IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Zan
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1997ID015001
  • User Pedon ID: 97ID015001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1997ID015001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 97P0578
  • 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: 43.9408340
  • Std. Longitude: -116.0488892
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 7N
  • Range: 3E
  • Section: 13
  • PLSS Details: 1300 feet north and 2000 feet east of SW corner
  • Map Unit: 716—Zan-Belsh-Montchief 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-H1—Harris Creek Summit, Idaho

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Sandy, isotic Vitrandic Humicryepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Zan
  • PSC - 30 to 105 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 11/15/2023
  • Classifier - Brian Gardner
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - thirteenth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Zan
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive Vitrandic Cryobor
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 7/25/1997
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: mixed volcanic ash and colluvium derived from granite
  • Landscape: mountains
  • Landform: mountain slope
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: somewhat excessively
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/25/1997 (actual site observation date)
  • 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
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    ABLA

    ACGL

    ARCO9

    PHMA5

    PSME

    SPBE2

    SYAL

    Abies lasiocarpa

    Acer glabrum

    Arnica cordifolia

    Physocarpus malvaceus

    Pseudotsuga menziesii

    Spiraea betulifolia

    Symphoricarpos albus

    subalpine fir

    Rocky Mountain maple

    heartleaf arnica

    mallow ninebark

    Douglas-fir

    white spirea

    common snowberry

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    umbric epipedon

    volcanic glass

    cambic horizon

    5—50

    5—50

    50—85

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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

    56

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    1999

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    340

    965

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    97

    5.7

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    Oi—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary.
    A1—5 to 18 centimeters (2.0 to 7.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; gravelly coarse sandy loam; 6 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 21.0 medium and coarse roots; 21.0 very fine and fine and 21.0 medium and coarse pores; 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P03425
    A2—18 to 50 centimeters (7.1 to 19.7 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), brown (10YR 4/3), dry; gravelly coarse sandy loam; 6 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky parts to weak coarse granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 21.0 medium and coarse roots; 21.0 very fine and fine and 21.0 medium and coarse pores; 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P03426
    Bw—50 to 85 centimeters (19.7 to 33.5 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; gravelly loamy coarse sand; 6 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 21.0 medium and coarse roots; 21.0 very fine and fine and 21.0 medium and coarse pores; 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P03427
    C1—85 to 118 centimeters (33.5 to 46.5 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6), yellow (10YR 7/6), dry; fine gravelly loamy coarse sand; 4 percent clay; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine roots; 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary.
    C2—118 to 155 centimeters (46.5 to 61.0 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), very pale brown (10YR 7/4), dry; very gravelly coarse sand; 2 percent clay; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 50 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments.