IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Richardson
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 05DW021A
  • User Pedon ID: S2005AK240007
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 06N0113
  • 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: 63.9032516
  • Std. Longitude: -145.0135345
  • 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-silty, mixed, superactive Aquic Eutrocryepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon #: 7
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Richardson
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-silty, mixed, superactive Aquic Eutrocryepts
  • Classificaton Date - 7/15/2005
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: coarse-silty alluvium over fine-silty alluvium over coarse-silty alluvium
  • Landform: outwash plain
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/15/2005 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 796-65
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Site Soil Temperature
    Site Obs. Date Depth Sensor Kind Temperature
    cm C

    7/15/2005

    50

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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

    1

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    366

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    A—0 to 14 centimeters (0.0 to 5.5 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) silt loam; weak fine granular structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 2.0 medium roots throughout and 1.0 coarse roots throughout; ; fragments and fragments and 0 percent by volume unspecified fragments and 0 percent by volume unspecified fragments and 0 percent by volume unspecified fragments and 0 percent by volume unspecified fragments and 0 percent by volume unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; moderately acid, pH 5.6; clear wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small
    Bw—14 to 50 centimeters (5.5 to 19.7 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silt loam; moderate medium platy structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 10 percent fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments and 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 and 0 percent by volume unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; moderately acid, pH 6.0; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 06N00318
    C1—50 to 90 centimeters (19.7 to 35.4 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.0 roots; ; 0 percent by volume unspecified fragments and 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; noneffervescent; moderately acid, pH 6.0; gradual wavy boundary.
    C2—90 to 110 centimeters (35.4 to 43.3 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silt loam; massive; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 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 unspecified fragments and 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 flat angular indurated 150-?-380 millimeter unspecified fragments and 0 percent by volume flat angular indurated 380-?-600 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; slightly acid, pH 6.2; gradual wavy boundary.
    C3—110 to 120 centimeters (43.3 to 47.2 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silt loam; massive; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0 percent by volume unspecified fragments and 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; noneffervescent; slightly acid, pH 6.4.