IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Talmaks
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1991ID061021
  • User Pedon ID: 91ID061021
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1991ID061021
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 91P1094
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 64130
  • Print Date: 11/25/2024

    • 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: 46.0774994
  • Std. Longitude: -116.5658340
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 32N
  • Range: 2W
  • Section: 34
  • PLSS Details: 20 feet S and 2630 feet E of the NW corner
  • State: Idaho
  • County: ID061—Lewis
  • MLRA: 43—Northern Rocky Mountains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: ID611—Lewis and Nez Perce Counties, Idaho

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Tom Hahn
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, frigid Vitrandic Haploxeralfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 21
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Talmaks
  • PSC - 66 to 116 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/27/2010
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Talmaks
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed, frigid Ultic Haploxeralf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/9/1991
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: plateau
  • Landform: hillside
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Position: upper third
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/9/1991 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other tree cover
  • 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

    PICO

    Pinus contorta

    lodgepole pine

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

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—8

    41—178

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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

    6

    91

    30.5

    1349

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    80

    711

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    7.2

    10

    2.2

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    A—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) crushed, very dark brown (10YR 2/2) crushed, moist; silt loam; 22 percent clay; strong medium granular structure; slightly hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout; 3.0 very fine tubular pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, chlorophenol red; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P07162; moist when described;
    BA—8 to 18 centimeters (3.1 to 7.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) crushed, moist; silt loam; 23 percent clay; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout; 3.0 very fine tubular pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P07163; moist when described;
    EB—18 to 28 centimeters (7.1 to 11.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) exterior, moist; silt loam; 23 percent clay; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout; 21.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 10 percent faint skeletans on faces of peds; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P07164; moist when described;. patchy - phpvsfiid 177414; patchy - phpvsfiid 177414
    BE—28 to 41 centimeters (11.0 to 16.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) exterior, dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) exterior, moist; silt loam; 25 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 medium roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout; 21.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 10 percent faint skeletans on faces of peds and 10 percent faint clay films on faces of peds; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P07165; moist when described;. patchy - phpvsfiid 177415; patchy - phpvsfiid 177416; patchy - phpvsfiid 177415; patchy - phpvsfiid 177416
    Bt1—41 to 66 centimeters (16.1 to 26.0 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) exterior, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) exterior, moist; silty clay loam; 28 percent clay; weak medium prismatic, and strong fine and medium angular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 medium roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 21.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; skeletans and 10 percent faint clay films on faces of peds; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, chlorophenol red; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P07166; moist when described;. There may be some clay films underneath the skeletans.; patchy - phpvsfiid 177418; patchy - phpvsfiid 177418
    Bt2—66 to 91 centimeters (26.0 to 35.8 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) exterior, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist; silty clay loam; 28 percent clay; weak medium prismatic parts to strong fine and medium angular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 21.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 10 percent faint clay films on faces of peds and in pores and 30 percent faint skeletans on faces of peds; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, chlorophenol red; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 91P07167; moist when described;. There may be some clay films underneath the skeletans.; patchy - phpvsfiid 192548; patchy - phpvsfiid 192549; patchy - phpvsfiid 192548; patchy - phpvsfiid 192549
    B/Eb—91 to 119 centimeters (35.8 to 46.9 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) exterior, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) exterior, moist; silty clay loam; 30 percent clay; strong medium angular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 21.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 30 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and 75 percent prominent pale brown (10YR 6/3) skeletans on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, chlorophenol red; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 91P07168; moist when described;. There may be some clay films underneath the skeletans. Common clay bands—lamellae.; continuous - phpvsfiid 192550; patchy - phpvsfiid 192551; continuous - phpvsfiid 192550; patchy - phpvsfiid 192551
    Btb1—119 to 145 centimeters (46.9 to 57.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) exterior, brown (7.5YR 4/4) exterior, moist; silty clay loam; 33 percent clay; strong fine and medium angular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 21.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 30 percent prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) clay films on faces of peds and 30 percent prominent pale brown (10YR 6/3) skeletans on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P07169; moist when described;. Common clay bands—lamellae.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 192552; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 192553; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 192552; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 192553
    2Btb2—145 to 178 centimeters (57.1 to 70.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) exterior, brown (7.5YR 4/4) exterior, moist; silty clay loam; 34 percent clay; moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 21.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 75 percent prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) clay films on faces of peds; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, chlorophenol red. Lab sample # 91P07170; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 192554; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 192554