IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Springdale
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1957WA063009
  • User Pedon ID: S1957WA063009
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A1035
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 34094
  • Print Date: 2/17/2025

    • 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: 47.7311096
  • Std. Longitude: -117.5002747
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 26N
  • Range: 42E
  • Section: 21
  • PLSS Details: 0.2 mile south of gas pipe crossing at a point 250 feet east of highway and 50 feet north of east-west fence, SW 1/4 SE 1/4 SE 1/4
  • State: Washington
  • County: WA063—Spokane
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: WA063—Spokane County, Washington

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Arnold Ness
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Sandy-skeletal, isotic, mesic Vitrandic Xerorthents
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 9
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Springdale
  • PSC - 28 to 103 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/31/2016
  • Classifier - Brian Gardner
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - SPRINGDALE
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/13/1957
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: somewhat excessively
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/13/1957 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - conifers
  • 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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    503

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    457

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    17.2

    -2.8

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    Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A07743. very dark grayish brown loose partially decomposed organic litter composed of pine needles, grass, leaves, twigs, and cones
    A—3 to 11 centimeters (1.2 to 4.3 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) gravelly sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 roots; 30 percent by volume nonflat rounded indurated 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A07744
    Bw—11 to 23 centimeters (4.3 to 9.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) gravelly sandy loam; weak medium granular structure; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 roots; 30 percent by volume nonflat rounded indurated 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A07745
    C1—23 to 36 centimeters (9.1 to 14.2 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) gravelly sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 roots; 30 percent by volume nonflat rounded indurated 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A07746
    C2—36 to 51 centimeters (14.2 to 20.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) very gravelly sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 roots; 50 percent by volume nonflat rounded indurated 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A07747. few pockets of one-half inch diameter containing clay skins in pores
    C3—51 to 79 centimeters (20.1 to 31.1 inches); very gravelly sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 roots; 55 percent by volume nonflat rounded indurated 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A07748. multicolored; some gravels are coated with fines and common reddish brown iron stains
    C4—79 to 125 centimeters (31.1 to 49.2 inches); extremely gravelly sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 roots; 10 percent by volume nonflat rounded indurated 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 50 percent by volume nonflat rounded indurated 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.9, unspecified. Lab sample # 40A07749. gravel coated with fines; few reddish brown iron stains