IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): MOUNTAINVIEW
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1957ID045030
  • User Pedon ID: S1957ID045030
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A1075
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 34134
  • Print Date: 11/12/2024

    • 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: 43.8388901
  • Std. Longitude: -116.5427780
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 6N
  • Range: 2W
  • Section: 23
  • PLSS Details: 1150 feet north and 200 feet west of the southeast corner of SW 1/4
  • State: Idaho
  • County: ID045—Gem
  • MLRA: 11—Snake River Plains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: ID660—Gem County Area, Idaho

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Leighty
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Euic, mesic Fluvaquentic Medisaprists
  • Pedon Type: TUD pedon
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - MOUNTAINVIEW
  • Classificaton Date - 6/14/2005
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Mountainview
  • Classificaton Date - 4/29/1957
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: organic material and/or alluvium and/or grassy organic material
  • Landform: low terrace
  • Drainage Class: very poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/29/1957 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous 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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

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    1372

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    O1—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; mucky peat; strong very fine granular structure; soft, very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, bromthymol blue; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A08100
    O2—10 to 46 centimeters (3.9 to 18.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1), dark gray (N 4/0), dry; muck; weak medium platy, and weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 roots; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A08101
    O3—46 to 97 centimeters (18.1 to 38.2 inches); black (10YR 2/1), dark gray (N 4/0), dry; slightly decomposed plant material; weak medium granular structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 21.0 roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A08102
    Og1—97 to 104 centimeters (38.2 to 40.9 inches); light gray (5Y 7/1) loam; 1 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) medium prominent and 1 percent very pale brown (10YR 7/3) medium distinct and 3 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine prominent mottles; weak thin platy, and massive; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 roots; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A08103. Probably diatomaceous material.
    O4—104 to 145 centimeters (40.9 to 57.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1), dark gray (N 4/0) and very dark gray (N 3/0), dry; mucky peat; weak very fine granular structure; very hard, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A08104. Between 46 & 47 inches there is a 1 inch layer of gray (10YR 5/1) moist, massive; sticky, plastic silty clay loam containing common fine prominent very dark brown (10YR 2/2) and dark yellowish-brown (10YR 3/4) mottles and many partially decayed roots.
    O5—145 to 183 centimeters (57.1 to 72.0 inches); 75 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) and 25 percent black (10YR 2/1), black (N 2/0), dry; mucky peat, muck, slightly decomposed plant material; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, cresol red; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A08105
    O6—183 to 218 centimeters (72.0 to 85.8 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2) and dark reddish brown (2.5YR 2/3) and black (5YR 2/1) peat; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, cresol red; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A08106
    Cg2—218 to 224 centimeters (85.8 to 88.2 inches); dark gray (5Y 4/1) and gray (5Y 5/1) fine sandy loam; 3 percent very dark brown (10YR 2/2) medium prominent mottles; massive; friable; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A08107
    O7—224 to 241 centimeters (88.2 to 94.9 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2), black (10YR 2/1), dry; peat; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, cresol red; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A08108
    C3—241 to 262 centimeters (94.9 to 103.1 inches);, light gray (2.5Y 7/1) and gray (5Y 6/1), dry; loam; 1 percent brown (7.5YR 4/2) coarse prominent and 1 percent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) coarse prominent mottles; massive; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6. Lab sample # 40A08109
    Cg4—262 to 269 centimeters (103.1 to 105.9 inches);, gray (5Y 6/1) and light gray (2.5Y 7/1), dry; sand; 1 percent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) coarse prominent and 1 percent brown (7.5YR 4/2) coarse prominent mottles; massive; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6. Lab sample # 40A08110
    Cg5—269 to 270 centimeters (105.9 to 106.3 inches);, gray (5Y 6/1) and light gray (2.5Y 7/1), dry; loam; 1 percent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) coarse prominent and 1 percent brown (7.5YR 4/2) coarse prominent mottles; massive; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6. Lab sample # 40A08111