IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): CHILCOTT
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1957ID045039
  • User Pedon ID: S1957ID045039
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1957ID045039
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A1104
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 34163
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 43.9590378
  • Std. Longitude: -116.6162567
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 7N
  • Range: 2W
  • Section: 7
  • PLSS Details: 300 feet east and 60 feet north of the center of the east half
  • Location Description: About 8 miles northwest of Emmett, Gem County, Idaho, Gem SCD.
  • State: Idaho
  • County: ID045—Gem
  • MLRA: 11—Snake River Plains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: ID660—Gem County Area, Idaho

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Fosberg
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Abruptic Xerollic Durargids
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 39
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - CHILCOTT
  • Classificaton Date - 7/16/2007
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Chilcott
  • Classificaton Date - 7/24/1957
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: ridge
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/24/1957 (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

    BRTE

    Bromus tectorum

    cheatgrass

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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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    884

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    270

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    A1—0 to 1 centimeters (0.0 to 0.4 inches); gray (10YR 5/1), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist; silt loam; weak very fine granular structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 roots; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, thymol-blue; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A08355
    A21—1 to 9 centimeters (0.4 to 3.5 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist; silt loam; weak thick platy parts to weak thin platy, and weak very fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 roots; 21.0 fine vesicular pores; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slight effervescence; neutral, pH 7.2, thymol-blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A08356
    A22—9 to 18 centimeters (3.5 to 7.1 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist; silt loam; weak thick platy parts to weak thin platy, and weak very fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 roots; 1.0 very fine vesicular pores; 3 percent fine brown (10YR 4/3) iron-manganese concretions and 3 percent fine black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese concretions; fragments; noneffervescent; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, thymol-blue; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A08357
    B1—18 to 23 centimeters (7.1 to 9.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; silt loam; weak medium prismatic parts to weak thin platy structure; slightly hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 roots; 3.0 fine pores; clay films on all faces of peds and 30 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores; 3 percent fine and medium iron-manganese concretions; fragments; noneffervescent; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, thymol-blue; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A08358. patchy - phpvsfiid 189184; patchy - phpvsfiid 189184
    B2—23 to 43 centimeters (9.1 to 16.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; silty clay loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to strong medium angular blocky structure; very hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 roots; 0.5 very fine pores; 30 percent dark brown (10YR 3/3), dry, clay films on faces of peds and 30 percent dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 21 percent fine noncoherent cemented iron-manganese concretions; fragments; noneffervescent; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, cresol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A08359. continuous - phpvsfiid 189186; continuous - phpvsfiid 189187; continuous - phpvsfiid 189186; continuous - phpvsfiid 189187
    B2CA—43 to 61 centimeters (16.9 to 24.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; clay, coarse sand; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 roots; 0.5 very fine pores; 30 percent dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 30 percent brown (10YR 4/3), dry, clay films on faces of peds; light gray (10YR 7/2) carbonate concretions; fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 8.5, thymol-blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A08360. continuous - phpvsfiid 173896; continuous - phpvsfiid 189188; continuous - phpvsfiid 173896; continuous - phpvsfiid 189188
    B3ca1—61 to 71 centimeters (24.0 to 28.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 5/3), moist; silty clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; very pale brown (10YR 8/2) clay films in root channels and/or pores; carbonate concretions; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, thymol-blue; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A08361. patchy - phpvsfiid 173897; patchy - phpvsfiid 173897
    B3ca2—71 to 76 centimeters (28.0 to 29.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 5/3), moist; loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; dark gray (N 4/0) manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds; carbonate concretions; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, thymol-blue; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A08362
    Nca1—76 to 119 centimeters (29.9 to 46.9 inches);, very pale brown (10YR 7/3) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist; loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; carbonate concretions; fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, thymol-blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A08363
    Nca2—119 to 155 centimeters (46.9 to 61.0 inches); pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2) and light gray (10YR 7/2), light brown (7.5YR 6/3) and grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist; coarse sandy loam; friable, weakly coherent; carbonate concretions; fragments; strong effervescence; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A08364
    Nca3—155 to 170 centimeters (61.0 to 66.9 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2), pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist; gravelly sand; carbonate concretions; fragments. Lab sample # 40A08365
    D1—170 to 193 centimeters (66.9 to 76.0 inches); carbonate concretions; fragments; slight effervescence. Lab sample # 40A08366
    D2—193 to 193 centimeters (76.0 to 76.0 inches); fragments; noneffervescent. Lab sample # 40A08367