IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Pilepoint
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2002WA055005
  • User Pedon ID: S2002WA055005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 03N0239
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 15069
  • Print Date: 2/17/2025

    • 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: 48.4700012
  • Std. Longitude: -123.0441666
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: South San Juan Island, San Juan County, Washington
  • State: Washington
  • County: WA055—San Juan
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 48123-D1—False Bay, Washington

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Vitrandic Argixerolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Pilepoint
  • PSC - 86 to 107 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/5/2008
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - ninth edition
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - San Juan
  • Classificaton Date - 9/19/2002
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: glacialfluvial deposits
  • Landscape: outwash plain
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/19/2002 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - pastureland, tame
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
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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

    9

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    30

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    A1—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), black (10YR 2/1), moist; sandy loam; 8 percent clay; moderate medium and coarse granular, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; irregular and interstitial pores; ; ; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 03N01211
    A2—18 to 36 centimeters (7.1 to 14.2 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), black (10YR 2/1), moist; sandy loam; 8 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; interstitial and irregular pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 03N01212
    A3—36 to 64 centimeters (14.2 to 25.2 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), black (10YR 2/1), moist; loamy sand; 4 percent clay; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; interstitial and irregular pores; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary.
    Bw—64 to 79 centimeters (25.2 to 31.1 inches); gray (10YR 5/1), dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist; sandy loam; 7 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; interstitial and irregular pores; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary.
    E—79 to 86 centimeters (31.1 to 33.9 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist; sandy loam; 9 percent clay; very hard, firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; interstitial and irregular pores; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary.
    Btg—86 to 107 centimeters (33.9 to 42.1 inches); gray (10YR 6/1), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed, moist; loam; 25 percent clay; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate subangular blocky structure; very hard, very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; clay films; 10 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), dry, iron-manganese concretions; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary.
    Cd—107 centimeters (42.1 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist; sandy loam; 20 percent clay; very hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 10 percent gray (10YR 6/1) iron depletions; fragments.