IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Vantrump
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2011WA053507
  • User Pedon ID: S2011WA053507
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 13N0625
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 72868
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • 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: 46.7330551
  • Std. Longitude: -121.8394470
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 14 N
  • Range: 8 E
  • Section: 6
  • PLSS Details: 265m south and 365m west of the northeast corner
  • Location Description: 11-PHR-068 Nisqually river terrace south of road, near twin firs trail
  • 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, nonacid Typic Cryaquands
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Vantrump
  • PSC - 6 to 106 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 12/5/2014
  • Classifier - Toby Rodgers
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Ashy, amorphic Histic Cryaquands
  • Taxonomic Class - Ashy, amorphic Histic Cryaquands
  • Taxon Kind - family
  • PSC - 6 to 106 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/23/2011
  • Classifier - Philip Roberts
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture SUBClass - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: volcanic ash and alluvium
  • Landscape: river valley
  • Landform: terrace
  • Geomorphic Component Terraces: tread
  • Hill Slope Profile: toeslope
  • Slope Position: lower third
  • Slope Complexity: complex
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: very poorly
  • Flooding: rare flooding for very brief periods
  • Ponding: occasional ponding for long periods
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/23/2011 (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 - 12
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    aquic conditions

    andic soil properties

    volcanic glass

    umbric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    endosaturation

    0—68

    6—68

    6—68

    6—31

    37—68

    60—68

    —68—

    —62—

    —62—

    —25—

    —31—

    —8—
    Site Soil Temperature
    Site Obs. Date Depth Sensor Kind Temperature
    cm C

    9/23/2011

    9/23/2011

    15

    20

    —

    —

    12

    11
    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

    0

    —

    —

    745

    —

    180

    2007

    —

    45

    7.2

    —

    —

    6.7

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —
    Oi—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments; clear wavy boundary.; wet when described; observed in pit, small
    Oe—2 to 6 centimeters (0.8 to 2.4 inches); moderately decomposed plant material; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.8 medium roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; clear wavy boundary.; wet when described; observed in pit, small
    A1—6 to 17 centimeters (2.4 to 6.7 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dry; mucky sandy loam; 70 percent sand; 28 percent silt; 2 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.8 medium roots throughout and 0.8 fine roots throughout; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 13N02955; wet when described; observed in pit, small
    A2—17 to 28 centimeters (6.7 to 11.0 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dry; mucky sandy loam; 60 percent sand; 27 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 medium roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout and 0.8 coarse roots throughout; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 13N02956; wet when described; observed in pit, small
    A3—28 to 37 centimeters (11.0 to 14.6 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dry; mucky ashy loamy sand; 75 percent sand; 23 percent silt; 2 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; rapid permeability; 0.8 very fine 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; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 13N02957; wet when described; observed in pit, small
    A4—37 to 68 centimeters (14.6 to 26.8 inches); black (10YR 2/1), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dry; mucky sandy loam; 65 percent sand; 31 percent silt; 4 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 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. Lab sample # 13N02958; wet when described; observed in pit, small