IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Northfork
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1995ID015004
User Pedon ID:
95ID015004
User Site Association ID:
8831
Transect:
User Transect ID -
DT
Transect Stop Number -
73
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
yes
Lab Source ID -
KSSL
Lab Pedon # -
95P0930
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:
43.7264916
Std. Longitude:
-116.1576843
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
5N
Range:
3E
Section:
32
PLSS Details:
NE 1/4
Location Description:
Bogus Basin (south of lower point).
Map Unit:
710—Charters-Northfork-Shirts complex, 35 to 90 percent slopes
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
7.5 Minute USGS Quad:
43116-F1—Robie Creek, Idaho
PEDON
Describers Name:
CM, AH, DT.
Current Taxonomic Class:
Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Pachic Ultic Haploxerolls
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Purpose:
laboratory sampling site
Pedon Record Orgin:
Converted from PDP 3.x
Pedon #:
4
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Northfork
PSC -
30 to 105 cm.
Classificaton Date -
11/15/2023
Classifier -
Brian Gardner
Soil Taxonomic Edition -
thirteenth edition
Moisture Class -
xeric
Moisture Subclass -
typic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Northfork
Taxonomic Class -
Coarse-loamy, mixed, frigid Pachic Ultic Haploxero
Taxon Kind -
series
Classificaton Date -
8/9/1995
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Erosion Class -
1
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Parent Material:
colluvium derived from granite
Landscape:
mountains
Landform:
mountainside
Slope Shape Across:
concave
Slope Shape Down:
concave
Drainage Class:
somewhat excessively
Flooding:
none flooding
Ponding:
none ponding
Surface Fragments:
0.00 percent
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
8/9/1995 (actual site observation date)
Air Photo ID:
D9
Surface Cover Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Drained? -
no
Bedded Soil? -
no
Forest Plantation? -
no
Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind
Feature Depth L-H
Feature Thickness L-RV-H
cm
mollic epipedon
cambic horizon
5—71
71—139
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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
59
—
—
1585
—
315
565
—
112
7.3
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—
—
—
—
—
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—
Oi—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Partially decomposed needles, leaves and twigs, mostly PSME.
A1—5 to 13 centimeters (2.0 to 5.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), black (10YR 2/1), moist; fine gravelly coarse sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial and 3.0 medium interstitial pores; 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P06059. Trace of cobbles.
A2—13 to 23 centimeters (5.1 to 9.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), black (10YR 2/1), moist; coarse sandy loam; weak fine and medium granular parts to weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial and 3.0 medium interstitial pores; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P06060
Bw1—23 to 71 centimeters (9.1 to 28.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist; coarse sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and 3.0 medium roots; 21.0 very fine and fine tubular and 3.0 medium tubular pores; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P06061
Bw2—71 to 99 centimeters (28.0 to 39.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; fine gravelly coarse sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and 3.0 medium roots; 21.0 very fine and fine tubular and 3.0 medium tubular pores; 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P06062
Bw3—99 to 139 centimeters (39.0 to 54.7 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; fine gravelly coarse sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular and 0.5 medium tubular pores; 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P06063
BC—139 to 163 centimeters (54.7 to 64.2 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; fine gravelly coarse sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular and 0.5 medium tubular pores; 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent. Lab sample # 95P06064. Trace of larger gravel.