IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): BROWNLEE
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1957ID045090
  • User Pedon ID: S1957ID045090
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1957ID045090
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A1095
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 34154
  • Print Date: 11/11/2024

    • 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: 43.9459839
  • Std. Longitude: -116.4595871
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 6N
  • Range: 1E
  • Section: 16
  • PLSS Details: 17 feet south of the southwest corner of the Pearl cemetery, 600 feet south and 430 feet west of the southeast corner of the NW1/4, NE1/4
  • Location Description: About 4 miles south of Montour, Gem County, Idaho, Squaw Creek SCD.
  • State: Idaho
  • County: ID045—Gem
  • MLRA: 10—Central Rocky and Blue Mountain Foothills
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: ID660—Gem County Area, Idaho

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Chugg
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Ultic Argixerolls
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 90
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - BROWNLEE
  • Classificaton Date - 7/16/2007
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Figart
  • Classificaton Date - 9/28/1957
  • 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: 9/28/1957 (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

    LUPIN

    Lupinus

    lupine

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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

    7

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    1372

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    135

    356

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    R—0 to 0 centimeters (0.0 to 0.0 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 40A08297
    2A11CA—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist; fine gravelly coarse sandy loam; weak thin platy parts to weak and moderate very fine and fine granular structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 fine roots; 21.0 fine pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, bromthymol blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A08288
    A12—13 to 23 centimeters (5.1 to 9.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist; coarse sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky parts to weak very fine and fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 fine roots; 21.0 fine pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, bromthymol blue; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A08289
    B1—23 to 38 centimeters (9.1 to 15.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; coarse sandy loam; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak and moderate medium angular blocky structure; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 fine roots; 21.0 fine pores; clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, bromthymol blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A08290. continuous - phpvsfiid 189207; continuous - phpvsfiid 189207
    B21—38 to 53 centimeters (15.0 to 20.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist; sandy clay loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky, and subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 roots; 0.5 fine pores; brown (10YR 5/3), dry, clay films and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, clay films; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, bromthymol blue; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A08291. continuous - phpvsfiid 189208; continuous - phpvsfiid 189209; continuous - phpvsfiid 189208; continuous - phpvsfiid 189209
    B22—53 to 71 centimeters (20.9 to 28.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), brown (10YR 5/3), moist; sandy clay loam; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine pores; 30 percent brown (10YR 5/3), dry, clay films in root channels and/or pores and 30 percent brown (10YR 4/3), moist, clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, bromthymol blue; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A08292. continuous - phpvsfiid 189210; continuous - phpvsfiid 189211; continuous - phpvsfiid 189210; continuous - phpvsfiid 189211
    B3—71 to 91 centimeters (28.0 to 35.8 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) and brown (10YR 5/3), brown (10YR 5/3) and brown (10YR 4/3), moist; coarse sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky, and massive; clay films; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, bromthymol blue; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A08293. patchy - phpvsfiid 189212; patchy - phpvsfiid 189212
    C1—91 to 104 centimeters (35.8 to 40.9 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) and light gray (10YR 7/2), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist; coarse sandy loam; massive; hard when dry, firm, slightly sticky, nonplastic; clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; neutral, pH 6.7, bromthymol blue; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A08294. patchy - phpvsfiid 189213; patchy - phpvsfiid 189213
    C2—104 to 127 centimeters (40.9 to 50.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) and light gray (10YR 7/2), brown (10YR 5/3) and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist; coarse sandy loam; massive; hard when dry, firm, slightly sticky, nonplastic; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, bromthymol blue; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A08295
    C3—127 to 157 centimeters (50.0 to 61.8 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) and light gray (10YR 7/2), brown (10YR 5/3) and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist; loamy coarse sand; slightly sticky, nonplastic; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, bromthymol blue; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A08296