IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Hess
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1995ID015002
  • User Pedon ID: 95ID015002
  • User Site Association ID: 8831
  • Transect:
  • User Transect ID - DT
  • Transect Stop Number - 74
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 95P0928
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 67935
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 44.0547218
  • Std. Longitude: -116.0669479
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 8N
  • Range: 3E
  • Section: 2
  • PLSS Details: SW 1/4
  • Location Description: 2 miles south and 3 miles East of Banks; 500 feet N and 2600 feet E of SW 1/4.
  • State: Idaho
  • County: ID015—Boise
  • MLRA: 43B—Central Rocky Mountains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: ID661—Boise County Area, Idaho, Parts of Ada and Boise Counties

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, isotic, frigid Vitrandic Argixerolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Hess
  • PSC - 15 to 65 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/23/2007
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Hess
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, frigid Ultic Argixeroll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/14/1995
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: residuum
  • Landscape: mountains
  • Landform: mountainside
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/14/1995 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • 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

    58

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    R—; fragments. Basalt
    A1—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), black (10YR 2/1), moist; loam; moderate medium granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial and 21.0 medium interstitial pores; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P06049. Trace of gravel.
    AB—5 to 15 centimeters (2.0 to 5.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist; loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular and 21.0 medium interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P06050. Trace of gravel.
    Bt1—15 to 36 centimeters (5.9 to 14.2 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 21.0 very fine and fine tubular and 21.0 medium tubular pores; 30 percent faint clay films on faces of peds; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P06051. Siltan coats on peds; trace of gravel.
    Bt2—36 to 81 centimeters (14.2 to 31.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 21.0 very fine and fine tubular and 21.0 medium tubular pores; 30 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P06052. Siltan coats on peds.
    Bt3—81 to 112 centimeters (31.9 to 44.1 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/3), reddish brown (5YR 4/3), moist; gravelly clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 30 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 24 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P06053
    Cr—112 centimeters (44.1 inches); fragments. Fractured weathered basalt.