IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): TANANA
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1958AK090002
  • User Pedon ID: S1958AK090002
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1958AK090002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A0650
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 33728
  • 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: 64.8549423
  • Std. Longitude: -147.8657227
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 1S
  • Range: 2W
  • Section: 1
  • PLSS Details: NE 1/4, SW 1/4
  • Location Description: on level land about 1-1/2 miles northwest of the Chena River near its confluence with the Tanana River; about 1/4 mile south of foothills of Yukon-Tanana uplands; 4 miles west northwest of Fairbanks
  • State: Alaska
  • County: AK090—Fairbanks North Star Borough

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Samuel Rieger
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - TANANA
  • PSC - 10 to 30 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/4/1958
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/4/1958 (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

    ALNUS

    BETUL

    EQUIS

    LEDUM

    PIMA

    Alnus

    Betula

    Equisetum

    Ledum

    Picea mariana

    alder

    birch

    horsetail

    Labrador tea

    black 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

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    O1—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A04847; moist when described;
    A1—13 to 21 centimeters (5.1 to 8.3 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) and dark gray (5Y 4/1) silt loam; weak very fine platy structure; friable; 21.0 roots; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A04848; moist when described;
    C1—21 to 41 centimeters (8.3 to 16.1 inches); dark gray (5Y 4/1) silt; 21 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) medium distinct mottles; weak very fine platy structure; friable, nonsticky; 21.0 roots; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A04849; moist when described;
    C2—41 to 66 centimeters (16.1 to 26.0 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) silt loam; 3 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) medium faint mottles; weak very fine platy structure; friable, nonsticky; 0.5 roots; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A04850; moist when described;
    C3—66 to 89 centimeters (26.0 to 35.0 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) silt loam; weak very fine platy structure; very friable, nonsticky; 0.5 roots; fragments. Lab sample # 40A04851; moist when described;