IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): MYERSCREEK
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1997WA047006
  • User Pedon ID: S1997WA047006
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1997WA047006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 98P0012
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 10285
  • Print Date: 4/27/2025

    • 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: 48.6277771
  • Std. Longitude: -119.9786148
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 36N
  • Range: 23E
  • Section: 8
  • PLSS Details: 1,700 feet W and 600 feet N of SE 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-F8—Tiffany Mountain, Washington

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: BJD, DWG
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 6
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Myerscreek
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive Andic Cryochrept
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 25 to 55 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/11/1997
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains
  • Landform: mountainside
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side 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: 8/11/1997 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 681-70
  • Plant Association Name: ABLA
  • 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
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    ABLA

    ALSI

    CACO

    LIBOL

    PIAL

    PICO

    VAMY

    VASC

    Abies lasiocarpa

    Allium simillimum

    Calliandra conferta

    Linnaea borealis var. longiflora

    Pinus albicaulis

    Pinus contorta

    Vaccinium myrtilloides

    Vaccinium scoparium

    subalpine fir

    simil onion

    Rio Grande stickpea

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    whitebark pine

    lodgepole pine

    velvetleaf huckleberry

    grouse whortleberry

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

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    0—10

    10—75

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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

    34

    23

    23

    1622

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    300

    750

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    Oe—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 98P00053
    A—3 to 13 centimeters (1.2 to 5.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, pale brown (10YR 6/3) crushed, dry; fine sandy loam; weak fine and medium granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; weakly smeary; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 2.0 medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 5 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume angular 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 98P00054
    Bw1—13 to 36 centimeters (5.1 to 14.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) crushed, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed, dry; fine sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; weakly smeary; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 2 percent by volume angular 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P00055
    2Bw2—36 to 58 centimeters (14.2 to 22.8 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) crushed, light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) crushed, dry; very gravelly sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine to medium roots; 5 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P00056. 2.5Y 6/2 dry and 2.5Y 5/2 moist ped surface; internal ped color moist - 2.5Y 4/2. Seems to contain horizontal bonding of skeletans (Leached layers).
    2Bwd—58 to 78 centimeters (22.8 to 30.7 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) crushed, light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) crushed, dry; very gravelly sandy loam; strong fine and medium platy structure; hard when dry, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 5 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P00057. Internal ped color dry 10YR 5/3.
    2BC—78 to 93 centimeters (30.7 to 36.6 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) crushed, light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) crushed, dry; very gravelly sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very coarse roots; 5 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume subangular 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P00058. Contains pockets of GRV-LS till.
    2C—93 to 149 centimeters (36.6 to 58.7 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) crushed, light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) crushed, dry; very gravelly sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 5 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume subrounded 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, unspecified. Lab sample # 98P00059. Contains pockets of GRV-LS till.