IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Weitas
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1993ID035001
  • User Pedon ID: 93ID035001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1993ID035001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 94P0186
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 66374
  • 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: 46.5636101
  • Std. Longitude: -115.7425003
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 37N
  • Range: 6E
  • Section: 7
  • PLSS Details: SE 1/4
  • Location Description: Near Shanghai L.O. on French Mountain Quad.
  • State: Idaho
  • County: ID035—Clearwater
  • MLRA: 43—Northern Rocky Mountains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: ID612—Clearwater Area, Idaho
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 46115-E6—French Mountain, Idaho

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: B. Rust
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Medial over loamy-skeletal, glassy Vitric Fulvicryands
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Weitas
  • Classificaton Date - 1/27/2010
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Weitas
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed Vitrandic Cryumbrept
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 7/19/1993
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains
  • Landform: mountainside
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Position: upper third
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/19/1993 (actual site observation date)
  • 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

    ALINT

    ALVIS

    CIAL

    CLCO3

    SAMBU

    SORBU

    TROV2

    Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia

    Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata

    Circaea alpina

    Claytonia cordifolia

    Sambucus

    Sorbus

    Trillium ovatum

    thinleaf alder

    Sitka alder

    small enchanter's nightshade

    heartleaf springbeauty

    elderberry

    mountain ash

    Pacific trillium

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

    umbric epipedon

    cambic 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

    33

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    1433

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    350

    1143

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    A—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) crushed, brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, dry; loam; 15 percent clay; weak fine and medium granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine and fine high-continuity interstitial pores; 1 percent fine and medium spherical iron concretions; 1 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; 2 percent by volume angular 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, intermediate fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 94P01133
    AB—13 to 30 centimeters (5.1 to 11.8 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed, brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, dry; loam; 16 percent clay; moderate fine and medium granular structure; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 fine and medium roots throughout and 3.0 coarse roots throughout; 21.0 very fine and fine high-continuity interstitial and 0.5 medium moderate-continuity interstitial pores; 1 percent fine and medium spherical iron concretions; 1 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; 5 percent by volume angular 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, intermediate fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 94P01134
    Bw1—30 to 64 centimeters (11.8 to 25.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) crushed, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) crushed, dry; loam; 16 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 fine and medium roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots between peds; 3.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity interstitial pores; 2 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; 5 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, intermediate fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 94P01135
    2Bw2—64 to 94 centimeters (25.2 to 37.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, dry; sandy loam; 14 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots between peds; 3.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity interstitial pores; 2 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; 10 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter igneous, intermediate fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 94P01136
    2BC—94 to 117 centimeters (37.0 to 46.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, pale yellow (2.5Y 7/4) interior, dry; gravelly sandy loam; 12 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots between peds; 0.5 very fine and fine low-continuity interstitial pores; 2 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; 5 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter igneous, intermediate fragments and 25 percent by volume subangular 250-425-600 millimeter igneous, intermediate fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 94P01137
    2C1—117 to 132 centimeters (46.1 to 52.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, pale yellow (2.5Y 7/4) interior, dry; loam; 17 percent clay; 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine and medium distinct and 1 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine and medium faint mottles; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine low-continuity interstitial pores; 2 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; 5 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter igneous, intermediate fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 94P01138
    2C2—132 to 163 centimeters (52.0 to 64.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior, light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) interior, dry; loamy coarse sand; 6 percent clay; moderate massive; slightly hard, firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine low-continuity interstitial pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 94P01139