IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Elmira
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1970ID017002
  • User Pedon ID: S1970ID017002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 70C0001
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 43782
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 48.4872611
  • Std. Longitude: -116.4686833
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 59N
  • Range: 1W
  • Section: 4
  • PLSS Details: 520 meters (1,700 feet) west and 15 meters (50 feet) north of southeast of corner
  • Location Description: The site is located northwest of Elmira first road south of Elmira Cafe; 0.45 miles west of Highway 95; 18 meters (60 feet) north of center of road
  • State: Idaho
  • County: ID017—Bonner
  • MLRA: 44A—Northern Rocky Mountain Valleys
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: ID604—Bonner County Area, Idaho, Parts of Bonner and Boundary Counties

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Willis J. Leighty
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Mixed, frigid Lamellic Xeropsamments
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Elmira (flagged as OSD)
  • PSC - 31 to 106 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/5/2017
  • Classifier - Brian Gardner
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Elmira
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/24/1970
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: terrace
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: somewhat excessively
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/24/1970 (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
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    0—15

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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

    —

    —

    646

    —

    180

    710

    —

    —

    6

    —

    —

    7

    17

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

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    Oi—0 to 1 centimeters (0.0 to 0.4 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, chlorophenol red; abrupt wavy boundary.
    Oe—1 to 4 centimeters (0.4 to 1.6 inches); moderately decomposed plant material; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, chlorophenol red; abrupt wavy boundary.
    Oa—4 to 6 centimeters (1.6 to 2.4 inches); highly decomposed plant material; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, chlorophenol red; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 70C00001
    A—6 to 15 centimeters (2.4 to 5.9 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/3), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; sandy loam; moderate very fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 21.0 medium and coarse roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 70C00002
    Bw1—15 to 28 centimeters (5.9 to 11.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; loamy sand; weak very fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 21.0 medium and coarse roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 70C00003
    Bw2—28 to 50 centimeters (11.0 to 19.7 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; loamy sand; weak very fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 21.0 medium and coarse roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial and 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 70C00004
    Bw3—50 to 70 centimeters (19.7 to 27.6 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; loamy sand; massive; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial and 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, chlorophenol red; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 70C00005
    E and Bt1—70 to 98 centimeters (27.6 to 38.6 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dry; loamy sand; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial pores; 1 percent noncoherent cemented brown (10YR 4/3) dark concretions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7, chlorophenol red; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 70C00006
    E and Bt2—98 to 152 centimeters (38.6 to 59.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; sand; 1 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) medium mottles; single grain; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, chlorophenol red. Lab sample # 70C00007