IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Berthahill
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1995ID035008
  • User Pedon ID: 95ID035008
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 96P0025
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 68106
  • Print Date: 11/12/2024

    • 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: 46.7713890
  • Std. Longitude: -115.7888870
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 40N
  • Range: 5E
  • Section: 35
  • PLSS Details: NE/4
  • Location Description: just below Bertha Hill lookout
  • State: Idaho
  • County: ID035—Clearwater
  • MLRA: 43—Northern Rocky Mountains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: ID612—Clearwater Area, Idaho

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: B.R.
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Medial over loamy-skeletal, amorphic Typic Haplocryands
  • 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 #: 8
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Berthahill
  • Classificaton Date - 1/27/2010
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Berthahill
  • Taxonomic Class - Medial over loamy-skeletal, mixed Vitric Haplocrya
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 7/8/1995
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains
  • Landform: mountainside
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/8/1995 (actual site observation date)
  • Plant Association Name: handoff
  • 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
    • 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

    28

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    1524

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    0

    127

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    Oi—0 to 1 centimeters (0.0 to 0.4 inches); fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Undecomposed and decomposed leaves, needles, twigs and stems.
    Oe—1 to 3 centimeters (0.4 to 1.2 inches); fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Undecomposed and decomposed leaves, needles, twigs and stems
    A1—3 to 8 centimeters (1.2 to 3.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) crushed, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) crushed, dry; silt loam; weak very fine and fine subangular blocky parts to weak very fine and fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 fine and medium roots throughout and 21.0 coarse roots throughout; 3.0 very fine high-continuity interstitial pores; 10 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; 3 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter quartzite fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P00180
    A2—8 to 18 centimeters (3.1 to 7.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed, brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, dry; silt loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky parts to weak fine and medium granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 fine and medium roots throughout and 21.0 coarse roots throughout; 3.0 very fine high-continuity interstitial pores; 3 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; 5 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter quartzite fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P00181
    Bw1—18 to 41 centimeters (7.1 to 16.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) crushed, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) crushed, dry; silt loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 fine and medium roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 0.5 very fine low-continuity tubular and 3.0 very fine moderate-continuity interstitial pores; 2 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; 2 percent by volume subrounded 250-425-600 millimeter quartzite fragments and 5 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter quartzite fragments and 5 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter quartzite fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P00182
    Bw2—41 to 54 centimeters (16.1 to 21.3 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) crushed, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) crushed, dry; gravelly loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 fine and medium roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 0.5 very fine low-continuity tubular and 21.0 very fine moderate-continuity interstitial pores; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; 5 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter quartzite fragments and 10 percent by volume subangular 250-425-600 millimeter quartzite fragments and 10 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter quartzite fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P00183
    2B/E—54 to 82 centimeters (21.3 to 32.3 inches); 85 percent brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior and 15 percent light brown (7.5YR 6/4) interior, 85 percent very pale brown (10YR 7/4) interior and 15 percent pink (7.5YR 7/4) interior, dry; gravelly loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 fine and medium roots between peds and 0.5 coarse roots between peds; 21.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 2 percent faint brown (7.5YR 4/4) clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; 10 percent by volume subangular 250-425-600 millimeter gneiss-basic fragments and 20 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter quartzite fragments and 25 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter quartzite fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P00184. Questionable B/E maybe just a 2Bt1; patchy - phpvsfiid 194779; patchy - phpvsfiid 194779
    2Bt1—82 to 107 centimeters (32.3 to 42.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) interior, light brown (7.5YR 6/4) interior, dry; very gravelly loam; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout and 21.0 fine and medium roots between peds; 21.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 1 percent faint brown (7.5YR 4/4) clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; 10 percent by volume subangular 250-425-600 millimeter quartzite fragments and 15 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter quartzite fragments and 35 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter quartzite fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P00185. Soil moist T/O when described. Structure is hard to get since quartzite when weathers breaks up into fine qtz. gr. Clay bands are so common these alone due to their thickness could qualify for an argillic.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 182647; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 182647
    2Bt2—107 to 133 centimeters (42.1 to 52.4 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior, pink (7.5YR 7/4) interior, dry; extremely gravelly coarse sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots between peds and 0.5 coarse roots between peds; 21.0 very fine and fine low-continuity interstitial pores; 2 percent faint brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) skeletans over cutans on tops of soil columns; 2 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; 15 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter quartzite fragments and 35 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter quartzite fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P00186. Soil moist T/O when described. Structure is hard to get since quartzite when weathers breaks up into fine qtz. gr. Where A = clay bands 4 to 8"" apart and 1-2"" thick of Sil w/10% mica to Scl w/5% mica. Clay bands are so common these alone due to their thickness could qualify for an argillic.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 182653; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 182653
    2Bt3—133 to 173 centimeters (52.4 to 68.1 inches); 50 percent reddish brown (5YR 5/4) interior and 50 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) interior, 50 percent light brown (7.5YR 6/4) interior and 50 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) interior, dry; extremely gravelly coarse sandy loam, extremely gravelly sandy clay loam; weak very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots between peds and 0.5 coarse roots between peds; 0.5 very fine low-continuity tubular and 21.0 very fine low-continuity interstitial pores; 2 percent faint yellowish red (5YR 4/6) skeletans over cutans on tops of soil columns; 1 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; 10 percent by volume subangular 250-425-600 millimeter quartzite fragments and 25 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter quartzite fragments and 30 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter quartzite fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P00187. Soil moist T/O when described. Structure is hard to get since quartzite when weathers breaks up into fine qtz. gr. 50% is clay bands and 5-10% mica in bands. Clay bands 1-3"" apart and 1-3"" thick of Scl 5YR 4/6 w/10% mica. Clay bands are so common these alone due to their thickness could qualify for an argillic.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 182654; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 182654
    C—173 to 199 centimeters (68.1 to 78.3 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior, very pale brown (10YR 7/4) interior, dry; extremely gravelly coarse sandy loam; weak massive; slightly hard, firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots between peds; 0.5 very fine low-continuity interstitial pores; 2 percent faint brown (7.5YR 5/4) skeletans over cutans on tops of soil columns; 2 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; 25 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter quartzite fragments and 45 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter quartzite fragments. Lab sample # 96P00188. Clay bands 4-7" apart and 1-2" thick of Sl w?5% mica; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 182655; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 182655