IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Spexarth
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1991WA037002
  • User Pedon ID: S1991WA037002
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1991WA037002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 92P0025
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 64264
  • 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: 47.0252762
  • Std. Longitude: -121.0858307
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 18N
  • Range: 14E
  • Section: 27
  • PLSS Details: 800 feet S and 1000 feet E of NW corner
  • State: Washington
  • County: WA037—Kittitas
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: WA680—Wenatchee National Forest, Naches Area, Washington, Parts of Kittitas and Yakima Counties

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: CM
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Ashy, glassy Xeric Vitricryands
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Spexarth
  • PSC - 25 to 58 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/23/2007
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Spexarth
  • Taxonomic Class - Ashy Xeric Vitricryand
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/27/1991
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/27/1991 (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

    TSHE

    Tsuga heterophylla

    western hemlock

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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

    40

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    1150

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    344

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    Oi—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 92P00167. leaves and other forest litter
    C—5 to 10 centimeters (2.0 to 3.9 inches);, light gray (10YR 7/1), dry; sand; single grain; nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P00168
    A1—10 to 18 centimeters (3.9 to 7.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; gravelly fine sandy loam; weak fine and medium granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 1.0 medium and coarse roots; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P00169
    BA—18 to 33 centimeters (7.1 to 13.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; gravelly fine sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P00170
    Bw1—33 to 43 centimeters (13.0 to 16.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; very gravelly fine sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 40 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P00171
    2C—43 to 63 centimeters (16.9 to 24.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; extremely cobbly sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 5.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial and 1.0 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; 35 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 40 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P00172
    3CR—63 to 65 centimeters (24.8 to 25.6 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 92P00173. paralithic sandstone