IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Aldermand
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1992ID035026
  • User Pedon ID: 92ID035026
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1992ID035026
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 92P0964
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 65204
  • 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: 46.5877762
  • Std. Longitude: -116.2969437
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 38N
  • Range: 1E
  • Section: 35
  • PLSS Details: 900 feet N and 2500 feet E of the SE corner
  • Location Description: Road to 3 Bear Meadows.
  • State: Idaho
  • County: ID035—Clearwater
  • MLRA: 43—Northern Rocky Mountains
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 46116-E3—Ahsahka, Idaho

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: G. Hoffman, K. Keeling
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 26
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Aldermand
  • Taxonomic Class - Ashy over loamy, mixed Typic Udivitrands
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/5/1992
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: hillside, canyon
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Position: lower third
  • Slope Shape Across: concave
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/5/1992 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 5-11
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - intermixed conifers and hardwoods
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    ABGR

    ACGL

    BEPA

    CLUN2

    DIHO

    PIPO

    POMU

    PSME

    SMRA

    THPL

    Abies grandis

    Acer glabrum

    Betula papyrifera

    Clintonia uniflora

    Digitaria horizontalis

    Pinus ponderosa

    Polystichum munitum

    Pseudotsuga menziesii

    Smilacina racemosa

    Thuja plicata

    grand fir

    Rocky Mountain maple

    paper birch

    bride's bonnet

    Jamaican crabgrass

    ponderosa pine

    western swordfern

    Douglas-fir

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    western redcedar

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

    ochric epipedon

    calcic horizon

    0—0

    0—0

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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

    70

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    610

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    25

    889

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    Oe—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 92P06067. composite sample 5 to 0 cm.
    Oi—3 to 5 centimeters (1.2 to 2.0 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 92P06067. composite sample 5 to 0 cm.
    A—5 to 18 centimeters (2.0 to 7.1 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) crushed, brown (7.5YR 5/3) exterior, dry; loam; weak fine granular structure; loose, loose, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots throughout and 5.0 fine and medium roots throughout and 1.0 coarse roots throughout; 21.0 very fine and fine high-continuity interstitial pores; 2 percent fine and medium spherical iron-manganese concretions; 3 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P06068
    Bw1—18 to 30 centimeters (7.1 to 11.8 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) crushed, brown (7.5YR 5/3) exterior, dry; loam; weak very fine and fine subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots throughout and 5.0 fine and medium roots throughout and 1.0 coarse roots throughout; 21.0 very fine and fine high-continuity interstitial pores; 2 percent fine and medium spherical iron-manganese concretions; 3 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.1, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P06069
    Bw2—30 to 43 centimeters (11.8 to 16.9 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) crushed, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) exterior, dry; loam; 16 percent clay; weak very fine and fine subangular blocky, and moderate fine granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots throughout and 5.0 fine roots throughout and 1.0 coarse roots throughout; 21.0 very fine high-continuity interstitial and 5.0 fine high-continuity interstitial pores; 2 percent fine and medium spherical iron-manganese concretions; 5 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.9, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P06070
    2Bw3—43 to 63 centimeters (16.9 to 24.8 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) crushed, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) exterior, dry; sandy loam; 15 percent clay; weak very fine and fine subangular blocky, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 5.0 medium roots throughout; 5.0 very fine high-continuity tubular and 5.0 very fine high-continuity interstitial and 1.0 fine high-continuity interstitial pores; 10 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P06071
    2BC—63 to 84 centimeters (24.8 to 33.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) crushed, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) exterior, dry; sandy loam; 12 percent clay; weak very fine and fine subangular blocky, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 5.0 very fine high-continuity tubular and 5.0 very fine high-continuity interstitial and 1.0 fine high-continuity interstitial pores; 10 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P06072. clay band 1/8 - 1/4" thick 8" long and 1-2" clay band 4" long.
    2C1—84 to 112 centimeters (33.1 to 44.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) crushed, pale brown (10YR 6/3) exterior, dry; gravelly sandy loam; 10 percent clay; weak very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 21.0 very fine high-continuity interstitial and 2.0 fine high-continuity interstitial pores; 25 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P06073. 1/4" thick clay band.
    2C2—112 to 157 centimeters (44.1 to 61.8 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) crushed, pale brown (10YR 6/3) exterior, dry; very stony loamy sand; 6 percent clay; massive; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 21.0 very fine high-continuity interstitial and 5.0 fine high-continuity interstitial pores; 20 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 35 percent by volume subangular 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, pH meter. Lab sample # 92P06074. 2 clay band present 1/2-3"""" thick, Portion of pct contain Mica Schist bedrock.