IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): HELPHENSTEIN
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1996OR025005
  • User Pedon ID: S1996OR025005
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1996OR025005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 96P0343
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 68421
  • Print Date: 12/11/2024

    • 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: 43.1138878
  • Std. Longitude: -118.9199982
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Foster Flat Road turn off.
  • State: Oregon
  • County: OR025—Harney
  • MLRA: 24—Humboldt Basin and Range Area
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: OR628—Harney County Area, Oregon

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Sodic Aquicambids
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - HELPHENSTEIN
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/16/2007
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Helphenstein
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Aquisalid
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/6/1996
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Moisture SUBClass - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: basin
  • Landform: alluvial flat
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Bedrock: igneous, unspecified
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/6/1996 (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

    Distichlis spicata

    saltgrass

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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

    0

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    90

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    A1—0 to 7 centimeters (0.0 to 2.8 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), light gray (10YR 7/2), dry; loam; moderate fine platy structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine vesicular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P02655
    A2—7 to 23 centimeters (2.8 to 9.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), light gray (10YR 7/2), dry; loam; weak fine platy parts to moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P02656
    Bw1—23 to 42 centimeters (9.1 to 16.5 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), light gray (10YR 7/2), dry; loam; weak medium platy parts to weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 0.5 medium interstitial and 3.0 fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P02657
    Bw2—42 to 60 centimeters (16.5 to 23.6 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), very pale brown (10YR 7/3), dry; loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine faint mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P02658. Few fine faint soft masses.
    C—60 to 84 centimeters (23.6 to 33.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), light gray (10YR 7/2), dry; silt loam; 1 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine distinct mottles; massive; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P02659. Soft masses 10YR 4/4; few fine faint pore depletions 10YR 4/2; 10% of volume is gray areas.
    C2—84 to 115 centimeters (33.1 to 45.3 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), very pale brown (10YR 7/3), dry; silt loam; 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine distinct mottles; massive; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; fine dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2); fragments; slight effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P02660. Soft masses 7.5YR 4/4; <.1 mm FeMn nodules.
    2Ab—84 to 115 centimeters (33.1 to 45.3 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dry; 1 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine distinct mottles; massive; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P02661. 30% gray.
    2Ab—115 to 157 centimeters (45.3 to 61.8 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dry; very fine sandy loam; 1 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine distinct mottles; massive; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; noneffervescent; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P02663. 40% gray.
    C—115 to 157 centimeters (45.3 to 61.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dry; silt loam; 21 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine distinct mottles; massive; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 1 percent fine dendritic black (10YR 2/1) dark nodules; fragments; noneffervescent; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P02662. Soft masses 10YR 4/4 on horizontal lamination; nodules are FeMn. 60% brown.
    2Ab—157 to 187 centimeters (61.8 to 73.6 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dry; very fine sandy loam; massive; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; noneffervescent. Lab sample # 96P02664