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:
11/26/2024
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