IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Flett
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2011WA053505
  • User Pedon ID: S2011WA053505
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 13N0623
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 72218
  • Print Date: 3/2/2025

    • 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: 46.7286110
  • Std. Longitude: -121.8658371
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 14 N
  • Range: 7 E
  • Section: 1
  • PLSS Details: 575m south and 85m west of the northeast corner
  • Location Description: 11-PHR-046 Kautz Creek Access Road, near helicopter landing
  • State: Washington
  • County: WA053—Pierce
  • MLRA: 3—Olympic and Cascade Mountains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: WA754—Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 46121-F7—Wahpenayo Peak, Washington

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Phil Roberts
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Ashy, glassy Vitrandic Dystrocryepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Flett
  • PSC - 28 to 103 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 12/5/2014
  • Classifier - Toby Rodgers
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Ashy, amorphic, frigid Vitrandic Dystrudepts
  • Taxonomic Class - Ashy, amorphic, frigid Vitrandic Dystrudepts
  • Taxon Kind - family
  • PSC - 28 to 103 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/23/2011
  • Classifier - Philip Roberts
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - typic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: alluvium
  • Landscape: river valley
  • Landform: alluvial fan
  • Geomorphic Component Mountains: mountainflank
  • Hill Slope Profile: toeslope
  • Slope Position: lower third
  • Slope Complexity: complex
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: somewhat excessively
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/23/2011 (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 - 18
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    0—18

    21—39

    —18—

    —18—
    Site Soil Temperature
    Site Obs. Date Depth Sensor Kind Temperature
    cm C

    8/23/2011

    8/23/2011

    50

    15

    —

    —

    11

    13
    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

    —

    —

    710

    —

    265

    2007

    —

    75

    7.2

    —

    —

    6.7

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —
    Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary.; slightly moist when described; observed in pit, small
    A—3 to 19 centimeters (1.2 to 7.5 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; gravelly loamy sand; 75 percent sand; 22 percent silt; 3 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; rapid permeability; 0.8 very fine roots throughout and 0.8 medium roots throughout and 0.8 fine roots throughout; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated 5-51-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 15 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-4-5 millimeter mixed fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 13N02946; slightly moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Oi—19 to 21 centimeters (7.5 to 8.3 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary.; slightly moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Ab—21 to 39 centimeters (8.3 to 15.4 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1), gray (10YR 5/1), dry; gravelly loamy sand; 75 percent sand; 23 percent silt; 2 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 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; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 13N02947; slightly moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Cb1—39 to 65 centimeters (15.4 to 25.6 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; gravelly loamy sand; 80 percent sand; 17 percent silt; 3 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 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; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 13N02948; slightly moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Cb2—65 to 103 centimeters (25.6 to 40.6 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; gravelly loamy sand; 80 percent sand; 16 percent silt; 4 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 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. Lab sample # 13N02949; slightly moist when described; observed in pit, small