IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Nicklund
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1993WA009005
  • User Pedon ID: S1993WA009005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 94P0074
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 66264
  • 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: 47.8872223
  • Std. Longitude: -122.9536133
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 28N
  • Range: 2W
  • Section: 29
  • PLSS Details: southeast 1/4
  • State: Washington
  • County: WA009—Clallam
  • MLRA: 1—Northern Pacific Coast Range, Foothills, and Valleys
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: WA632—Olympic National Forest Area, Washington (Parts of Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, and Mason Counties)
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 47122-H8—Uncas, Washington

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: G. Coleman and J. Sasich
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy-skeletal, isotic, mesic Andic Dystrudepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Nicklund
  • Classificaton Date - 1/27/2010
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Nicklund
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy-skeletal, mixed, mesic Andic Dystrochrept
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 9/20/1993
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains
  • Landform: ground moraine
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/20/1993 (actual site observation date)
  • Plant Association Name: TSHE/GASH-POMU
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - intermixed conifers and hardwoods
  • 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

    15

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    469

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    91

    1270

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    Oi—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P00621
    A—5 to 20 centimeters (2.0 to 7.9 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), dry; very gravelly sandy loam; weak very fine granular, and weak fine granular, and weak very fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very rigid, nonsticky, nonplastic; weakly smeary; 21.0 very fine to coarse roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine low-continuity interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter mixed igneous-sedimentary fragments and 45 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed igneous-sedimentary fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P00622
    Bw1—20 to 38 centimeters (7.9 to 15.0 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), dry; very gravelly sandy loam; weak very fine subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky parts to weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; weakly smeary; 21.0 very fine to coarse roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine low-continuity interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter mixed igneous-sedimentary fragments and 45 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed igneous-sedimentary fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P00623
    Bw2—38 to 51 centimeters (15.0 to 20.1 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), brownish yellow (10YR 6/6), dry; very gravelly loam; weak very fine subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; weakly smeary; 3.0 very fine to coarse roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine low-continuity tubular and 3.0 very fine and fine low-continuity interstitial pores; 50 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed igneous-sedimentary fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P00624
    Bw3—51 to 65 centimeters (20.1 to 25.6 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4), light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4), dry; very gravelly sandy loam; weak very fine subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; weakly smeary; 3.0 very fine to coarse roots throughout; 3.0 very fine low-continuity interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter mixed igneous-sedimentary fragments and 45 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed igneous-sedimentary fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P00625
    BC—65 to 85 centimeters (25.6 to 33.5 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4), light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4), dry; very gravelly sandy loam; light gray (2.5Y 7/2) fine distinct irregular and olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) fine distinct irregular mottles; weak very fine subangular blocky, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; weakly smeary; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 0.5 very fine low-continuity interstitial pores; 10 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter mixed igneous-sedimentary fragments and 45 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed igneous-sedimentary fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P00626
    Cd—85 to 155 centimeters (33.5 to 61.0 inches); olive (5Y 4/3), light gray (2.5Y 7/2), dry; very gravelly loamy sand; brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) fine and medium irregular and dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/6) fine and medium irregular mottles; massive; very hard, extremely firm*; brittle; 15 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter mixed igneous-sedimentary fragments and 40 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed igneous-sedimentary fragments. Lab sample # 94P00627