IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Thowson
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1996WA007001
  • User Pedon ID: S1996WA007001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1996WA007001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 96P0392
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 68470
  • 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: 47.8661118
  • Std. Longitude: -120.1902771
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 27N
  • Range: 21E
  • Section: 3
  • PLSS Details: SW1/4
  • Location Description: Novarre Coalee Rd.
  • State: Washington
  • County: WA007—Chelan
  • MLRA: 6—Cascade Mountains, Eastern Slope
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: WA608—Cashmere Mountain Area, Washington, Parts of Chelan and Okanogan Counties
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 47120-G2—Winesap, Washington

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: RJR, RWK
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Ashy, glassy, nonacid, mesic Typic Vitrixerands
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: research site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Thowson
  • Taxonomic Class - Ashy, glassy, nonacid, mesic Typic Vitrixerands
  • PSC - 0 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/5/1996
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: outwash terrace
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Position: on a slope
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/5/1996 (actual site observation date)
  • 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
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    AMELA

    BALSA

    LUPIN

    Amelanchier

    Balsamorhiza

    Lupinus

    serviceberry

    balsamroot

    lupine

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

    andic soil properties

    0—117

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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

    30

    300

    30

    457

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    45

    432

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    Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); partially decomposed organic matter; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary.
    A—3 to 18 centimeters (1.2 to 7.1 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; sandy loam; weak very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, noncoherent, nonsticky, nonplastic; weakly smeary; low toughness; moderate permeability; 21.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 21.0 medium roots throughout; 3.0 very fine low-continuity continuous tubular pores; 4 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 8 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter pumice fragments; noneffervescent; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P03009; dry when described;
    Bw1—18 to 51 centimeters (7.1 to 20.1 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist; sandy loam; weak very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, noncoherent, nonsticky, nonplastic; weakly smeary; low toughness; moderate permeability; 21.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 3.0 coarse roots throughout; 2.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity continuous tubular pores; 4 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter pumice fragments; noneffervescent; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P03010; dry when described;
    Bw2—51 to 92 centimeters (20.1 to 36.2 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist; sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, noncoherent, nonsticky, nonplastic; weakly smeary; low toughness; moderate permeability; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout and 3.0 coarse roots throughout; 0.5 very fine to medium moderate-continuity tubular pores; 5 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter pumice fragments; noneffervescent; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P03011; dry when described;
    Bw3—92 to 122 centimeters (36.2 to 48.0 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), brown (10YR 5/3), moist; sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, noncoherent, nonsticky, nonplastic; weakly smeary; low toughness; moderate permeability; 3.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 0.5 very fine to medium moderate-continuity tubular pores; 5 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 8 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter pumice fragments; noneffervescent; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P03012; dry when described;
    2CB—122 to 148 centimeters (48.0 to 58.3 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), moist; gravelly loamy sand; weak very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, noncoherent, nonsticky, nonplastic; low toughness; moderate permeability; 3.0 very fine to medium roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 0.5 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 10 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter pumice fragments and 13 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P03013; dry when described;
    2C—148 to 203 centimeters (58.3 to 79.9 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), moist; very gravelly sand; single grain; loose, loose, noncoherent, nonsticky, nonplastic; low toughness; moderate permeability; 0.5 very fine to medium roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; tubular pores; 10 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; noneffervescent. Lab sample # 96P03014; dry when described;