IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Nolitna

User Site ID: S2014AK290003

User Pedon ID: S2014AK290003

Vegetation Plot ID: S2014AK290003

User Site Association ID: AK685_3220_NOLITNA_ALLAK685_3220_NOLITNA_MODALAK685_F232XY224AK_RPCmodalAK685_ALL_TYPICAL_PEDONSAK685_HZNDATA_GROUP8AK685_HZNDATA_GROUP9AK685_TREE-DATA-ENTRY

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes

Lab Pedon # - 15N0499

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 79641

Print Date: 12/10/2025

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: 66.5085620

Std. Longitude: -146.0493070

Datum: WGS84

State: Alaska

County: AK290—Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area

MLRA: 232—Yukon Flats Lowlands

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: AK685—Yukon Flats Area, Alaska

PEDON

Describers Name: Nathan Roth, Blaine Spellman, Ryan Maroney, Jeff Oatley

Current Taxonomic Class: Mixed Oxyaquic Cryopsamments

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Type: representative pedon for component

Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site

Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Nolitna

PSC - 26 to 101 cm.

Classificaton Date - 4/14/2017

Classifier - J Paul

Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition

Moisture Class - udic

Moisture Subclass - ustic

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - 32 - Boreal woodland sandy rises, dry

Taxonomic Class - Sandy, mixed, superactive, nonacid Typic Cryorthents

Taxon Kind - family

Classificaton Date - 8/28/2014

Classifier - N Roth

Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition

Moisture Class - udic

Moisture SUBClass - ustic

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Parent Material: organic material over sandy eolian deposits

Landscape: alluvial plain

Landform: dune on stream terrace

Slope Complexity: simple

Slope Shape Across: convex

Slope Shape Down: linear

Runoff: low

Drainage Class: somewhat excessively

Flooding: none flooding

Ponding: none ponding

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 8/28/2014 (actual site observation date)

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover

Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - conifers

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Drained? - no

Bedded Soil? - no

Forest Plantation? - no

Vegetation Plot Plants
Plant Symbol	Scientific Name	National Vernacular Name	Plant Type Group	Canopy Cover %	Vegetation Stata Level
2MOSS 2MOSS ARUV CAPU CEIS60 CLADI3 CLADO3 CLAM60 CLRA60 CLST60 EQAR FLCU FLNI GABO2 GELI2 GENTI PELTI2 PIGL PIGL PIGL POA POTR5 POTR5 PUPA5 ROAC SATR5 SHCA SOMU VAVI	— — Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Calamagrostis purpurascens Cetraria islandica Cladina Cladonia Cladonia amaurocraea Cladina rangiferina Cladina stellaris Equisetum arvense Flavocetraria cucullata Flavocetraria nivalis Galium boreale Geocaulon lividum Gentiana Peltigera Picea glauca Picea glauca Picea glauca Poa Populus tremuloides Populus tremuloides Pulsatilla patens Rosa acicularis Saxifraga tricuspidata Shepherdia canadensis Solidago multiradiata Vaccinium vitis-idaea	Moss Moss kinnikinnick purple reedgrass island cetraria lichen reindeer lichen cup lichen cup lichen greygreen reindeer lichen star reindeer lichen field horsetail — — northern bedstraw false toadflax gentian felt lichen white spruce white spruce white spruce bluegrass quaking aspen quaking aspen eastern pasqueflower prickly rose three toothed saxifrage russet buffaloberry Rocky Mountain goldenrod lingonberry	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	20 10 30 3 2 — 3 3 20 5 — 7 3 — 1 — 2 8 3 3 — — — — — 1 — — 5	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
ochric epipedon	0—32	—-

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
5	—	—	135	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Oe—0 to 1 centimeters (0.0 to 0.4 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) broken face moderately decomposed plant material; nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.0 medium roots throughout and 2.0 coarse roots throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; neutral, pH 7.1, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary.; moist when described;

A/E—1 to 10 centimeters (0.4 to 3.9 inches); 85 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) broken face and 15 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/6) broken face loamy fine sand; weak fine granular structure; nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 3.0 medium roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout and 1.0 coarse roots throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; neutral, pH 7.1, pH meter; clear wavy boundary.; moderately dry when described;

AC—10 to 32 centimeters (3.9 to 12.6 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) broken face stratified stratified fine sand to loamy fine sand; weak fine granular structure; nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 2.0 medium roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; slightly acid, pH 6.3, pH meter; clear wavy boundary.; moderately dry when described;

C1—32 to 85 centimeters (12.6 to 33.5 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) broken face fine sand; structureless single grain; nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 medium roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, pH meter; diffuse smooth boundary.; moderately dry when described;

C2—85 to 125 centimeters (33.5 to 49.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) broken face fine sand; structureless single grain; nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 medium roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.7, pH meter; diffuse smooth boundary.; moderately dry when described;

C3—125 to 170 centimeters (49.2 to 66.9 inches); 90 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) broken face and 5 percent very dark brown (10YR 2/2) broken face and 5 percent very dusky red (2.5YR 2.5/2) broken face fine sand; structureless single grain; nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, pH meter; diffuse smooth boundary.; moderately dry when described;. Black soil spots are burnt roots with reddish silt masses.

C4—170 to 200 centimeters (66.9 to 78.7 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) broken face fine sand; structureless single grain; nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, pH meter.; moderately dry when described;