IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Volkmar
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 05DW030-06
  • User Pedon ID: S2005AK240003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 06N0117
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 18409
  • 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: 63.9978905
  • Std. Longitude: -145.3438873
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Alaska
  • County: AK240—Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
  • MLRA: 229—Interior Alaska Lowlands
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: AK657—Greater Delta Area, Alaska

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy over sandy or sandy-skeletal, mixed, superactive Typic Eutrocryepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Volkmar
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy over sandy or sandy-skeletal, mixed, superactive Typic Eutrocryepts
  • Classificaton Date - 8/17/2005
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: coarse-silty loess over coarse-loamy loess over sandy eolian deposits
  • Landform: outwash plain
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/17/2005 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    0—12

    12—33

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    Setting and Climate
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    Ap—0 to 12 centimeters (0.0 to 4.7 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) very fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 2.0 medium roots throughout; 0 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments and 0 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 76-?-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 0 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 250-?-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 0 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 600-?-3000 millimeter unspecified fragments and 0 percent by volume flat angular indurated 150-?-380 millimeter unspecified fragments and 0 percent by volume flat angular indurated 380-?-600 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; clear smooth boundary.; observed in cut
    Bw—12 to 33 centimeters (4.7 to 13.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) very fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 1.0 medium roots throughout; 0 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments and 0 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 76-?-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 0 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 250-?-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 0 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 600-?-3000 millimeter unspecified fragments and 0 percent by volume flat angular indurated 150-?-380 millimeter unspecified fragments and 0 percent by volume flat angular indurated 380-?-600 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 06N00322; observed in cut
    BC—33 to 74 centimeters (13.0 to 29.1 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 0 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments and 0 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 76-?-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 0 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 250-?-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 0 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 600-?-3000 millimeter unspecified fragments and 0 percent by volume flat angular indurated 150-?-380 millimeter unspecified fragments and 0 percent by volume flat angular indurated 380-?-600 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0; gradual wavy boundary.; observed in cut
    2C—74 to 180 centimeters (29.1 to 70.9 inches); variegated sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.0 roots; 0 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments and 0 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 76-?-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 0 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 250-?-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 0 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 600-?-3000 millimeter unspecified fragments and 0 percent by volume flat angular indurated 150-?-380 millimeter unspecified fragments and 0 percent by volume flat angular indurated 380-?-600 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0.; observed in cut