IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ahsahka
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1991ID035001
  • User Pedon ID: 91ID035001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1991ID035001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 91P0679
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 63718
  • 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: 46.4877777
  • Std. Longitude: -116.2561111
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 36N
  • Range: 2E
  • Section: 6
  • PLSS Details: 1825 feet E and 800 feet N of the SW corner
  • State: Idaho
  • County: ID035—Clearwater
  • MLRA: 43—Northern Rocky Mountains

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: B. Rust, G. Hoffman
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Ahsahka
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Ultic Argixeroll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 4/1/1991
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountain valleys or canyons
  • Landform: hillside or mountainside
  • Slope Position: middle third
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Bedrock: with <10
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/1/1991 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods
  • 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

    AMAL2

    PIPO

    SYAL

    Amelanchier alnifolia

    Pinus ponderosa

    Symphoricarpos albus

    Saskatoon serviceberry

    ponderosa pine

    common snowberry

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

    mollic epipedon

    anthropic epipedon

    0—30

    30—152

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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

    34

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    396

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    64

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    A—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed, very dark brown (10YR 2/2) crushed, moist; silt loam; 18 percent clay; moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 fine and medium roots throughout and 2.5 coarse roots throughout; 2.5 very fine interstitial and 2.5 fine and medium interstitial pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P03907. common fine and medium roots throughout; common coarse roots throughout
    AB—13 to 30 centimeters (5.1 to 11.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed, moist; silt loam; 20 percent clay; moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 fine and medium roots throughout and 2.5 coarse roots throughout; 2.5 very fine interstitial and 2.5 fine and medium tubular pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P03908. Krotovina 5% of horizons approximately 1-2 inches wide, fairly well-spaced; common fine and medium roots throughout; common coarse roots throughout
    Bt1—30 to 43 centimeters (11.8 to 16.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed, dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) crushed, moist; loam; 26 percent clay; moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky, and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, very friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 medium roots throughout and 2.5 coarse roots throughout; 2.5 very fine interstitial and 2.5 fine and medium tubular pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P03909. Krotovina 5% of horizons approximately 1-2 inches wide, fairly well spaced; common medium roots throughout; common coarse roots throughout
    Bt2—43 to 64 centimeters (16.9 to 25.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed, dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) crushed, moist; clay loam; 28 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 5.5 very fine and fine tubular and 0.5 very fine interstitial pores; faint clay films between sand grains; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P03910. few fine and medium roots throughout; few coarse roots throughout; patchy - phpvsfiid 226878; patchy - phpvsfiid 226878
    Bt3—64 to 81 centimeters (25.2 to 31.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed, dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) crushed, moist; clay loam; 29 percent clay; weak fine prismatic, and strong fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 5.5 very fine and fine tubular and 0.5 very fine interstitial pores; faint clay films between sand grains; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P03911. definite increase in sand content - may be discontinuity; few fine and medium roots throughout; few coarse roots throughout; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 226879; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 226879
    Bt4—81 to 130 centimeters (31.9 to 51.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed, dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) crushed, moist; clay loam; 32 percent clay; weak fine and medium prismatic, and strong fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 0.5 very fine interstitial and 0.5 fine tubular pores; distinct clay films on horizontal faces of peds; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P03912. water seeping out of pores and along ped faces; few fine and medium roots throughout; common very fine roots throughout; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 226880; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 226880
    Bt5—130 to 152 centimeters (51.2 to 59.8 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) exterior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed, dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) crushed, moist; clay loam; 32 percent clay; moderate medium and coarse prismatic structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine roots between peds and 2.5 fine and medium roots between peds; 2.5 very fine interstitial and 0.5 fine tubular pores; distinct clay films in root channels and/or pores and distinct skeletans on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments. Lab sample # 91P03913. water seeping out of pores and along ped faces; color of ped face with bleached sand and silt grains; common fine and medium roots between peds; common very fine roots between peds; continuous - phpvsfiid 226881; patchy - phpvsfiid 226882; continuous - phpvsfiid 226881; patchy - phpvsfiid 226882