IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Pold
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2002ID057001
  • User Pedon ID: S2002ID057001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S2002ID057001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 02N1043
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 15614
  • Print Date: 1/31/2025

    • 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: 46.8639167
  • Std. Longitude: -116.6247500
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 41N
  • Range: 2W
  • Section: 29
  • PLSS Details: 135 feet North and 1065 feet West of South East corner
  • Map Unit: Pd4—Pold-Neva complex, 20 to 50 percent slopes
  • State: Idaho
  • County: ID057—Latah
  • MLRA: 43A—Northern Rocky Mountains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: ID057—Latah County, Idaho

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Ashy over loamy, glassy over mixed, active, frigid Alfic Vitrixerands
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Pold
  • PSC - 3 to 103 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 3/22/2013
  • Classifier - Brian Gardner
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Pold
  • Taxonomic Class - Ashy over loamy, amorphic over mixed, frigid Alfic Vitrixerands
  • Classificaton Date - 7/16/2002
  • Moisture SUBClass - xeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: volcanic ash over mixed loes and colluvium derived from metamorphic rock
  • Landscape: mountains
  • Landform: mountain slope
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Geomorphic Component Mountains: mountainbase
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Position: lower third
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Geology: Upper Member 3 member of the Wallace formation in the Belt Supergroup group.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

  • Other Vegetative Class: CN590 - grand fir/twinflower—Forest Habitat Types of Northern Idaho (GTR-INT-236)

    • SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/16/2002 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - conifers
  • 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

    ABGR

    ACGL

    ADBI

    COOC

    GATR3

    LAOC

    LIBOL2

    MARE11

    PHMA5

    PSMEG

    ROGY

    SMST

    SYAL

    THOC

    Abies grandis

    Acer glabrum

    Adenocaulon bicolor

    Coptis occidentalis

    Galium triflorum

    Larix occidentalis

    Linnaea borealis ssp. longiflora

    Mahonia repens

    Physocarpus malvaceus

    Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca

    Rosa gymnocarpa

    Smilacina stellata

    Symphoricarpos albus

    Thalictrum occidentale

    grand fir

    Rocky Mountain maple

    American trailplant

    Idaho goldthread

    fragrant bedstraw

    western larch

    longtube twinflower

    creeping barberry

    mallow ninebark

    Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir

    dwarf rose

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    common snowberry

    western meadow-rue

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

    ochric epipedon

    andic soil properties

    cambic horizon

    lithologic discontinuity

    argillic horizon

    0—8

    3—38

    8—81

    50—152

    81—152

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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

    27

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    951

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    150

    890

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    Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 02N05324; observed in pit, small
    A—3 to 8 centimeters (1.2 to 3.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/3), dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist; ashy silt loam; 8 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N05325; observed in pit, small
    Bw1—8 to 28 centimeters (3.1 to 11.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist; ashy silt loam; 8 percent clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 2.0 medium roots throughout and 1.0 coarse roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N05326; observed in pit, small
    Bw2—28 to 38 centimeters (11.0 to 15.0 inches); 95 percent brown (7.5YR 5/4) and 5 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3), 95 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) and 5 percent brown (10YR 5/3), moist; ashy silt loam; 8 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine to medium roots throughout and 1.0 coarse roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N05327; observed in pit, small
    Bw3—38 to 50 centimeters (15.0 to 19.7 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; silt loam; 15 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 2.0 medium roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N05328; observed in pit, small
    2Bt1—50 to 66 centimeters (19.7 to 26.0 inches); 50 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) and 35 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), 50 percent brown (10YR 4/3) and 35 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist; silt loam; 18 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 2.0 medium roots throughout; 2.0 very fine and fine interstitial and 3.0 very fine tubular pores; 5 percent distinct brown (10YR 5/3) skeletans on all faces of peds and 10 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-?-75 millimeter quartzite fragments observed by visual inspection method; strongly acid, pH 5.1; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N05329; observed in pit, small
    2Bt2—66 to 81 centimeters (26.0 to 31.9 inches); 50 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) and 35 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), 50 percent brown (10YR 4/3) and 35 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist; silt loam; 18 percent clay; weak medium prismatic parts to strong medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 very fine roots throughout and 2.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 1.0 very fine and fine interstitial and 3.0 very fine tubular and 1.0 fine tubular pores; 5 percent prominent dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) clay films on all faces of peds and 10 percent distinct brown (10YR 5/3) skeletans on all faces of peds; 5 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-?-75 millimeter quartzite fragments observed by visual inspection method; strongly acid, pH 5.1; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N05330; observed in pit, small
    2Bt3—81 to 97 centimeters (31.9 to 38.2 inches); 60 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3), 60 percent brown (10YR 5/3), moist; silt loam; 20 percent clay; 5 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) fine prominent and 5 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine faint and 20 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) medium prominent mottles; strong medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 very fine roots throughout and 2.0 fine roots throughout; 1.0 very fine and fine interstitial and 2.0 very fine tubular and 1.0 fine tubular pores; 10 percent faint brown (10YR 4/3) clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-?-75 millimeter quartzite fragments observed by visual inspection method; strongly acid, pH 5.2; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N05331; observed in pit, small
    3Bt4—97 to 117 centimeters (38.2 to 46.1 inches); 55 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3), 55 percent brown (10YR 5/3), moist; very gravelly silt loam; 24 percent clay; 5 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine faint and 5 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) fine faint and 25 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine and medium prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 very fine roots between peds and 2.0 fine roots between peds; 10 percent faint brown (10YR 4/3) clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 75-?-250 millimeter quartzite fragments observed by visual inspection method and 30 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-?-75 millimeter quartzite fragments observed by visual inspection method; very strongly acid, pH 4.9; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N05332; observed in pit, small
    3Bt5—117 to 152 centimeters (46.1 to 59.8 inches); 60 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3), 60 percent brown (10YR 5/3), moist; extremely bouldery silty clay loam; 27 percent clay; 5 percent black (10YR 2/1) fine prominent and 5 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) fine prominent and 5 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent and 10 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine faint mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 1.0 very fine roots between peds and 2.0 fine roots between peds; 15 percent faint dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) clay films; 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 250-?-600 millimeter quartzite fragments observed by visual inspection method and 10 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 75-?-250 millimeter quartzite fragments observed by visual inspection method and 25 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-?-75 millimeter quartzite fragments observed by visual inspection method and 50 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 600-?-750 millimeter quartz fragments observed by visual inspection method; strongly acid, pH 5.1. Lab sample # 02N05333; observed in pit, small