IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Whiskeygulch
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2014OR023004
  • User Pedon ID: S2014OR023004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 20N0028
  • Print Date: 12/9/2025

    • 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: 44.3505900
  • Std. Longitude: -118.9433700
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 14S
  • Range: 31E
  • Section: 13
  • Location Description: 660 m east and 150 m north of the SW cornerof section 13
  • State: Oregon
  • County: OR023—Grant
  • Regional Office: 1—Portland, OR

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Stan Winther
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy-skeletal, magnesic, mesic Pachic Haploxerolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: representative pedon for component
  • Pedon Purpose: soil survey inventory
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 231
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Whiskeygulch
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy-skeletal, magnesic, mesic Pachic Haploxerolls
  • Taxon Kind - taxadjunct
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 10/6/2014
  • Classifier - Stan Winther
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture SUBClass - typic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/6/2014 (actual site observation date)
  • Data Collector: Stan Winther
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    fibric soil materials

    mollic epipedon

    cambic horizon

    0—5

    5—58

    97—130

    —5—

    —53—

    —33—
    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

    62

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    1173

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    Oi—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments.; dry when described; observed in pit, small
    A1—5 to 30 centimeters (2.0 to 11.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; gravelly loam; 20 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; common very fine roots and few fine roots; common very fine and few fine pores; 10 percent by volume 76-150-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 2-30-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, pH indicator solutions; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 20N00104; dry when described; observed in pit, small
    A2—30 to 58 centimeters (11.8 to 22.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; very gravelly sandy clay loam; 25 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; common very fine roots and common medium roots and few fine roots; few very fine and few fine pores; 20 percent by volume 2-30-76 millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 76-150-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, pH indicator solutions; gradual wavy boundary.; dry when described; observed in pit, small
    AB—58 to 97 centimeters (22.8 to 38.2 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; very cobbly sandy clay loam; 25 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; common very fine roots and few fine roots; few very fine pores; 20 percent by volume 2-30-76 millimeter unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume 76-150-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, pH indicator solutions; clear boundary. Lab sample # 20N00105; dry when described; observed in pit, small
    Bw—97 to 130 centimeters (38.2 to 51.2 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist; very gravelly clay loam; 29 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; few fine roots; few very fine pores; 15 percent by volume 76-150-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume 2-30-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9, pH indicator solutions.; dry when described; observed in pit, small