IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): KNIK
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1956AK170003
  • User Pedon ID: S1956AK170003
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1956AK170003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A0627
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 33705
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • 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: 61.5636101
  • Std. Longitude: -149.3102722
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 17N
  • Range: 1E
  • Section: 17
  • PLSS Details: NW 1/4, SE 1/4
  • State: Alaska
  • County: AK170—Matanuska-Susitna Borough

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - KNIK
  • PSC - 25 to 48 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/20/1956
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/20/1956 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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

    BETUL

    PICEA

    Betula

    Picea

    birch

    spruce

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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

    3

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    46

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    O1—0 to 1 centimeters (0.0 to 0.4 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 40A04655
    O2—1 to 10 centimeters (0.4 to 3.9 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2); fragments. Lab sample # 40A04656
    A2—10 to 18 centimeters (3.9 to 7.1 inches); gray (N 5/0) silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments. Lab sample # 40A04657
    BG—18 to 28 centimeters (7.1 to 11.0 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) and dark gray (5Y 4/1) silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 roots; fragments. Lab sample # 40A04658
    C1G—28 to 40 centimeters (11.0 to 15.7 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) silt loam; massive; friable; 0.5 roots; fragments. Lab sample # 40A04659
    C2—40 to 58 centimeters (15.7 to 22.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) and olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) silt loam; massive; friable; 0.5 roots; fragments. Lab sample # 40A04660
    2C3—58 to 91 centimeters (22.8 to 35.8 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 40A04661