IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Terence
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1991WA037003
  • User Pedon ID: S1991WA037003
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1991WA037003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 92P0026
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 64265
  • 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: 46.9763870
  • Std. Longitude: -121.0294418
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 17N
  • Range: 14E
  • Section: 12
  • PLSS Details: 1850 feet N and 1700 feet W of the SE corner
  • State: Washington
  • County: WA037—Kittitas
  • MLRA: 6—Cascade Mountains, Eastern Slope
  • 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-skeletal, glassy Xeric Vitricryands
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Terence
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/23/2007
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Terence
  • Taxonomic Class - Ashy-skeletal Xeric Vitricryand
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/27/1991
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Slope Shape Across: concave
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • 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

    ABGR

    PSMEG

    TSHE

    Abies grandis

    Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca

    Tsuga heterophylla

    grand fir

    Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir

    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

    60

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    1295

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    340

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    Oi—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P00174. forest litter, leaves and twigs. Mount St. Helen ash mixed with Oi.
    A—5 to 15 centimeters (2.0 to 5.9 inches);, pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; gravelly fine sandy loam; weak medium granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 5.0 medium and coarse roots; 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly alkaline, pH 9.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P00175
    Bw1—15 to 41 centimeters (5.9 to 16.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine and medium granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 2 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly alkaline, pH 10.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P00176
    Bw2—41 to 66 centimeters (16.1 to 26.0 inches); 20 percent brown (10YR 4/3), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; very gravelly fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly alkaline, pH 10.6, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P00177
    2Bw3—66 to 94 centimeters (26.0 to 37.0 inches); 5 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), dry; extremely gravelly loam; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 40 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly alkaline, pH 10.1, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P00178
    2Bw4—94 to 117 centimeters (37.0 to 46.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), dry; extremely gravelly loam; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 very fine roots and 1.0 fine and medium roots; 5.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 35 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly alkaline, pH 9.6, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P00179
    2Bw5—117 to 145 centimeters (46.1 to 57.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; extremely gravelly loam; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 5.0 very fine and fine interstitial and 0.5 fine interstitial and tubular pores; 5 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 35 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 9.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P00180. also sample #92P0181 was soft rock sample
    2Bw6—145 to 165 centimeters (57.1 to 65.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), dry; extremely gravelly loam; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 0.5 fine interstitial and tubular pores; 5 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 45 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 92P00182. also sample #92P0183 was soft rock sample