IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Tipsoo

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S2011WA041503

User Pedon ID: S2011WA041503

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 13N0612

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 71353

Print Date: 12/4/2024

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: 46.7826500

Std. Longitude: -121.7514191

Datum: WGS84

Township: 15 N

Range: 8 E

Section: 14

PLSS Details: 430m north and 95m west of the southeast corner

Location Description: 11-PHR-067 Paradise vicinity, WSW of water treatment plant / snotel site, on west side of road. Pit was used in 2011 field assist

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-G7—Mount Rainier West, Washington

PEDON

Describers Name: Phil Roberts

Current Taxonomic Class: Ashy, glassy Andic Haplocryods

Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct

Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series

Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site

Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Tipsoo

PSC - 31 to 106 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 - Medial, amorphic Andic Haplocryods

Taxonomic Class - Medial, amorphic Andic Haplocryods

Taxon Kind - family

PSC - 31 to 106 cm.

Classificaton Date - 9/22/2011

Classifier - Philip Roberts

Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition

Moisture SUBClass - typic

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Parent Material: volcanic ash and colluvium over residuum

Landscape: mountains

Landform: glacial-valley wall

Geomorphic Component Mountains: mountainflank

Hill Slope Profile: backslope

Slope Position: middle third

Slope Complexity: complex

Slope Shape Across: convex

Slope Shape Down: convex

Drainage Class: well

Flooding: none flooding

Ponding: none ponding

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 Air Temp - 14

Pedon Restrictions
Kind	Hardness	Restriction Depth L-H	Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
		cm
—	—	—	—

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
ochric epipedon albic horizon albic materials andic soil properties volcanic glass spodic horizon lithologic discontinuity	0—18 6—14 6—14 6—101 6—101 14—47 101—	—18— —8— —8— —95— —95— —33— —-

Site Soil Temperature
Site Obs. Date	Depth	Sensor Kind	Temperature
	cm		C
9/22/2011 9/22/2011	15 50	— —	9 7

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
45	—	—	1540	—	265	2769	—	45	3.9	—	—	3.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Oi—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small

Oe—2 to 6 centimeters (0.8 to 2.4 inches); moderately decomposed plant material; 0.8 very fine roots throughout and 0.8 medium roots throughout and 0.8 fine roots throughout and 0.8 coarse roots throughout; fragments; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small

E—6 to 14 centimeters (2.4 to 5.5 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), gray (10YR 6/1), dry; medial loamy sand; 75 percent sand; 24 percent silt; 1 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; rapid permeability; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.8 very coarse roots throughout and 3.0 medium roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout and 0.8 coarse roots throughout; fragments; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 13N02918; moist when described; observed in pit, small

Bhs—14 to 33 centimeters (5.5 to 13.0 inches); very dark brown (7.5YR 2.5/2), dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), dry; medial sandy loam; 60 percent sand; 36 percent silt; 4 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 0.8 very fine roots throughout and 0.8 medium roots throughout and 0.8 fine roots throughout; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-4-5 millimeter mixed fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 13N02919; moist when described; observed in pit, small

Bs1—33 to 47 centimeters (13.0 to 18.5 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), dry; medial loamy coarse sand; 85 percent sand; 14 percent silt; 1 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; very rapid permeability; 0.8 very fine roots throughout and 0.8 very coarse roots throughout and 0.8 medium roots throughout and 0.8 fine roots throughout and 0.8 coarse roots throughout; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-4-5 millimeter mixed fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 13N02920; moist when described; observed in pit, small

Bs2—47 to 54 centimeters (18.5 to 21.3 inches); very dark brown (7.5YR 2.5/2), dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), dry; gravelly medial sandy loam; 60 percent sand; 37 percent silt; 3 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 0.8 very fine roots throughout and 0.8 fine roots throughout; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-4-5 millimeter mixed fragments and 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated 5-51-75 millimeter mixed fragments; abrupt wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small

Bs3—54 to 82 centimeters (21.3 to 32.3 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), dry; medial sandy loam; 60 percent sand; 37 percent silt; 3 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 0.8 very fine roots throughout; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-4-5 millimeter mixed fragments; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small

Bs4—82 to 101 centimeters (32.3 to 39.8 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/3), brown (7.5YR 4/3), dry; gravelly medial sandy loam; 65 percent sand; 33 percent silt; 2 percent clay; 5 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1) and 15 percent 5Y 3/4 (5Y 3/4) mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 0.8 very fine roots throughout; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated 5-51-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated 75-152-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-4-5 millimeter mixed fragments; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small

2Bw—101 to 120 centimeters (39.8 to 47.2 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), brown (7.5YR 4/2), dry; gravelly medial sandy loam; 65 percent sand; 33 percent silt; 2 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 0.8 fine roots throughout; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-4-5 millimeter mixed fragments and 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated 5-51-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated 75-152-250 millimeter mixed fragments.; moist when described; observed in pit, small