IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Elmira
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1993ID021002
  • User Pedon ID: S1993ID021002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 94P0241
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 66425
  • Print Date: 11/12/2024

    • 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: 48.5318108
  • Std. Longitude: -116.4588394
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 60N
  • Range: 1W
  • Section: 22
  • PLSS Details: About 600 feet north and 750 feet east of the southwest corner
  • Location Description: North of McArthur Lake.
  • State: Idaho
  • County: ID021—Boundary

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Sandy, mixed, frigid Vitrandic Haploxerepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Elmira
  • PSC - 30 to 105 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 12/6/2016
  • Classifier - Scott Bare
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Elmira
  • Taxonomic Class - Mixed Argic Xeropsamments
  • Classificaton Date - 10/14/1993
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 4
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: dune
  • Drainage Class: somewhat excessively
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/14/1993 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: wind erosion
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    0—10

    10—25

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    —15—
    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

    12

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    —

    658

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    135

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    Oi—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments. Lab sample # 94P01502
    Oe—2 to 5 centimeters (0.8 to 2.0 inches); moderately decomposed plant material; fragments.
    A—5 to 10 centimeters (2.0 to 3.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; ashy fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 3.0 medium roots; 21.0 very fine and fine tubular and 0.5 medium tubular pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P01501
    Bw—10 to 25 centimeters (3.9 to 9.8 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist; ashy fine sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 3.0 medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 21.0 very fine and fine tubular and 0.5 medium tubular pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P01502
    C1—25 to 61 centimeters (9.8 to 24.0 inches); pale yellow (2.5Y 7/4), light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), moist; loamy fine sand; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial and 3.0 fine interstitial pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary.
    C2—61 to 112 centimeters (24.0 to 44.1 inches); pale yellow (2.5Y 7/3), light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), moist; loamy fine sand; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial and 3.0 fine interstitial pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary.
    C3—112 to 157 centimeters (44.1 to 61.8 inches); pale yellow (2.5Y 7/3), light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), moist; fine sand; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog.