IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): KNIK
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1956AK170004
  • User Pedon ID: S1956AK170004
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1956AK170004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A0628
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 33706
  • Print Date: 11/24/2024

    • 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: 61.6163902
  • Std. Longitude: -149.3102722
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 18N
  • Range: 1E
  • Section: 29
  • PLSS Details: SE 1/4, SW 1/4
  • State: Alaska
  • County: AK170—Matanuska-Susitna Borough

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - KNIK
  • PSC - 10 to 16 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/23/1956
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/23/1956 (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

    2

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    130

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    O1—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 40A04662
    O2—2 to 10 centimeters (0.8 to 3.9 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2); fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A04663
    A2—10 to 18 centimeters (3.9 to 7.1 inches); dark gray (5Y 4/1) silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A04664
    BG—18 to 28 centimeters (7.1 to 11.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) and gray (5Y 5/1) silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A04665
    C1—28 to 40 centimeters (11.0 to 15.7 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) and brown (7.5YR 4/4) and gray (5Y 5/1) silt loam; massive; friable; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A04666
    C2—40 to 51 centimeters (15.7 to 20.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) and olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) and grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) gravelly silt loam; friable; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A04667
    2C3—51 to 81 centimeters (20.1 to 31.9 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) gravelly sandy loam; fragments. Lab sample # 40A04668