IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Grandad
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1995ID035010
  • User Pedon ID: 95ID035010
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 96P0027
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 68108
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 46.9236107
  • Std. Longitude: -115.9816666
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 41N
  • Range: 4E
  • Section: 5
  • PLSS Details: 2500 feet N and 2100 feet W SE corner
  • State: Idaho
  • County: ID035—Clearwater
  • MLRA: 43—Northern Rocky Mountains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: ID612—Clearwater Area, Idaho

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: B.G., G.H., E.H.
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Ashy over loamy-skeletal, frigid Alfic Udivitrands
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 10
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Grandad
  • Classificaton Date - 3/26/2015
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Grandad
  • Taxonomic Class - Ashy over loamy, mixed, frigid Alfic Udivitrand
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 7/6/1995
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/6/1995 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 8-2
  • Plant Association Name: Bouldercreek, Odonnel, Rettig, Wakarna
  • 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
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    calcic horizon

    argillic horizon

    0—10

    10—41

    41—124

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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

    17

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    1143

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    170

    114

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    A—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) crushed, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed, dry; loam; weak very fine and fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 2 percent fine spherical iron concretions; fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P00199
    Oi—1 to 0 centimeters (0.4 to 0.0 inches); fragments. 3/16" Mt. St. Helens ash at bottom.
    Bw1—10 to 25 centimeters (3.9 to 9.8 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) crushed, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed, dry; loam; weak fine subangular blocky parts to weak very fine and fine granular structure; soft, very friable, very sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium and coarse roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine interstitial and 0.5 fine tubular pores; 3 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; 1 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P00200
    Bw2—25 to 43 centimeters (9.8 to 16.9 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) crushed, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed, dry; loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky parts to moderate very fine and fine granular structure; soft, very friable, very sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 21.0 medium roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine interstitial and 0.5 fine tubular pores; 3 percent medium spherical iron concretions; 3 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; 1 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P00201
    2Bt1—43 to 61 centimeters (16.9 to 24.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/3), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; loam; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky parts to strong fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots between peds and 0.5 medium roots between peds; 21.0 very fine tubular and 21.0 very fine interstitial pores; 1 percent very pale brown (10YR 8/3) skeletans on faces of peds and 2 percent distinct dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) clay films in root channels and/or pores; 20 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; 1 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P00202. 1.5" dia Krotovina; patchy - phpvsfiid 1396883; patchy - phpvsfiid 1396883
    2Bt2—61 to 79 centimeters (24.0 to 31.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; loam; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots between peds and 0.5 medium roots between peds; 21.0 very fine and fine tubular and 21.0 very fine interstitial pores; 2 percent distinct dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) clay films in root channels and/or pores; 40 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; 5 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P00203
    2Bt3—79 to 99 centimeters (31.1 to 39.0 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, dry; loam; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots between peds and 0.5 medium roots between peds; 0.5 very fine tubular and 21.0 very fine interstitial pores; 1 percent faint dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) clay films in root channels and/or pores; 40 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; subangular 2-39-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P00204. Close to FSL
    2Bt4—99 to 104 centimeters (39.0 to 40.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, dry; fine sandy loam; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 1 percent faint dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 55 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; subangular 2-39-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P00205
    2BC—104 to 155 centimeters (40.9 to 61.0 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) interior, dry; fine sandy loam; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 60 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; subangular 2-39-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P00206
    2C—155 to 178 centimeters (61.0 to 70.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), dry; fine sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 60 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; subangular 2-39-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments. Lab sample # 96P00207