IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Vassar
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 2016ID035002
  • User Pedon ID: S2016ID035002A
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 17N0008
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 87755
  • 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: 46.7876417
  • Std. Longitude: -116.1281611
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 40N
  • Range: 3E
  • Section: 30
  • 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: ID612—Clearwater Area, Idaho
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 46116-G2—Elk River, Idaho

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Brian Gardner
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, isotic, frigid Andic Eutrudepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Vassar
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, isotic, frigid Andic Eutrudepts
  • Taxon Kind - taxadjunct
  • PSC - 28 to 103 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/11/2019
  • Classifier - Brian Gardner
  • 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 gneiss
  • Landscape: mountain system
  • Landform: mountain slope
  • Geomorphic Component Mountains: mountainflank, lower third
  • Slope Shape Across: concave
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no
  • RaCA Information:
  • DSP Plot ID - UT1

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/16/2016 (actual site observation date)
  • Data Collector: Brian Gardner
  • 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

    volcanic glass

    andic soil properties

    cambic horizon

    0—8

    3—38

    8—38

    8—80

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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

    —

    —

    978

    —

    360

    1090

    —

    91

    6.8

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    Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 17N00041; observed in pit, small
    A—3 to 8 centimeters (1.2 to 3.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; ashy loam; 12 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky parts to moderate fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 4.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.6 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; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 17N00042; observed in pit, small
    Bw1—8 to 18 centimeters (3.1 to 7.1 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), dry; ashy loam; 10 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky parts to moderate fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.3 medium 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 # 17N00043; observed in pit, small
    Bw2—18 to 38 centimeters (7.1 to 15.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; ashy fine sandy loam; 6 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.3 medium roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout and 1.0 coarse 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; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 17N00044; observed in pit, small
    2Bw3—38 to 61 centimeters (15.0 to 24.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; sandy loam; 5 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 0.1 very fine roots throughout; 4.0 very fine irregular pores; 8 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 17N00045; observed in pit, small
    2Bw4—61 to 80 centimeters (24.0 to 31.5 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; sandy loam; 8 percent clay; moderate coarse subangular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 0.1 very fine roots throughout and 0.2 medium 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; 1 percent krotovinas (volume percent); abrupt wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small
    2C1—80 to 120 centimeters (31.5 to 47.2 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), white (10YR 8/1), dry; coarse sand; 1 percent clay; massive; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 8 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method; gradual wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small
    2C2—120 to 155 centimeters (47.2 to 61.0 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/4), very pale brown (10YR 8/2), dry; gravelly coarse sand; 1 percent clay; massive; nonsticky, nonplastic; 15 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method.; observed in auger, bucket