IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): THENARROWS
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1995OR025001
  • User Pedon ID: S1995OR025001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1995OR025001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 98P0559
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 10829
  • 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: 43.3427773
  • Std. Longitude: -118.8949966
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 26S
  • Range: 32E
  • Section: 4
  • PLSS Details: about 700 feet east and 3300 feet south of the northwest corner
  • Location Description: Harney County, Oregon. about 3 miles northeast of the Narrows townsite.
  • State: Oregon
  • County: OR025—Harney
  • MLRA: 23—Malheur High Plateau
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: OR628—Harney County Area, Oregon

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, calcareous, frigid Typic Halaquepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - THENARROWS
  • Classificaton Date - 7/16/2007
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Thenarrows
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, calcareous, frigid Typic Hala
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 5/1/1995
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/1/1995 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    DISP

    SPAI

    Distichlis spicata

    Sporobolus airoides

    saltgrass

    alkali sacaton

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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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    1248

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    229

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    7

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    A1—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); dark gray (5Y 4/1), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dry; sandy loam; moderate coarse platy structure; hard when dry, firm, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots and fine and medium roots; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; very strongly alkaline, pH 9.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Common snail shells; strongly effervescent with disseminated lime. 1 to 4 inches thick. The A horizon has a hue of 2.5Y, 5Y or 10YR; a value of 4 through 6 dry, 3 or 4 moist. Reaction is strongly alkaline. SAR is 13 to 25 and EC is 2 to 5.
    A2—8 to 36 centimeters (3.1 to 14.2 inches); dark gray (5Y 4/1), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dry; sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 3.0 medium roots; 3.0 very fine tubular and 21.0 very fine and fine and medium pores; fragments; very strongly alkaline, pH 9.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P03281. Strongly effervescent with disseminated lime; SAR of 24, EC of 3, CACO3 of 10 percent. 7 to 14 inches thick. The A horizon has a hue of 2.5Y, 5Y, or 10YR; a value of 4 through 6 dry, 3 or 4 moist. Reaction is strongly or very strongly alkaline. SAR is 13 to 25 and EC is 2 to 5.
    A/Bw—36 to 56 centimeters (14.2 to 22.0 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and white (10YR 8/1), dry; loamy sand, sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; loose, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; very strongly alkaline, pH 9.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P03282. The B material also has a hard and slightly sticky and nonplastic rupture resistance. Horizon is 50 percent A material and 50 percent B material; SAR of 19, EC of 2 CACO3 of 21 percent; strongly effervescent with disseminated lime. 6 to 10 inches thick. The A horizon has a hue of 2.5Y, 5Y, or 10YR; a value of 4 through 6 dry, 3 or 4 moist. Reaction is strongly or very strongly alkaline. SAR is 13 to 25 and EC is 2 to 5. The B horizon has a value of 6 through 8 dry, 4 through 6 moist. Reaction is strongly or very strongly alkaline. SAR is 10 to 20 and EC is 1 to 3. The percent calcium carbonate is 10 to 20 percent.
    Bw—56 to 79 centimeters (22.0 to 31.1 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), white (10YR 8/1), dry; sandy loam; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; very strongly alkaline, pH 9.4, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P03283. SAR of 19, EC of 2, CACO3 of 17 percent. 9 to 27 inches thick. The B horizon has a value of 6 through 8 dry, 4 through 6 moist. Reaction is strongly or very strongly alkaline. SAR is 10 to 20 and EC is 1 to 3. The percent calcium carbonate is 10 to 20 percent.
    Bw/C—79 to 137 centimeters (31.1 to 53.9 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and grayish brown (10YR 5/2), white (10YR 8/1) and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dry; sandy loam, loamy sand; weak medium subangular blocky, and massive; hard when dry, firm, slightly sticky, nonplastic; brittle; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. The B horizon is strongly effervescent with disseminated carbonates. The C horizon has a loose, nonsticky and nonplastic rupture resistance; strongly effervescent in spots. 80 percent B material, 20 percent C material. 15 to 25 inches thick. The B horizon has a value of 6 through 8 dry, 4 through 6 moist. Reaction is strongly or very strongly alkaline SAR is 10 to 20 and EC is 1 to 3. The percent calcium carbonate is 10 to 20 percent. The C horizon has a value of 6 or 7 dry, 3 through 5 moist, and chroma of 1 or 2. Reaction is moderately to very strongly alkaline. Effervescence is slight to strongly effervescent. SAR is 2 to 5 and EC is 0 to 2.
    C—137 to 152 centimeters (53.9 to 59.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dry; loamy sand; massive; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine roots; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; very strongly alkaline, pH 9.5, hellige-truog. 10 percent parts of B material; strongly effervescent with disseminated lime. The C horizon has a value of 6 or 7 dry, 3 through 5 moist, and a chroma of 1 or 2. Reaction is moderately to very strongly alkaline. Effervescence is slightly to strongly effervescent. SAR is 2 to 5 and EC is 0 to 2.