IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Siphonlake
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1994ID015008
  • User Pedon ID: 94ID015008
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1994ID015008
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 95Z0168
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 15883
  • Print Date: 11/27/2024

    • 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: 43.8872223
  • Std. Longitude: -116.2213898
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 6N
  • Range: 2E
  • Section: 4
  • PLSS Details: 2250 feet west and 2500 feet south of the northeast corner
  • State: Idaho
  • County: ID015—Boise
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: ID661—Boise County Area, Idaho, Parts of Ada and Boise Counties

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Argixerolls
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 8
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Siphonlake
  • Classificaton Date - 5/21/2008
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Siphonlake
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Argixeroll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/10/1994
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: colluvium and/or sandy lacustrine deposits
  • Landform: Lacustrine foot hill
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/10/1994 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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

    AGSP

    ARTRX

    Agropyron spicatum

    Artemisia tridentata ssp. xericensis

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    big sagebrush

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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

    52

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    1055

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    0

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    A1—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; sandy loam; 12 percent clay; moderate fine granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 21.0 very fine and fine irregular pores; 45 percent by volume 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.2; clear smooth boundary.
    A2—5 to 15 centimeters (2.0 to 5.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist; loam; 14 percent clay; moderate fine granular, and weak medium platy structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular and 3.0 medium tubular pores; 45 percent by volume 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; gradual wavy boundary.
    BA—15 to 48 centimeters (5.9 to 18.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; sandy loam; 15 percent clay; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular and 3.0 medium tubular pores; 45 percent by volume 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95Z01402
    Bt—48 to 79 centimeters (18.9 to 31.1 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist; sandy loam; 18 percent clay; strong medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 45 percent by volume 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.2; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95Z01403
    BC—79 to 107 centimeters (31.1 to 42.1 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/4), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist; sandy loam; 14 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 45 percent by volume 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.8; clear smooth boundary.
    C—107 to 119 centimeters (42.1 to 46.9 inches); very pale brown (10YR 8/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist; loamy coarse sand; 5 percent clay; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine and fine irregular pores; 10 percent by volume 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.3; abrupt wavy boundary.
    Cr—119 centimeters (46.9 inches); sand; single grain; fragments.