IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Swalesilver
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1996OR025008
  • User Pedon ID: S1996OR025008
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 96P0346
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 68424
  • Print Date: 4/26/2025

    • 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: 43.4380569
  • Std. Longitude: -119.3311081
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 25S
  • Range: 28E
  • Section: 2
  • PLSS Details: NW 1/4 of the NW 1/4, about 2 miles SW of Palomino Buttes on Double O Road.
  • State: Oregon
  • County: OR025—Harney
  • MLRA: 23—Malheur High Plateau
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: OR628—Harney County Area, Oregon
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 43119-E1—Burns, Oregon

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, mesic Vertic Natrixeralfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 8
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Swalesilver
  • PSC - 10 to 40 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/23/2007
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - SND
  • Classificaton Date - 8/7/1996
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: hills
  • Landform: playa
  • Anthropogenic Feature: leveled land
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Bedrock: h moderate weathered basaltic-ash
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/7/1996 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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
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    A1—0 to 6 centimeters (0.0 to 2.4 inches);, gray (10YR 5/1) and light gray (10YR 7/1), moist; fine sandy loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine distinct and 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine faint mottles; moderate coarse platy structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 21.0 fine vesicular pores; fragments; noneffervescent; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P02687
    A2—6 to 10 centimeters (2.4 to 3.9 inches); light gray (10YR 7/1), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; clay loam; 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine faint and 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) fine faint mottles; moderate medium platy parts to moderate fine angular blocky structure; very hard, friable, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 75 percent distinct light gray (10YR 7/1), dry, silt coats on vertical faces of peds and 75 percent distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, silt coats on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical noncoherent cemented dark nodules throughout; fragments; noneffervescent; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P02688. continuous - phpvsfiid 183118; continuous - phpvsfiid 183119; continuous - phpvsfiid 183118; continuous - phpvsfiid 183119
    Bt1—10 to 28 centimeters (3.9 to 11.0 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; clay; weak fine prismatic parts to strong very fine angular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 3.0 very fine tubular pores; 75 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine platy noncoherent cemented dark nodules throughout and 1 percent fine spherical noncoherent cemented iron-manganese concretions throughout; fragments; noneffervescent; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P02689. continuous - phpvsfiid 183120; continuous - phpvsfiid 183120
    Bt2—28 to 40 centimeters (11.0 to 15.7 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) rubbed, light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) and olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) rubbed, moist; silty clay loam; 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine faint and 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine faint mottles; weak very fine prismatic parts to strong fine angular blocky structure; slightly hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 3.0 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; 30 percent faint clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical noncoherent cemented iron-manganese concretions throughout; fragments; noneffervescent; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P02690. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 183121; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 183121
    Bk1—40 to 65 centimeters (15.7 to 25.6 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) and olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) rubbed, moist; clay loam; 1 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) fine faint and 1 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) fine faint mottles; moderate fine angular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 30 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 1 percent fine spherical noncoherent cemented iron-manganese concretions throughout; 3 percent fine cylindrical noncoherent cemented black (2.5Y 2/1) carbonate threads and 3 percent fine cylindrical noncoherent cemented dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) carbonate threads; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P02691. 70% very effervescent, 30% slightly effervescent.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 183122; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 183122
    Bk2—65 to 88 centimeters (25.6 to 34.6 inches); pale yellow (2.5Y 7/3) and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) rubbed, light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) and olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) rubbed, moist; clay loam; 1 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) fine faint and 1 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) fine faint mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.1 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 10 percent faint clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P02692. 96% very effervescent, 10% slightly effervescent.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 183123; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 183123
    BC1—88 to 107 centimeters (34.6 to 42.1 inches); pale yellow (2.5Y 7/3) and pale yellow (2.5Y 7/3) rubbed, olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) and olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) rubbed, moist; clay loam; 2 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine distinct and 2 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine distinct mottles; weak fine platy parts to weak coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.1 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 10 percent faint black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P02693. 98% noneffervescent; 2% effervescent.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 183124; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 183124
    BC2—107 to 137 centimeters (42.1 to 53.9 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), moist; clay; 21 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine distinct and 21 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine distinct and 21 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct and 21 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate very fine angular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.1 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; noneffervescent; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P02694
    Cr—137 to 152 centimeters (53.9 to 59.8 inches); pale yellow (2.5Y 7/4), light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist; weathered bedrock; 75 percent faint black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds; 50 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter aa lava fragments. Lab sample # 96P02695. Weathered vesicular basalt.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 183125; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 183125