IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Howash
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1990OR065005
  • User Pedon ID: 90OR065005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 90P0358
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 62291
  • 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: 45.0547218
  • Std. Longitude: -121.6122208
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 6S
  • Range: 9E
  • Section: 13
  • PLSS Details: 2600 feet W and 600 feet S of the NE corner
  • State: Oregon
  • County: OR065—Wasco

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Ashy-skeletal, glassy, frigid Typic Udivitrands
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Howash
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Howash
  • 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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    1371

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    191

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    Oi—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); fragments. organic layer of needles and twigs
    A—5 to 18 centimeters (2.0 to 7.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; very gravelly sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 5.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P02041. this horizon has value of 2 or 3 moist, 4 or 5 dry, and chroma of 2 or 3 moist and dry; it contains 15 to 40 percent gravel, 10 to 30 percent cobbles, and 0 to 20 percent stones; few medium roots; many very fine and fine roots
    BA—18 to 41 centimeters (7.1 to 16.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; extremely gravelly sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 1 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P02042. few medium roots; common very fine and fine roots
    Bw1—41 to 61 centimeters (16.1 to 24.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), dry; very gravelly sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P02042. this horizon has value of 3 or 4 moist, 5 or 6 dry, and chroma of 3 or 4 moist and dry; it is loam or sandy loam or loamy sand and contains 15 to 50 percent gravel and 10 to 40 percent cobbles and 0 to 20 percent stones; few medium roots; common very fine and fine roots
    Bw2—61 to 86 centimeters (24.0 to 33.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), dry; very gravelly sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P02043. this horizon has value of 3 or 4 moist, 5 or 6 dry and chroma of 3 or 4 moist and dry; it is loam or sandy loam or loamy sand and contains 15 to 50 percent gravel and 10 to 40 percent cobbles and 0 to 20 percent stones; few medium roots; common very fine and fine roots
    2Bw3—86 to 127 centimeters (33.9 to 50.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; extremely cobbly loam; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 40 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P02044. common very fine and fine roots
    2C—127 to 157 centimeters (50.0 to 61.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; extremely cobbly loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 50 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog. this horizon is loam, loamy sand, or clay loam and contains 20 to 50 percent cobbles and 15 to 25 percent gravel and 0 to 30 percent stones; few very fine and fine roots