IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Prineville
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1955OR013018
  • User Pedon ID: S1955OR013018
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A0902
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 33961
  • Print Date: 11/22/2024

    • 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: 44.3725014
  • Std. Longitude: -120.9519424
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 14S
  • Range: 15E
  • Section: 8
  • PLSS Details: SE 1/4, NW 1/4, NE 1/4
  • Location Description: Prineville area.
  • State: Oregon
  • County: OR013—Crook
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NW-RED—Redmond, Oregon
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: OR618—Crook County Area, Oregon

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: George Smith
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Xerollic Durorthids
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 18
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Prineville
  • PSC - 25 to 51 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/23/2007
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture Subclass - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - PRINEVILLE
  • Classificaton Date - 4/1/1955
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/1/1955 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • 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
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    AP—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; soft, friable, nonsticky; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, unspecified; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A06792. moderate pumice content
    A3—23 to 41 centimeters (9.1 to 16.1 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; sandy loam; weak thick platy structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, unspecified; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A06793. when dry, weak fine subangular blocky secondary peds crush easily to soft fine crumb
    B1—41 to 51 centimeters (16.1 to 20.1 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A06794
    B21M—51 to 81 centimeters (20.1 to 31.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) very fine sandy loam; weak thick platy, and moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, firm, moderately coherent, slightly sticky; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A06795. few hard medium (1 inch) nodules
    B22M—81 to 119 centimeters (31.9 to 46.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; very fine sandy loam; moderate thin platy, and moderate thick platy structure; hard when dry, very firm, strongly coherent; 21.0 fine roots; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A06796. thin lens of hard visible segregated lime
    C—119 to 152 centimeters (46.9 to 59.8 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), brown (10YR 4/3) and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; loamy sand; massive; loose, friable; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, unspecified; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # 40A06797. contains a few firm scattered CaCO3 lens; partially consolidated pumiceous or tuffaceous sandstone or agglomerate