IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Shanahan
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1993OR017002
  • User Pedon ID: S1993OR017002
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1993OR017002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 93P0770
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 66113
  • 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: 43.8294449
  • Std. Longitude: -121.4811096
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Oregon
  • County: OR017—Deschutes
  • MLRA: 6—Cascade Mountains, Eastern Slope
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: OR620—Upper Deschutes River Area, Oregon, Parts of Deschutes, Jefferson, and Klamath Counties

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Jerry Latshaw, Herb Huddleston, Will Austin, and Dave D'Amore
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: research site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Shanahan
  • Taxonomic Class - Ashy over loamy, mixed Xeric Vitricryands
  • PSC - 0 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/5/1993
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: plains
  • Landform: terrace
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/5/1993 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    FEID

    PICO

    PURSH

    RIBES

    STOC2

    Festuca idahoensis

    Pinus contorta

    Purshia

    Ribes

    Stipa occidentalis

    Idaho fescue

    lodgepole pine

    bitterbrush

    currant

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    0—9

    9—46

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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

    1

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    508

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    6

    16

    -3

    6

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    Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); partially decomposed organic matter; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Not sampled.
    A—3 to 13 centimeters (1.2 to 5.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) sandy loam; weak fine and medium granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 10.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 5 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P05299
    AB—13 to 44 centimeters (5.1 to 17.3 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 0.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 5 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P05300
    Bw—44 to 74 centimeters (17.3 to 29.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) loamy sand; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 5 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P05301
    C1—74 to 88 centimeters (29.1 to 34.6 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) loamy sand; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 10 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P05302
    C2—88 to 103 centimeters (34.6 to 40.6 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) gravelly sandy loam; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 20 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P05303
    2C3—103 to 120 centimeters (40.6 to 47.2 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) very gravelly loamy sand; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 40 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P05304
    2C4—120 to 148 centimeters (47.2 to 58.3 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and red (2.5YR 4/8) very gravelly sand; single grain; loose, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 50 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P05305
    2C5—148 to 168 centimeters (58.3 to 66.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and red (2.5YR 4/8) extremely gravelly sand; single grain; loose, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 65 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P05306. colors for this layer are of the sand and gravel.
    2C6—168 to 180 centimeters (66.1 to 70.9 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) extremely gravelly sand; 1 percent black (10YR 2/1) medium distinct and 10 percent dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/3) medium distinct mottles; single grain; loose, very friable, indurated, nonsticky, nonplastic; 10 percent medium irregular iron-manganese masses; 80 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P05307. colors for this layer are of the sand and gravel.
    3Cm—180 to 203 centimeters (70.9 to 79.9 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) gravelly sand; 10 percent dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/3) medium distinct mottles; massive; very firm, indurated, nonsticky, nonplastic; 25 percent extremely coarse platy iron concretions; 30 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments. Lab sample # 93P05308