IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Kashwitna
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2006AK002010
  • User Pedon ID: S2006AK002010
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 07N0168
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 18738
  • Print Date: 12/11/2024

    • 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: 61.3897209
  • Std. Longitude: -150.0216675
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Point McKenzie SNOTEL
  • State: Alaska
  • County: AK170—Matanuska-Susitna Borough
  • MLRA: 224—Cook Inlet Lowlands

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Medial over sandy or sandy-skeletal, amorphic over mixed Andic Haplocryods
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Pedon #: 10
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Kashwitna
  • Taxonomic Class - Medial over sandy or sandy-skeletal, amorphic over mixed Andic Haplocryods
  • Classificaton Date - 7/23/2007
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: glaciated plain
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/23/2007 (actual site observation date)
  • Plant Association Name: Paper birch forest
  • 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

    albic horizon

    6—10

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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

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    Point McKenzie - not found?

    SNOTEL
    Oi—0 to 6 centimeters (0.0 to 2.4 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) slightly decomposed plant material; 70.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.0 medium roots and 0.0 coarse roots; 0 percent by volume nonflat 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments and 0 percent by volume nonflat 76-?-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 0 percent by volume nonflat 250-?-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 0 percent by volume flat angular 2-?-150 millimeter unspecified fragments and 0 percent by volume flat angular 150-?-380 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; extremely acid, pH 4.4; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 07N01048
    E—6 to 10 centimeters (2.4 to 3.9 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) silt loam; weak very fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 70.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.0 medium roots and 0.0 coarse roots; 0 percent by volume nonflat 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments and 0 percent by volume nonflat 76-?-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 0 percent by volume nonflat 250-?-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 0 percent by volume flat angular 2-?-150 millimeter unspecified fragments and 0 percent by volume flat angular 150-?-380 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; very strongly acid, pH 4.6; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 07N01049
    Bs1—10 to 18 centimeters (3.9 to 7.1 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) very fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 20.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.0 medium roots and 0.0 coarse roots; 0 percent by volume nonflat 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments and 0 percent by volume nonflat 76-?-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 0 percent by volume nonflat 250-?-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 0 percent by volume flat angular 2-?-150 millimeter unspecified fragments and 0 percent by volume flat angular 150-?-380 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; strongly acid, pH 5.4; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 07N01050
    Bs2—18 to 37 centimeters (7.1 to 14.6 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 15.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.0 medium roots and 0.0 coarse roots; 0 percent by volume nonflat 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments and 0 percent by volume nonflat 76-?-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 0 percent by volume nonflat 250-?-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 0 percent by volume flat angular 2-?-150 millimeter unspecified fragments and 0 percent by volume flat angular 150-?-380 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; moderately acid, pH 5.6; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 07N01051
    BC—37 to 51 centimeters (14.6 to 20.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.0 medium roots and 0.0 coarse roots; 0 percent by volume nonflat 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments and 0 percent by volume nonflat 76-?-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 0 percent by volume nonflat 250-?-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 0 percent by volume flat angular 2-?-150 millimeter unspecified fragments and 0 percent by volume flat angular 150-?-380 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; moderately acid, pH 5.7; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 07N01052
    2C1—51 to 64 centimeters (20.1 to 25.2 inches); very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) loamy coarse sand; structureless single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.0 medium roots and 0.0 coarse roots; 0 percent by volume nonflat 250-?-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 0 percent by volume flat angular 2-?-150 millimeter unspecified fragments and 0 percent by volume flat angular 150-?-380 millimeter unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume nonflat 76-?-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 40 percent by volume nonflat 2-?-76 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent; moderately acid, pH 5.7; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 07N01053
    2C2—64 to 152 centimeters (25.2 to 59.8 inches); very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) loamy coarse sand; structureless single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.0 medium roots and 0.0 coarse roots; 0 percent by volume nonflat 250-?-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 0 percent by volume flat angular 2-?-150 millimeter unspecified fragments and 0 percent by volume flat angular 150-?-380 millimeter unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume nonflat 76-?-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 40 percent by volume nonflat 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; moderately acid, pH 5.8. Lab sample # 07N01054