IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Broadax
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1990WA017011
  • User Pedon ID: 90WA017011
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 90P1019
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 62952
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 47.4852791
  • Std. Longitude: -120.1944427
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 23N
  • Range: 21E
  • Section: 15
  • PLSS Details: NW 1/4 of SW 1/4, 300 feet E and 2600 feet N of the SW corner
  • State: Washington
  • County: WA017—Douglas

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Typic Natrixerolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 11
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Broadax
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Broadax
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Calcic Argixeroll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1990
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Slope Position: upper third
  • Slope Shape Down: undulating
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1990 (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

    10

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    1003

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    180

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    Ap1—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist; silt loam; moderate very coarse subangular blocky, and moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P06248. few fine roots; many very fine roots
    Ap2—15 to 20 centimeters (5.9 to 7.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist; silt loam; moderate medium platy structure; hard, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P06249. common very fine roots
    AB—20 to 33 centimeters (7.9 to 13.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P06250. common very fine roots
    BA—33 to 43 centimeters (13.0 to 16.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P06251. common very fine roots
    Bt1—43 to 69 centimeters (16.9 to 27.2 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; silt loam; strong medium prismatic, and strong medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; 15 percent faint clay films on faces of peds and in pores and 55 percent prominent skeletans on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P06252. few clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; many skeletans (sand or silt) surface features on faces of peds; common very fine roots
    Bt2—69 to 86 centimeters (27.2 to 33.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; silt loam; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; 37 percent faint clay films on faces of peds and in pores and 55 percent distinct skeletans on faces of peds; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.7, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P06253. common clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; many skeletans (sand or silt) surface features on faces of peds; common very fine roots
    Btk1—86 to 109 centimeters (33.9 to 42.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; silt loam; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; 37 percent faint clay films on faces of peds and 55 percent distinct skeletans on faces of peds; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P06254. common clay films surface features on faces of peds; many skeletans (sand or silt) surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots
    Btk2—109 to 130 centimeters (42.9 to 51.2 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; silt loam; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular pores; 37 percent faint clay films on faces of peds and 55 percent distinct skeletans on faces of peds; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P06255. common clay films surface features on faces of peds; many skeletans (sand or silt) surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots
    Bk—130 to 145 centimeters (51.2 to 57.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; silt loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine roots; 2.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; violent effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.9, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P06256. the horizon thickness narrows to 1" in places; common very fine roots
    2Bkqm—145 to 155 centimeters (57.1 to 61.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) and white (10YR 8/1), dark brown (10YR 3/3) and light gray (10YR 7/2), moist; massive; very hard, very firm; 5.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; violent effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 9.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 90P06257. there appears to be a nearly continuous laminar cap at the top of horizon < 1 mm thick with noted pink silica and white CaCO3 coatings; relict pores - 50% filled with CaCO3 and/or silica