IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Geisel
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
73-FWG-03
User Pedon ID:
S1973OR011002
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
73C0002
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
44086
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:
43.3493881
Std. Longitude:
-124.1806335
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
26S
Range:
13W
Section:
1
PLSS Details:
750 feet south and 350 feet west of the northeast corner
Location Description:
About 2 miles southeast of Coos Bay, Oregon
Map Unit:
26C—Geisel silt loam, 2 to 12 percent slopes
State:
Oregon
County:
OR011—Coos
MLRA:
1—Northern Pacific Coast Range, Foothills, and Valleys
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
OR011—Coos County, Oregon
7.5 Minute USGS Quad:
43124-C2—Coos Bay, Oregon
PEDON
Describers Name:
Fred W. Gelderman, R. James Kienzle
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine, isotic, isomesic Humic Dystrudepts
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Type:
taxadjunct to the series
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
NASIS
Pedon #:
2
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Geisel
PSC -
28 to 104 cm.
Classificaton Date -
8/7/2009
Moisture Subclass -
udic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Dement
Classificaton Date -
5/8/1973
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Parent Material:
residuum weathered from sandstone and siltstone
Landscape:
mountains
Landform:
ridge
Hill Slope Profile:
shoulder
Slope Complexity:
simple
Slope Shape Down:
convex
Runoff:
medium
Drainage Class:
well
Flooding:
none flooding
Ponding:
none ponding
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
5/8/1973 (actual site observation date)
Air Photo ID:
3HH-24
Surface Water Kind:
none observed
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
10
—
—
84
—
270
1524
—
—
11.1
—
—
11.7
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments. Lab sample # 73C00008; moist when described; observed in pit, small
A—3 to 10 centimeters (1.2 to 3.9 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2), brown (7.5YR 4/2), dry; silt loam; strong fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 10.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 10.0 very fine irregular pores; 5 percent by volume 2-?-5 millimeter charcoal fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, chlorophenol red; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 73C00008; moist when described; observed in pit, small
AB—10 to 26 centimeters (3.9 to 10.2 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), dry; silt loam; 24 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 4.0 very fine irregular pores; 15 percent by volume 2-?-5 millimeter charcoal fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, chlorophenol red; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 73C00009; moist when described; observed in pit, small
Bw1—26 to 53 centimeters (10.2 to 20.9 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4), dry; silty clay; 42 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 4.0 very fine tubular and 4.0 very fine irregular pores; 1 percent by volume 2-?-5 millimeter charcoal fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, chlorophenol red; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 73C00010; moist when described; observed in pit, small
Bw2—53 to 81 centimeters (20.9 to 31.9 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), dry; silty clay loam; 36 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 4.0 very fine tubular pores; 1 percent by volume 2-?-5 millimeter charcoal fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, chlorophenol red; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 73C00011; moist when described; observed in pit, small
Bt1—81 to 107 centimeters (31.9 to 42.1 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), dry; silty clay; 40 percent clay; structureless massive parts to weak medium subangular blocky; friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 4.0 very fine tubular pores; 1 percent by volume 2-?-5 millimeter charcoal fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, chlorophenol red; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 73C00012; moist when described; observed in pit, small
2Bt2—107 to 127 centimeters (42.1 to 50.0 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6), strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), dry; silty clay loam; 35 percent clay; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular weakly coherent cemented 2-?-50 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, chlorophenol red; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 73C00013; moist when described; observed in pit, small
2Bt3—127 to 193 centimeters (50.0 to 76.0 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6), strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), dry; silty clay; structureless massive parts to weak coarse subangular blocky; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 10 percent by volume nonflat subangular weakly coherent cemented 2-?-50 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, chlorophenol red. Lab sample # 73C00014; moist when described; observed in auger, bucket