IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Threebear
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1995ID035011
  • User Pedon ID: S1995ID057001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 96P0028
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 68109
  • Print Date: 11/24/2024

    • 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: 46.6566658
  • Std. Longitude: -116.3294449
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 38N
  • Range: 1E
  • Section: 9
  • PLSS Details: 80 feet S and 110 feet W of NE corner
  • Location Description: Latah Co, 80 feet S of sec line in sec 9
  • State: Idaho
  • County: ID057—Latah
  • MLRA: 43A—Northern Rocky Mountains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: ID612—Clearwater Area, Idaho

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: T. Hahn
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Medial over loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Alfic Udivitrands
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 11
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Threebear (flagged as OSD)
  • PSC - 1 to 101 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/27/2010
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - oxyaquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Threebear
  • Classificaton Date - 10/18/1995
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: foothills
  • Landform: hillside
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/18/1995 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 5-11
  • Plant Association Name: Norwidge
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other tree cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    fragipan

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    100 - 174

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

    andic soil properties

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    glossic horizon

    argillic horizon

    fragipan

    0—44

    0—6

    6—44

    44—100

    87—174

    99—174

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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

    22

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    —

    893

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    60

    889

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    —

    —

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    Oi—0 to 1 centimeters (0.0 to 0.4 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary.
    A—1 to 6 centimeters (0.4 to 2.4 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), dry; silt loam; weak medium granular structure; 21.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P00208
    Bw1—6 to 24 centimeters (2.4 to 9.4 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), dry; silt loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium and coarse roots throughout; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P00209
    Bw2—24 to 44 centimeters (9.4 to 17.3 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; silt loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium and coarse roots throughout; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P00210
    2E/Bt—44 to 65 centimeters (17.3 to 25.6 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), 90 percent very pale brown (10YR 7/3) and 10 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; silt loam; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots between peds and between peds; 3.0 very fine tubular and 0.5 medium interstitial pores; 1 percent faint clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P00211. patchy - phpvsfiid 1200128; patchy - phpvsfiid 1200128
    2Bt/E1—65 to 87 centimeters (25.6 to 34.3 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), 60 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) and 40 percent very pale brown (10YR 7/3), dry; silt loam; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots throughout and 0.5 fine and medium roots between peds; 3.0 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine interstitial pores; 2 percent faint clay films on faces of peds; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P00212. Very few redox concentrations at E-B interface, (boundary). Clay estimates of B only (90% B) in 26-27%; patchy - phpvsfiid 1200131; patchy - phpvsfiid 1200131
    2Bt/E2—87 to 100 centimeters (34.3 to 39.4 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), 75 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) and 25 percent very pale brown (10YR 7/3), dry; silt loam; moderate coarse prismatic structure; very hard, very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots between peds; 21.0 very fine pores; 1 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and 2 percent faint clay films on faces of peds; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P00213. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1200133; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1200134; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1200133; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1200134
    2Btxb1—100 to 138 centimeters (39.4 to 54.3 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; silt loam; strong very coarse prismatic structure; very hard, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; brittle; 0.5 very fine and fine roots between peds; 21.0 very fine tubular pores; 1 percent prominent 10YR 2/ (10YR 2/) manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds and 2 percent faint dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) clay films on faces of peds; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P00214. E material is between prisms, 10-20mm thick at upper part, thinning with depth to 2-5mm; patchy - phpvsfiid 1200129; patchy - phpvsfiid 1200129
    2Btxb2—138 to 174 centimeters (54.3 to 68.5 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; silty clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic structure; very hard, firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; brittle; 21.0 very fine pores; 2 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent irregular masses of oxidized iron; fragments. Lab sample # 96P00215