IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Chesley

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S2002ID057006

User Pedon ID: S2002ID057006

Vegetation Plot ID: S2002ID057006

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes

Lab Source ID - KSSL

Lab Pedon # - 02N1048

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 15619

Print Date: 4/25/2025

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: 47.0094452

Std. Longitude: -116.7597198

Datum: WGS84

Township: 42N

Range: 3W

Section: 6

PLSS Details: 350 feet north and 700 feet west of the se corner

Location Description: 6.5 miles north and 4 miles east of Princeton, Idaho.

Map Unit: Hy2—Honeyjones-Chesley, dry complex, 35 to 65 percent slopes

State: Idaho

County: ID057—Latah

MLRA: 43A—Northern Rocky Mountains

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: ID057—Latah County, Idaho

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 47116-A7—Sanders, Idaho

PEDON

Describers Name: B. Gardner

Current Taxonomic Class: Ashy over loamy, amorphic over mixed, active, frigid Alfic Udivitrands

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Type: OSD pedon

Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site

Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS

Pedon #: 6

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Chesley (flagged as OSD)

PSC - 2 to 102 cm.

Classificaton Date - 3/25/2013

Classifier - Brian Gardner

Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition

Moisture Class - udic

Moisture Subclass - typic

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Chesley

Classificaton Date - 7/11/2002

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Parent Material: volcanic ash over mixed loess over residuum weathered from siltite

Landform: mountain, mountain slope

Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope

Geomorphic Component Mountains: mountainflank

Hill Slope Profile: backslope

Slope Position: upper third

Slope Shape Across: convex

Slope Shape Down: convex

Drainage Class: well

Flooding: none flooding

Ponding: none ponding

Bedrock: quartzite

Geology: Libby Formation formation.

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

Other Vegetative Class: CN530 - western redcedar/queencup beadlily—Forest Habitat Types of Northern Idaho (GTR-INT-236)

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 7/11/2002 (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
THPL PSMEG ABGR CLUN2 ADBI SYAL BRVU CHUM FRVE LIBOL2 SMST ROGY PAMY RUPA SMRA COOC ACGL PIPO ASCA2 CLDO2	Thuja plicata Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca Abies grandis Clintonia uniflora Adenocaulon bicolor Symphoricarpos albus Bromus vulgaris Chimaphila umbellata Fragaria vesca Linnaea borealis ssp. longiflora Smilacina stellata Rosa gymnocarpa Paxistima myrsinites Rubus parviflorus Smilacina racemosa Coptis occidentalis Acer glabrum Pinus ponderosa Asarum caudatum Clinopodium douglasii	western redcedar Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir grand fir bride's bonnet American trailplant common snowberry Columbia brome pipsissewa woodland strawberry longtube twinflower — dwarf rose Oregon boxleaf thimbleberry — Idaho goldthread Rocky Mountain maple ponderosa pine British Columbia wildginger yerba buena	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

Pedon Restrictions
Kind	Hardness	Restriction Depth L-H	Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
		cm
bedrock, paralithic	strongly coherent	148 -	—

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
— ochric epipedon andic soil properties cambic horizon argillic horizon paralithic contact	— 0—8 2—51 8—51 51—132 148—	—- —- —- —- —- —-

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
46	—	—	988	—	245	890	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Oi—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); moderately decomposed plant material; fragments. Lab sample # 02N05379; observed in pit, small

A—2 to 8 centimeters (0.8 to 3.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) crushed, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed, dry; ashy silt loam; 8 percent clay; moderate very fine and fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 2.0 medium and coarse roots throughout; 3.0 very fine dendritic tubular and 1.0 fine dendritic tubular pores; 2 percent by volume flat subrounded very strongly coherent cemented 2-5-75 millimeter metasedimentary, unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 02N05380; observed in pit, small

Bw1—8 to 24 centimeters (3.1 to 9.4 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/6) crushed, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) crushed, dry; ashy silt loam; 8 percent clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky parts to moderate very fine and fine granular 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 dendritic tubular pores; 1 percent by volume flat subrounded strongly cemented cemented 2-5-75 millimeter metasedimentary, unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.9, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N05381; observed in pit, small

Bw2—24 to 51 centimeters (9.4 to 20.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/6) crushed, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) crushed, dry; 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 and coarse roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine dendritic tubular and 1.0 medium dendritic tubular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, pH meter; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N05382; observed in pit, small

2Bt1—51 to 65 centimeters (20.1 to 25.6 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) crushed, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) crushed, dry; silt loam; 9 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots between peds; 3.0 very fine dendritic tubular and 2.0 fine dendritic tubular pores; 10 percent faint clay films on surfaces along pores; 5 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; 5 percent by volume flat subrounded strongly cemented cemented 2-50-75 millimeter metasedimentary, unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N05383; observed in pit, small

2Bt2—65 to 87 centimeters (25.6 to 34.3 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) crushed, pale brown (10YR 6/3) crushed, dry; silt loam; 22 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, very plastic; 2.0 very fine and fine roots between peds; 3.0 very fine dendritic tubular and 2.0 fine dendritic tubular pores; 10 percent prominent silt coats on all faces of peds and 10 percent faint clay films on surfaces along pores and 15 percent faint clay films on vertical faces of peds; 5 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; 5 percent by volume flat subrounded strongly cemented cemented 2-50-75 millimeter metasedimentary, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N05384; observed in pit, small. two large crotovinae occupy about 5% of horizon

3Bt3—87 to 108 centimeters (34.3 to 42.5 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) crushed, light gray (10YR 7/2) crushed, dry; gravelly silt loam; 20 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 2.0 very fine roots between peds and 1.0 fine roots between peds; 3.0 very fine dendritic tubular and 1.0 fine dendritic tubular pores; 5 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds and 10 percent distinct silt coats on all faces of peds and 10 percent distinct clay films on rock fragments and 10 percent distinct clay films on surfaces along pores; 5 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; 20 percent by volume flat subangular strongly cemented cemented 2-50-75 millimeter metasedimentary, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, pH meter; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N05385; observed in pit, small

3BCt—108 to 132 centimeters (42.5 to 52.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) crushed, very pale brown (10YR 7/3) crushed, dry; very gravelly silt loam; 18 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 2.0 very fine roots between peds; 3.0 very fine dendritic tubular pores; 5 percent distinct silt coats on rock fragments and 5 percent distinct clay films on rock fragments; 2 percent fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; 50 percent by volume flat subangular strongly cemented cemented 2-60-75 millimeter metasedimentary, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N05386; observed in pit, small

3C—132 to 148 centimeters (52.0 to 58.3 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) crushed, very pale brown (10YR 7/3) crushed, dry; very gravelly silt loam; 18 percent clay; massive; very hard, firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 1.0 very fine roots around fragments; 2.0 very fine dendritic tubular and 2.0 fine irregular pores; 50 percent by volume flat subangular strongly cemented cemented 2-60-75 millimeter metasedimentary, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N05387; observed in pit, small

3Cr1—148 to 162 centimeters (58.3 to 63.8 inches); bedrock; 10 percent clay; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9, pH meter. Lab sample # 02N05388; observed in pit, small

3Cr2—162 to 173 centimeters (63.8 to 68.1 inches); bedrock; massive; very hard, firm; fragments. Lab sample # 02N05389; observed in pit, small