IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Shanahan
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1972OR035002
  • User Pedon ID: S1972OR035002
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1972OR035002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 72C0047
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 43981
  • 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: 42.6013870
  • Std. Longitude: -121.8752747
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 34S
  • Range: 7E
  • Section: 28
  • PLSS Details: about 152 meters south and 31 meters west of the northeast corner
  • Location Description: about 2.4 km northwest of Chiloquin
  • State: Oregon
  • County: OR035—Klamath
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: OR640—Klamath County, Oregon, Southern Part

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: A. Ness and J. Cahoon
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Ashy over loamy, mixed, superactive Xeric Vitricryands
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Shanahan
  • PSC - 25 to 69 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/27/2010
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - SHANAHAN
  • Classificaton Date - 5/8/1972
  • 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: 5/8/1972 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 9AA-75
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - intermixed conifers and hardwoods
  • 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

    CAREX

    PURSH

    Carex

    Purshia

    sedge

    bitterbrush

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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

    13

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    1305

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    430

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    5

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    6

    13

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    A1—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2), dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; gravelly loamy coarse sand; weak very fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots; 21.0 very fine pores; 20 percent by volume cinders fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, bromthymol blue; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 72C00281; moist when described;
    AC1—10 to 24 centimeters (3.9 to 9.4 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) gravelly loamy coarse sand; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots; 21.0 very fine pores; 25 percent by volume cinders fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, bromthymol blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 72C00282; moist when described;. dark yellowish brown cinders
    AC2—24 to 46 centimeters (9.4 to 18.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) gravelly loamy coarse sand; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine pores; 25 percent by volume cinders fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, bromthymol blue; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 72C00283; moist when described;. dark yellowish brown cinders
    C1—46 to 69 centimeters (18.1 to 27.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) gravelly coarse sand; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine pores; 35 percent by volume cinders fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, bromthymol blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 72C00284; moist when described;
    2C2—69 to 104 centimeters (27.2 to 40.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; 3.0 very fine tubular pores; 30 percent by volume pumice fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, bromthymol blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 72C00285; moist when described;. about 15 percent hard lava pebbles
    2C3—104 to 130 centimeters (40.9 to 51.2 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 3.0 very fine tubular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, bromthymol blue. Lab sample # 72C00286; moist when described;. about 15 percent hard lava pebbles