IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Howash
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1990OR065004
  • User Pedon ID: 90OR065004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 90P0357
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 62290
  • Print Date: 1/30/2025

    • 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: 45.0377769
  • Std. Longitude: -121.6136093
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 6S
  • Range: 9E
  • Section: 24
  • PLSS Details: 3000 feet W and 3500 feet N of the SE corner
  • State: Oregon
  • County: OR065—Wasco

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Medial-skeletal, glassy, frigid Vitric Hapludands
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Howash
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Pipp
  • Classificaton Date - 12/1/1990
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: somewhat excessively
  • 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

    40

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    975

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    102

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    Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); fragments. organic layer of needles and twigs
    A—3 to 16 centimeters (1.2 to 6.3 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2), brown (10YR 4/3), dry; stony sandy loam; moderate medium granular structure; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 5.5 very fine and fine interstitial and 0.5 medium and coarse interstitial pores; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P02037. this horizon has a value of 2 or 3 moist and 4 or 5 dry and chroma of 2 through 4 moist and dry; it contains 0 to 10 percent gravel, 10 to 20 percent cobbles, and 25 to 40 percent stones; few medium and coarse roots; many very fine and fine roots
    AB—16 to 23 centimeters (6.3 to 9.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), dry; very stony sandy loam; moderate medium granular structure; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 5.5 very fine and fine tubular and 0.5 medium and coarse tubular pores; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P02037. few medium and coarse roots; many very fine and fine roots
    Bw1—23 to 56 centimeters (9.1 to 22.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; extremely stony sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 5.5 very fine and fine tubular and 0.5 medium and coarse tubular pores; 15 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 35 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P02038. this horizon has value of 3 or 4 moist, 5 or 6 dry and chroma of 3 or 4 moist and dry; it is sandy loam or loam with 0 to 25 percent gravel, 10 to 20 percent cobbles, and 30 to 50 percent stones; few medium and coarse roots; many very fine and fine roots
    Bw2—56 to 84 centimeters (22.0 to 33.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; very stony sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular and 0.5 medium and coarse tubular pores; 20 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 35 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P02039. this horizon has value of 3 or 4 moist, 5 or 6 dry and chroma of 3 or 4 moist and dry; it is sandy loam or loam with 0 to 25 percent gravel, 10 to 20 percent cobbles and 30 to 50 percent stones; few medium and coarse roots; common very fine and fine roots
    Bw3—84 to 135 centimeters (33.1 to 53.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; extremely stony sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular and 0.5 medium tubular pores; 20 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 50 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P02040. this horizon has value of 3 or 4 moist, 5 or 6 dry and chroma of 3 or 4 moist and dry; it is sandy loam or loam with 0 to 25 percent gravel, 10 to 20 percent cobbles and 30 to 50 percent stones; few medium roots; common very fine and fine roots
    C—135 to 150 centimeters (53.1 to 59.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; extremely gravelly loamy sand; single grain; loose; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. 80 percent gravel
    R—150 to 175 centimeters (59.1 to 68.9 inches); fragments. fractured andesite