IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Kautz

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S2011WA041502

User Pedon ID: S2011WA041502

Vegetation Plot ID: S2011WA041502

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 13N0611

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 72938

Print Date: 11/26/2024

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: 46.7175642

Std. Longitude: -121.5784688

Datum: WGS84

Township: 14 N

Range: 10 E

Section: 8

PLSS Details: 670m north and 530m west of SE corner

Location Description: Ohanapecosh River entrance to Mount Rainier National Park, Highway 123. 50 meters west of entrance gate.

State: Washington

County: WA041—Lewis

MLRA: 3—Olympic and Cascade Mountains

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: WA754—Mount Rainier National Park, Washington

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 46121-F5—Ohanapecosh Hot Springs, Washington

PEDON

Describers Name: Toby Rodgers

Current Taxonomic Class: Medial, amorphic, frigid Andic Haplorthods

Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct

Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series

Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site

Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Kautz

PSC - 32 to 107 cm.

Classificaton Date - 12/4/2014

Classifier - Toby Rodgers

Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition

Moisture Class - udic

Moisture Subclass - typic

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - frigid Andic Haplorthod

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

Taxon Kind - taxon above family

PSC - 32 to 107 cm.

Classificaton Date - 11/16/2012

Classifier - Toby Rodgers

Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition

Moisture Class - udic

Moisture SUBClass - typic

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Parent Material: volcanic ash over colluvium derived from andesite

Landscape: valley

Landform: knob

Geomorphic Component Mountains: mountainbase

Hill Slope Profile: shoulder

Slope Position: lower third

Slope Complexity: complex

Slope Shape Across: concave

Slope Shape Down: convex

Drainage Class: well

Flooding: none flooding

Ponding: none ponding

Bedrock: indurated slight weathered andesite at 120cm with 45 to <100

Geology: Ohanapecosh formation.

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 9/22/2011 (actual site observation date)

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover

Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - native shrubs

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Drained? - no

Bedded Soil? - no

Forest Plantation? - no

Current Weather - partly cloudy

Current Air Temp - 14

Vegetation Plot Plants
Plant Symbol	Scientific Name	National Vernacular Name	Plant Type Group	Canopy Cover %	Vegetation Stata Level
PSME TSHE ABAM THPL ACCI GASH MANE2 VAPA XETE ACTR ROGY	Pseudotsuga menziesii Tsuga heterophylla Abies amabilis Thuja plicata Acer circinatum Gaultheria shallon Mahonia nervosa Vaccinium parvifolium Xerophyllum tenax Achlys triphylla Rosa gymnocarpa	Douglas-fir western hemlock Pacific silver fir western redcedar vine maple salal Cascade barberry red huckleberry common beargrass sweet after death dwarf rose	— — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — —

Pedon Restrictions
Kind	Hardness	Restriction Depth L-H	Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
		cm
bedrock, lithic	indurated	120 - 150	- 30 -

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
andic soil properties albic horizon spodic horizon lithic contact	7—40 7—18 18—40 120—150	—33— —11— —22— —30—

Site Soil Temperature
Site Obs. Date	Depth	Sensor Kind	Temperature
	cm		C
9/22/2011 9/22/2011	15 50	— —	13.7 12.6

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
3	—	—	512	—	280	1803	—	90	8.3	—	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Oi—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; 80 percent sand; 19 percent silt; 1 percent clay; many (8.0) fine high-continuity interstitial pores; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary.; dry when described; observed in pit, small. Thin discontinuous tephra between Oi and Oe horizons, likely Mt. St. Helens 1980 tephra.

Oe—2 to 7 centimeters (0.8 to 2.8 inches); moderately decomposed plant material; 80 percent sand; 19 percent silt; 1 percent clay; common (3.0) very fine roots throughout and common (3.0) medium roots throughout and common (3.0) fine roots throughout and common (3.0) coarse roots throughout; many (8.0) fine moderate-continuity interstitial pores; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary.; dry when described; observed in pit, small

E—7 to 18 centimeters (2.8 to 7.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) crushed, light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) crushed, dry; ashy loamy sand; 80 percent sand; 19 percent silt; 1 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; common (3.0) very fine roots throughout and few (0.8) very coarse roots throughout and few (0.8) medium roots throughout and common (3.0) fine roots throughout and few (0.8) coarse roots throughout; common (3.0) very fine low-continuity interstitial and common (3.0) fine low-continuity interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular moderately coherent cemented 2-4-5 millimeter pumice fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 13N02913; dry when described; observed in pit, small. Horizon likely Mt. St. Helens Wn tephra.

Bs—18 to 40 centimeters (7.1 to 15.7 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) crushed, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed, dry; ashy sandy loam; 70 percent sand; 26 percent silt; 4 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; few (0.8) very fine roots throughout and few (0.8) very coarse roots throughout and few (0.8) medium roots throughout and few (0.8) fine roots throughout and few (0.8) coarse roots throughout; common (3.0) very fine low-continuity irregular and common (3.0) fine low-continuity irregular pores; 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular moderately coherent cemented 5-51-75 millimeter pumice fragments and 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular moderately coherent cemented 2-4-5 millimeter pumice fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 13N02914; dry when described; observed in pit, small

2Bw1—40 to 70 centimeters (15.7 to 27.6 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) crushed, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed, dry; gravelly fine sandy loam; 65 percent sand; 28 percent silt; 7 percent clay; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; common (3.0) very fine roots throughout and common (3.0) medium roots throughout and common (3.0) fine roots throughout and few (0.8) coarse roots throughout; common (3.0) very fine moderate-continuity irregular and common (3.0) fine moderate-continuity irregular pores; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-4-5 millimeter andesite fragments and 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 75-152-250 millimeter andesite fragments and 15 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 5-51-75 millimeter andesite fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 13N02915; dry when described; observed in pit, small. Horizon likely Mt. St. Helens Yn tephra. Fragments are pumice, 10YR 6/3 moist.

2Bw2—70 to 90 centimeters (27.6 to 35.4 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) crushed, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed, dry; gravelly fine sandy loam; 60 percent sand; 33 percent silt; 7 percent clay; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; common (3.0) very fine roots throughout and common (3.0) medium roots throughout and common (3.0) fine roots throughout and few (0.8) coarse roots throughout; common (3.0) very fine moderate-continuity irregular and common (3.0) fine moderate-continuity irregular pores; 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 75-152-250 millimeter andesite fragments and 10 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-4-5 millimeter andesite fragments and 15 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 5-51-75 millimeter andesite fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 13N02916; dry when described; observed in pit, small

2Bw3—90 to 120 centimeters (35.4 to 47.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) crushed, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed, dry; very gravelly loam; 50 percent sand; 40 percent silt; 10 percent clay; strong coarse subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; common (3.0) very fine roots throughout and few (0.8) medium roots throughout and common (3.0) fine roots throughout and few (0.8) coarse roots throughout; common (3.0) very fine moderate-continuity irregular and common (3.0) fine moderate-continuity irregular pores; 10 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-4-5 millimeter andesite fragments and 15 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 75-152-250 millimeter andesite fragments and 20 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 5-51-75 millimeter andesite fragments; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 13N02917; dry when described; observed in pit, small

2R—120 to 150 centimeters (47.2 to 59.1 inches); unweathered bedrock; fragments.; observed in pit, small