IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Picabo
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1991ID007001
  • User Pedon ID: 91ID007001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1991ID007001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 92P0128
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 64367
  • Print Date: 11/12/2024

    • 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: 42.1972237
  • Std. Longitude: -111.1538925
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 14S
  • Range: 45E
  • Section: 23
  • PLSS Details: 700 feet W and 200 feet S of the NE corner
  • Location Description: Sheep Creek Area
  • State: Idaho
  • County: ID007—Bear Lake
  • MLRA: 13—Eastern Idaho Plateaus

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: S. McVey
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, frigid Aquic Calcixerolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Picabo
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Picabo
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-silty, carbonatic, frigid Aquic Calcixeroll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1991
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture SUBClass - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountain valleys or canyons
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1991 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - rangeland, grassland
  • 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

    POFR4

    POTEN

    STLE4

    Potentilla fruticosa

    Potentilla

    Stipa lettermanii

    bush cinquefoil

    cinquefoil

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

    mollic epipedon

    calcic horizon

    calcic horizon

    0—18

    0—76

    99—157

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    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

    15

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    1829

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    180

    38

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    Ak—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); light gray (2.5Y 7/2) oxidized, dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) crushed, moist; silt loam; 12 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine and medium granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 2.5 very fine tubular and 2.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, thymol-blue; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P00873; dry when described;. 0-1" has many very thick platy structure very friable. CaCO3 equivalents (45%); few fine roots throughout; many very fine roots throughout; effervescence is continuous
    Bk1—18 to 53 centimeters (7.1 to 20.9 inches); gray (5Y 6/1) oxidized, dark gray (5Y 4/1) crushed, moist; silt loam; 13 percent clay; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 2.5 very fine vesicular and 2.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, thymol-blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P00874; dry when described;. 92P874; CaCO3 equivalents (69%); few fine roots throughout; common very fine roots throughout; effervescence is continuous
    Bk2—53 to 76 centimeters (20.9 to 29.9 inches); gray (5Y 6/1) oxidized, dark gray (5Y 4/1) crushed, moist; silt loam; 25 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots throughout; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 15 percent distinct 2.5Y 2/0 (2.5Y 2/0), moist, black stains on faces of peds; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, thymol-blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P00875; moist when described;. CaCO3 equivalents (55%); few black stains surface features on faces of peds; common very fine roots throughout; effervescence is continuous; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 228141; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 228141
    Bg1—76 to 99 centimeters (29.9 to 39.0 inches); light gray (5Y 7/1) oxidized, dark gray (5Y 4/1) crushed, moist; silty clay loam; 34 percent clay; 1 percent gray (5Y 6/1) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine roots throughout; 2.5 fine and medium tubular and 2.5 coarse tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, thymol-blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P00876; moist when described;. CACO3 equivalents (18%); common very fine roots throughout; few fine distinct 5Y61 mottles; effervescence is continuous
    Bg2—99 to 142 centimeters (39.0 to 55.9 inches); gray (5Y 6/1) oxidized, dark gray (5Y 4/1) crushed, moist; silt loam; 26 percent clay; 11 percent gray (N 5/0) medium prominent mottles; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots throughout; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, thymol-blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P00877; moist when described;. CaCO3 equivalents (63%); common very fine roots throughout; common medium prominent N50 mottles; effervescence is continuous
    Cg1—142 to 150 centimeters (55.9 to 59.1 inches); light gray (5Y 7/1) oxidized, dark gray (5Y 4/1) crushed, moist; silty clay loam; 34 percent clay; 11 percent gray (N 5/0) medium prominent mottles; massive; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine roots throughout; 2.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, thymol-blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P00878; moist when described;. Common fine snail shells. CaCO3 eqivalents (54%); common very fine roots throughout; common medium prominent N50 mottles; effervescence is continuous
    Cbg2—150 to 157 centimeters (59.1 to 61.8 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) oxidized, dark olive gray (5Y 3/2) crushed, moist; silt loam; 17 percent clay; massive; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots throughout; 2.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, thymol-blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P00879; moist when described;. Common fine snail shells. CaCO3 equivalents (46%); common very fine roots throughout; effervescence is continuous
    Cg3—157 to 173 centimeters (61.8 to 68.1 inches); gray (5Y 6/1) oxidized, greenish gray (5GY 5/1) crushed, moist; silty clay loam; 30 percent clay; 1 percent gray (5Y 6/1) fine distinct and 1 percent gray (N 5/0) fine prominent mottles; massive; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 2.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, thymol-blue. Lab sample # 92P00880; wet when described;. CaCO3 equivalents (20%); few fine roots throughout; common very fine roots throughout; few fine distinct 5Y61 mottles; few fine prominent N50 mottles; effervescence is continuous