IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): ENSON
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1997WA047004
  • User Pedon ID: S1997WA047004
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1997WA047004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 98P0007
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 10280
  • Print Date: 4/19/2025

    • 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: 48.3452797
  • Std. Longitude: -119.9049988
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 33N
  • Range: 23E
  • Section: 24
  • PLSS Details: 500 feet E and 2,300 feet S of NW corner
  • State: Washington
  • County: WA047—Okanogan
  • MLRA: 6—Cascade Mountains, Eastern Slope
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: WA749—Okanogan National Forest Area, Washington
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 48119-C8—Thrapp Mountain, Washington

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: BJD, DWG
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: TUD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Enson
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Vitrandic
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/30/1997
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains
  • Landform: mountainside
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: nose slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments: 1.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/30/1997 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 181-146
  • Plant Association Name: PSME/CARU
  • 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
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    ARCO

    CARU

    LUSE

    PIPO

    PSME

    Arabis cobrensis

    Calamagrostis rubescens

    Luina serpentina

    Pinus ponderosa

    Pseudotsuga menziesii

    sagebrush rockcress

    pinegrass

    creeping silverback

    ponderosa pine

    Douglas-fir

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

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    0—8

    8—38

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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

    15

    75

    50

    1207

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    93

    559

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    Oi—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 98P00017. slightly decomposed organic material.
    A—5 to 13 centimeters (2.0 to 5.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) crushed, light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) crushed, dry; sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and 2.0 medium and coarse roots; 5 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P00018
    Bw1—13 to 20 centimeters (5.1 to 7.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, pale brown (10YR 6/3) crushed, dry; sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and 1.0 medium and coarse roots; 5 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P00019
    Bw2—20 to 43 centimeters (7.9 to 16.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) crushed, pale brown (10YR 6/3) crushed, dry; sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and 1.0 very coarse roots and 1.0 medium and coarse roots; 5 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 98P00020
    2CB—43 to 89 centimeters (16.9 to 35.0 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) crushed, light gray (10YR 7/2) crushed, dry; gravelly sandy loam; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.0 very fine and fine roots and 1.0 medium roots; 3 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P00021. Has pockets of 10YR 4/4 ash material.
    2C—89 to 117 centimeters (35.0 to 46.1 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) crushed, light gray (10YR 7/2) crushed, dry; gravelly loamy sand; massive; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 very fine and fine roots; 3 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P00022
    2Cd—117 to 157 centimeters (46.1 to 61.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed, crushed, dry; very gravelly loamy sand; massive; hard when dry, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 medium and coarse roots between peds; 5 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P00023. This horizon has a thin layer of 10YR 5/6 stains.