IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Garveson
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 2016ID035001
  • User Pedon ID: S2016ID035001E
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 17N0005
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 87528
  • User Project ID: 2016proj002
  • Project Name: MLRA 43A - DSP - Response of dynamic soil properties to stand structure on Vassar series, Idaho
  • 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: 46.7992694
  • Std. Longitude: -115.6287194
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 40N
  • Range: 7E
  • Section: 19
  • State: Idaho
  • County: ID035—Clearwater
  • MLRA: 43A—Northern Rocky Mountains
  • Regional Office: NW—Northwest
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NW-MOS—Moscow, Idaho
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: ID671—Clearwater National Forest, Idaho
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 46115-G6—Thompson Point, Idaho

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Brian Gardner
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Ashy over sandy or sandy-skeletal, mixed over isotic, frigid Typic Udivitrands
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Garveson
  • Classificaton Date - 2/11/2019
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Vassar
  • Taxonomic Class - Ashy over loamy, amorphic over isotic, frigid Typic Udivitrands
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/10/2016
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - typic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: volcanic ash over residuum weathered from granite
  • Landscape: mountain system
  • Landform: mountain slope
  • Geomorphic Component Mountains: mountainflank, upper third
  • Slope Shape Across: concave
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no
  • RaCA Information:
  • DSP Plot ID - CT5

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/10/2016 (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
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    andic soil properties

    2—46

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    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

    58

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    1177

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    290

    1090

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    91

    6.7

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    Oi—0 to 4 centimeters (0.0 to 1.6 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 17N00023; observed in pit, small
    A—4 to 10 centimeters (1.6 to 3.9 inches); very dark brown (7.5YR 2.5/2) ashy coarse sandy loam; 4 percent clay; moderate fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 4.0 very fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine irregular pores; 3 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 17N00024; observed in pit, small. 1980 MSH ash mixing in horizon
    AB—10 to 21 centimeters (3.9 to 8.3 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) ashy coarse sandy loam; 4 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky parts to moderate fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout and 0.3 coarse roots throughout; 3.0 very fine irregular pores; 8 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 17N00025; observed in pit, small
    Bw1—21 to 32 centimeters (8.3 to 12.6 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) ashy coarse sandy loam; 4 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky parts to moderate fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.3 medium roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout and 0.2 coarse roots throughout; 3.0 very fine irregular pores; 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method and 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 75-?-250 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 17N00026; observed in pit, small
    Bw2—32 to 46 centimeters (12.6 to 18.1 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) ashy coarse sandy loam; 3 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.3 fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine irregular pores; 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 17N00027; observed in pit, small
    2Bw3—46 to 59 centimeters (18.1 to 23.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) loamy coarse sand; 3 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.2 very fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine irregular pores; 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 17N00028; observed in pit, small. volcanic ash filled crotovinae in horizon