IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Moosehead
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1991AK240003
  • User Pedon ID: 91AK240003
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1991AK240003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 91P0962
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 63999
  • Print Date: 11/24/2024

    • 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: 64.0194473
  • Std. Longitude: -145.1241608
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Alaska
  • County: AK240—Southeast Fairbanks Census Area

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy over sandy or sandy-skeletal, mixed, superactive Aquic Eutrocryepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Moosehead
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Snd
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1991
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: playa or alluvial flat
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/1/1991 (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
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    LEDUM

    PIMA

    ROSA5

    Ledum

    Picea mariana

    Rosa

    Labrador tea

    black spruce

    rose

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —
    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    cambic horizon

    28—89

    —-
    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

    1

    —

    —

    383

    —

    0

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —
    Oi—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) peat; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium and coarse roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P06028. common medium and coarse roots; many very fine and fine roots
    Oa—8 to 13 centimeters (3.1 to 5.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) muck; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium and coarse roots; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P06029. common medium and coarse roots; many very fine and fine roots
    A—13 to 20 centimeters (5.1 to 7.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1) very fine sandy loam; 1 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine faint and 30 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) coarse distinct mottles; weak thin platy, and weak fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; fragments; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 91P06030. few medium roots; common very fine and fine roots; few fine faint 10YR52 mottles; many coarse distinct 7.5YR34 mottles
    Bw/A—20 to 43 centimeters (7.9 to 16.9 inches); 65 percent brown (10YR 4/3) very fine sandy loam; 1 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) fine prominent and 30 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) medium and coarse distinct mottles; weak thin platy, and weak fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P06031. few very fine and fine roots; few fine prominent 2.5Y52 mottles; many medium and coarse distinct 7.5YR44 mottles
    A—20 to 43 centimeters (7.9 to 16.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1) very fine sandy loam; 1 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine faint and 30 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) coarse distinct mottles; weak thin platy, and weak fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 91P06031. few medium roots; common very fine and fine roots; few fine faint 10YR52 mottles; many coarse distinct 7.5YR34 mottles
    Bw—43 to 89 centimeters (16.9 to 35.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) loamy very fine sand; 1 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) medium distinct and 30 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) medium and coarse distinct mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky, and weak thin platy structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P06032. few medium distinct 2.5Y52 mottles; many medium and coarse distinct 7.5YR44 mottles
    C1—89 to 97 centimeters (35.0 to 38.2 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) very fine sandy loam; 1 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) fine distinct and 11 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) medium distinct mottles; weak thin platy structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments. Lab sample # 91P06033. few fine distinct 2.5Y52 mottles; common medium distinct 7.5YR44 mottles
    2C2—97 to 140 centimeters (38.2 to 55.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) very gravelly sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 55 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments. Lab sample # 91P06034