IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): MountEmily
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1994OR061003
  • User Pedon ID: S1994OR061003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 94P0794
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 66967
  • 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: 45.1566658
  • Std. Longitude: -118.3055573
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Oregon
  • County: OR061—Union
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: OR625—Union County Area, Oregon
  • PEDON

  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Mountemily
  • Taxonomic Class - Ashy over loamy-skeletal, mixed Alfic Vitricryand
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/24/1994
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


  • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains
  • Landform: mountainside
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no
  • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/24/1994 (actual site observation date)
  • Plant Association Name: ABLA2/LIBO2
  • 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
  • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    andic soil properties

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    argillic horizon

    0—38

    0—2

    2—38

    110—118

    —-

    —-

    —-

    —-

    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

    28

    1768

    10

    860

    3.3

    4.4

    8.3

    1.1

    Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); 0.5 fine and medium roots throughout; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 94P06245
    Oe—3 to 5 centimeters (1.2 to 2.0 inches); 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P06246
    E—5 to 7 centimeters (2.0 to 2.8 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) silt loam; single grain; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout and 3.0 fine and medium roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 0.5 very fine continuous tubular pores; fragments; abrupt broken boundary. Lab sample # 94P06247
    Bw1—7 to 25 centimeters (2.8 to 9.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; weak very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 21.0 medium roots throughout and 3.0 coarse roots throughout; 0.5 very fine and fine continuous tubular pores; 15 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter basalt fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P06248
    Bw2—25 to 43 centimeters (9.8 to 16.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout and 3.0 fine and medium roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 0.5 very fine continuous tubular pores; 10 percent fine and medium spherical extremely weakly coherent cemented yellow (10YR 7/6) ironstone nodules throughout and 30 percent fine and medium spherical noncoherent cemented brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) masses of oxidized iron throughout; 20 percent fine and medium spherical noncoherent cemented very pale brown (10YR 8/2) throughout; 5 percent by volume subangular 250-425-600 millimeter basalt fragments and 15 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter basalt fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P06249
    2Ab—43 to 65 centimeters (16.9 to 25.6 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) loam; weak medium subangular blocky parts to weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 medium roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine low-continuity interstitial and 0.5 medium continuous tubular and 3.0 fine continuous tubular pores; 15 percent by volume subangular 250-425-600 millimeter basalt fragments and 15 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter basalt fragments and 20 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter basalt fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P06250
    2Eb—65 to 115 centimeters (25.6 to 45.3 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine continuous tubular and 3.0 very fine low-continuity interstitial and 0.5 medium continuous tubular pores; 10 percent by volume subangular 250-425-600 millimeter basalt fragments and 20 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter basalt fragments and 30 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter basalt fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P06251
    2Btb1—115 to 136 centimeters (45.3 to 53.5 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky parts to moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 3.0 very fine low-continuity interstitial and 0.5 continuous tubular pores; 10 percent faint clay films on faces of peds and 90 percent distinct clay bridges between sand grains; 10 percent by volume subangular 250-425-600 millimeter basalt fragments and 25 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter basalt fragments and 40 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter basalt fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 94P06252. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 194576; continuous - phpvsfiid 194575; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 194576; continuous - phpvsfiid 194575
    2Btb2—136 to 162 centimeters (53.5 to 63.8 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) silt loam; weak coarse subangular blocky parts to moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 0.5 very fine interstitial pores; 15 percent faint clay films on faces of peds and 85 percent prominent clay bridges between sand grains; 10 percent by volume subangular 250-425-600 millimeter basalt fragments and 25 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter basalt fragments and 35 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter basalt fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P06253. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 182260; continuous - phpvsfiid 194577; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 182260; continuous - phpvsfiid 194577
    2Btb3—162 to 185 centimeters (63.8 to 72.8 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) clay loam; weak very fine and fine angular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 0.5 very fine interstitial pores; 10 percent prominent clay films on faces of peds and 10 percent prominent clay bridges between sand grains; 10 percent by volume subangular 250-425-600 millimeter basalt fragments and 25 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter basalt fragments and 35 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter basalt fragments; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 94P06254. continuous - phpvsfiid 182261; continuous - phpvsfiid 182262; continuous - phpvsfiid 182261; continuous - phpvsfiid 182262
    2BC—185 to 206 centimeters (72.8 to 81.1 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4); single grain; 0.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 3.0 very fine interstitial pores; 20 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter basalt fragments and 20 percent by volume subangular 250-425-600 millimeter basalt fragments and 40 percent by volume angular 2-39-75 millimeter basalt fragments. Lab sample # 94P06255