IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Spanaway
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 04-MPR-07
  • User Pedon ID: S2004WA053002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 04N0762
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 16017
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 47.1195183
  • Std. Longitude: -122.5605774
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Camp Murray-Pierce County, WA.
  • State: Washington
  • County: WA053—Pierce

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Chuck Natsuhara
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Sandy-skeletal, isotic, mesic Typic Melanoxerands
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Spanaway
  • Taxonomic Class - Sandy-skeletal, isotic, mesic Typic Melanoxerands
  • Classificaton Date - 5/6/1999
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - ninth edition
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: terrace
  • Drainage Class: somewhat excessively
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/6/1999 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • 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
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    Oi—0 to 1 centimeters (0.0 to 0.4 inches); fragments.; observed in pit, small
    A1—1 to 34 centimeters (0.4 to 13.4 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), black (10YR 2/1), moist; very gravelly loam; moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 40 percent by volume 5-41-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 04N04337; observed in pit, small
    A2—34 to 44 centimeters (13.4 to 17.3 inches); weak red (2.5YR 4/2), black (7.5YR 2.5/1), moist; gravelly sandy loam; moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.1 medium roots; 30 percent by volume 5-41-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 04N04338; observed in pit, small
    2C1—44 to 71 centimeters (17.3 to 28.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4), moist; extremely gravelly sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 70 percent by volume 5-41-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; abrupt smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small
    2C2—71 to 90 centimeters (28.0 to 35.4 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; very gravelly sandy loam; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.1 fine roots; 5 percent by volume 76-163-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 60 percent by volume 5-41-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small
    2C3—90 to 113 centimeters (35.4 to 44.5 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist; extremely gravelly sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.1 very fine and fine roots; 75 percent by volume 5-41-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small
    2C4—113 to 128 centimeters (44.5 to 50.4 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3), dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist; very gravelly loamy sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.1 very fine and fine roots; 10 percent by volume 76-163-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 50 percent by volume 5-41-76 millimeter unspecified fragments.; observed in pit, small