 5/3) broken face, moist; silty clay; strong coarse prismatic, and strong medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, very plastic; 2.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P06419. common very fine roots
    Bk—119 to 132 centimeters (46.9 to 52.0 inches); pale yellow (5Y 8/2) crushed and pale yellow (5Y 8/2) broken face, light olive gray (5Y 6/2) broken face, moist; silty clay; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct and 1 percent olive (5Y 4/4) fine distinct mottles; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, very plastic; 2.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P06420. common very fine roots; few fine distinct 10YR56 mottles; few fine distinct 5Y44 mottles
    C—132 to 163 centimeters (52.0 to 64.2 inches); pale yellow (5Y 8/2) crushed and pale yellow (5Y 8/2) broken face, pale olive (5Y 6/3) crushed and olive gray (5Y 5/2) broken face, moist; silty clay; 11 percent olive (5Y 4/4) fine and medium prominent and 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine and medium prominent mottles; strong fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, very plastic; 5.5 very fine tubular and 2.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 90P06421. common fine and medium prominent 5Y44 mottles; many fine and medium prominent 10YR56 mottles