IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Vassar
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
2016ID035001
User Pedon ID:
S2016ID035001F
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
yes
Lab Source ID -
KSSL
Lab Pedon # -
17N0006
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
87509
User Project ID:
2016proj002
Project Name:
MLRA 43A - DSP - Response of dynamic soil properties to stand structure on Vassar series, Idaho
Print Date:
9/24/2024
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:
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 loamy, amorphic over isotic, frigid Typic Udivitrands
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Type:
classifies to current taxon name, full description
Pedon Purpose:
laboratory sampling site
Pedon Record Orgin:
NASIS
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Vassar
PSC -
30 to 105 cm.
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
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 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 17N00029; observed in pit, small
A1—5 to 13 centimeters (2.0 to 5.1 inches); very dark brown (7.5YR 2.5/2) ashy coarse sandy loam; 6 percent clay; weak very fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 4.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine irregular pores; 2 percent by volume nonflat moderately coherent cemented 2-?-75 millimeter charcoal fragments observed by visual inspection method and 3 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 17N00030; observed in pit, small. 1980 MSH ash mixing in horizon
A2—13 to 22 centimeters (5.1 to 8.7 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) ashy coarse sandy loam; 5 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky parts to moderate fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.3 very coarse roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout and 1.0 coarse 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 wavy boundary. Lab sample # 17N00031; observed in pit, small
Bw1—22 to 33 centimeters (8.7 to 13.0 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) ashy coarse sandy loam; 5 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky parts to moderate fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.3 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; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 17N00032; observed in pit, small
Bw2—33 to 49 centimeters (13.0 to 19.3 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) ashy coarse sandy loam; 5 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine irregular pores; 2 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 17N00033; observed in pit, small
Bw3—49 to 61 centimeters (19.3 to 24.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) ashy coarse sandy loam; 5 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 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 and 10 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 75-?-250 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 17N00034; observed in pit, small. volcanic ash filled crotovinae in horizon