IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): McEwen
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1990OR001101
  • User Pedon ID: 90OR001101
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 91P0324
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 63371
  • Print Date: 4/27/2025

    • 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: 44.6608315
  • Std. Longitude: -118.2691650
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 10S
  • Range: 36E
  • Section: 26
  • PLSS Details: Approximately 1200 feet east and 700 feet north of the southwest corner
  • State: Oregon
  • County: OR001—Baker

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, frigid Vitrandic Haploxeralfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 101
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - McEwen
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - McEwen
  • Taxonomic Class - Ashy over loamy-skeletal, mixed, frigid Typic Vitr
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 12/1/1990
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 12/1/1990 (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

    5

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    135

    51

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    8

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    Oi—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); fragments. slightly decomposed needle grass and twigs
    A—5 to 18 centimeters (2.0 to 7.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), dry; fine sandy loam; weak very fine and fine subangular blocky, and massive; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 0.5 medium roots and 5.5 fine roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. 5 percent gravel; few medium roots; many fine roots
    Bw5—18 to 30 centimeters (7.1 to 11.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), dry; fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P01943. 5 percent gravel; few coarse roots; many very fine and fine roots
    2EB—30 to 48 centimeters (11.8 to 18.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), dry; gravelly loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 2.5 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 2.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. 10 percent gravel and 2 percent cobbles; few coarse roots; common fine and medium roots
    2Btb1—48 to 94 centimeters (18.9 to 37.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), dry; gravelly loam; strong fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 37 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. 20 percent gravel; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine and medium roots
    2Btb2—94 to 124 centimeters (37.0 to 48.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), dry; gravelly clay loam; strong fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 55 percent prominent clay films on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. 20 percent gravel; many clay films surface features on faces of peds
    2Btb3—124 to 160 centimeters (48.8 to 63.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), brown (7.5YR 5/4), dry; very gravelly loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 55 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog. 20 percent gravel and 15 percent cobbles; many clay films surface features on faces of peds