IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Easy

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S2005WA057103

User Pedon ID: S2005WA057103

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Pedon # - 06N0800

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 18775

Print Date: 11/27/2024

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: 48.5900574

Std. Longitude: -121.0278320

Datum: WGS84

Township: 36N

Range: 14E

Section: 19

PLSS Details: 230 meters west and 640 meters North of SE corner

Map Unit: 6015—Tricouni-Ragged-Easy complex, 5 to 50 percent slopes

State: Washington

County: WA057—Skagit

MLRA: 3—Olympic and Cascade Mountains

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: WA774—North Cascades National Park Complex, Washington

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 48121-E1—Forbidden Peak, Washington

PEDON

Describers Name: Crystal Briggs

Current Taxonomic Class: Ashy over loamy-skeletal, amorphic over isotic, frigid Andic Haplorthods

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Type: OSD pedon

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Easy (flagged as OSD)

Classificaton Date - 4/16/2012

Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Easy

Classificaton Date - 8/27/2005

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Parent Material: tephra over glacial drift

Landscape: mountains

Landform: Bedrock bench on mountain slope

Drainage Class: well

Flooding: none flooding

Ponding: none ponding

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 8/27/2005 (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 andic soil properties albic horizon spodic horizon	— — 6—12 12—40	—- —- —- —-

Site Soil Temperature
Site Obs. Date	Depth	Sensor Kind	Temperature
	cm		C
8/27/2005 8/27/2005	50 15	— —	11 12

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
10	—	—	3032	—	330	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; 4.0 very fine roots throughout and 4.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary.; dry when described; observed in pit, small

Oe—3 to 6 centimeters (1.2 to 2.4 inches); moderately decomposed plant material; 4.0 very fine roots throughout and 4.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary.; dry when described; observed in pit, small

E—6 to 12 centimeters (2.4 to 4.7 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) broken face, light gray (10YR 7/1) broken face, dry; ashy sandy loam; 3 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 4.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout and 4.0 fine roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 10 percent by volume indurated 2-51-75 millimeter mixed fragments; clear irregular boundary.; dry when described; observed in pit, small

Bs1—12 to 28 centimeters (4.7 to 11.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) broken face, reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) broken face, dry; gravelly ashy sandy loam; 5 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 8.0 very fine roots throughout and 4.0 very coarse roots throughout and 4.0 medium roots throughout and 8.0 fine roots throughout and 4.0 coarse roots; 5 percent by volume indurated 75-152-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 25 percent by volume indurated 2-51-75 millimeter mixed fragments; clear wavy boundary.; dry when described; observed in pit, small

Bs2—28 to 41 centimeters (11.0 to 16.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) broken face, brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) broken face, dry; gravelly ashy sandy loam; 6 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 4.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout and 4.0 fine roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 5 percent by volume indurated 75-152-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 25 percent by volume indurated 2-51-75 millimeter mixed fragments; clear wavy boundary.; dry when described; observed in pit, small

2BC—41 to 66 centimeters (16.1 to 26.0 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) broken face, light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) broken face, dry; extremely gravelly sandy loam; 5 percent clay; structureless single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 4.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout and 4.0 fine roots throughout; 10 percent by volume indurated 75-152-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 50 percent by volume indurated 2-51-75 millimeter mixed fragments; clear wavy boundary.; dry when described; observed in pit, small

2C—66 to 150 centimeters (26.0 to 59.1 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) broken face, pale yellow (2.5Y 7/4) broken face, dry; extremely gravelly coarse sandy loam; 3 percent clay; structureless single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 0.5 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 5 percent by volume indurated 250-432-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 10 percent by volume indurated 75-152-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 50 percent by volume indurated 2-51-75 millimeter mixed fragments.; dry when described; observed in pit, small