IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Montborne
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2014WA057045
  • User Pedon ID: S2014WA057045
  • User Site Association ID: Lake Whatcom Wastershed Update Project
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 15N0394
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 79560
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 48.6170000
  • Std. Longitude: -122.3050000
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 36N
  • Range: 4E
  • Section: 9
  • PLSS Details: std long -122.305, std lat 48.617; WGS84
  • Location Description: Alger Mountain. 592 m E and 60 m N from SW corner of section 9; T.36 N, R.4 E.
  • Map Unit: 153—Vanzandt very gravelly loam, 0 to 15 percent slopes
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Washington
  • County: WA057—Skagit
  • MLRA: 2—Willamette and Puget Sound Valleys
  • Regional Office: 1—Portland, OR
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NW-MTV—Mount Vernon, Washington
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: WA657—Skagit County Area, Washington
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 48122-E3—Alger, Washington

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Bruce Lindsay and Carl Fuller
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy-skeletal, isotic, frigid Aquic Dystrudepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, brief description
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Montborne
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy-skeletal, isotic, frigid Aquic Dystrudepts
  • Taxon Kind - taxadjunct
  • PSC - 25 to 55 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/15/2014
  • Classifier - Bruce Lindsay
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - typic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: till
  • Landscape: mountains
  • Landform: ridge
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/15/2014 (actual site observation date)
  • Data Collector: Bruce Lindsay and Carl Fuller
  • 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
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    densic contact

    0—10

    10—55

    55—

    —10—

    —45—

    —-
    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

    8

    —

    —

    332

    —

    270

    1905

    —

    130

    6.7

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

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    Oi—0 to 4 centimeters (0.0 to 1.6 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; 12 percent clay; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 15N02020; observed in pit, small
    A—4 to 10 centimeters (1.6 to 3.9 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2), brown (10YR 4/3), dry; gravelly loam; 12 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky parts to moderate very fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; few (0.5) fine roots and few (0.5) fine roots; common (3.0) fine tubular pores; 30 percent by volume 2-40-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 15N02021; observed in pit, small
    Bs—10 to 36 centimeters (3.9 to 14.2 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6), dry; very gravelly loam; 12 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; common (3.0) medium roots and common (3.0) fine roots and common (3.0) coarse roots; common (3.0) fine tubular pores; 5 percent fine strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, iron-manganese masses; 40 percent by volume 2-40-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 15N02022; observed in pit, small
    Bg—36 to 55 centimeters (14.2 to 21.7 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), brownish yellow (10YR 6/6), dry; very gravelly loam; 16 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; common (3.0) very fine roots and common (3.0) medium roots and common (3.0) fine roots and common (3.0) coarse roots; common (3.0) fine tubular pores; 10 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6), moist, iron-manganese masses and 20 percent medium light gray (2.5Y 7/2), dry, iron depletions; 45 percent by volume 2-40-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 15N02023; observed in pit, small
    Cd—55 centimeters (21.7 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), pale yellow (2.5Y 7/3), dry; very gravelly loam; structureless massive; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5 percent fine strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, iron-manganese masses; 50 percent by volume 2-40-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7. Lab sample # 15N02024; observed in pit, small