IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ahsahka
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1992ID035100
  • User Pedon ID: 92ID035100
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1992ID035100
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 92P0645
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 64884
  • 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
  • Location Description: Wixon Heights Road.
  • State: Idaho
  • County: ID035—Clearwater
  • MLRA: 43—Northern Rocky Mountains

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: G. Hoffman
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: research site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 100
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Ahsahka
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed Ultic Argixerolls
  • Classificaton Date - 5/4/1992
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: hillside, canyon
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: toeslope
  • Slope Position: lower third
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: high
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/4/1992 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 5-15
  • Microrelief Elevation: 0
  • 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
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    AMAL2

    HODI

    PIPO

    ROGY

    SYAL

    Amelanchier alnifolia

    Holodiscus discolor

    Pinus ponderosa

    Rosa gymnocarpa

    Symphoricarpos albus

    Saskatoon serviceberry

    oceanspray

    ponderosa pine

    dwarf rose

    common snowberry

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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

    36

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    390

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    330

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    A—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) crushed, very dark brown (10YR 2/2) crushed, moist; silt loam; 19 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky parts to moderate fine and medium granular structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 3.0 medium roots throughout; 21.0 very fine high-continuity interstitial and 3.0 fine and medium high-continuity interstitial and 0.5 coarse moderate-continuity interstitial pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P03881
    AB—15 to 41 centimeters (5.9 to 16.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, dark brown (10YR 3/3) crushed, moist; silt loam; 22 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky parts to strong medium granular structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 3.0 medium roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 3.0 very fine high-continuity tubular and 21.0 very fine high-continuity interstitial and 3.0 fine moderate-continuity interstitial pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P03882
    Bt1—41 to 56 centimeters (16.1 to 22.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed, dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) crushed, moist; silt loam; 26 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 3.0 medium roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 21.0 very fine high-continuity interstitial and 3.0 very fine high-continuity tubular and 3.0 fine and medium moderate-continuity interstitial pores; 10 percent faint clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P03883. Enough sand present to question loam.
    Bt2—56 to 89 centimeters (22.0 to 35.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) exterior, dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) crushed, moist; clay loam; 28 percent clay; strong fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 3.0 fine and medium roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 0.5 very fine moderate-continuity interstitial and 3.0 very fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 10 percent faint clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P03884
    2Bt1—89 to 109 centimeters (35.0 to 42.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) exterior, dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) crushed, moist; clay loam; 37 percent clay; strong fine angular blocky structure; firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout; 0.5 very fine low-continuity interstitial and 0.5 very fine low-continuity tubular pores; 10 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P03885. Amount sand present ??—maybe silty clay loam. Water perches here - this horizon is very moist. Horizons get dryer as one goes deeper.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 177582; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 177582
    2Bt2—109 to 130 centimeters (42.9 to 51.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) exterior, dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) crushed, moist; clay loam; 39 percent clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout; 3.0 very fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 30 percent distinct clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P03886. Amount sand present ??—maybe silty clay loam.
    2Bt3—130 to 152 centimeters (51.2 to 59.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) exterior, dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) crushed, moist; clay loam; 34 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 21.0 very fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 30 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores; 5 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments. Lab sample # 92P03887. Amount sand present ??—maybe silty clay loam.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 177584; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 177584