IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Vassar
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 2016ID049001
  • User Pedon ID: S2016ID049001A
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 16N1923
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 87663
  • User Project ID: 2016proj002
  • Project Name: MLRA 43A - DSP - Response of dynamic soil properties to stand structure on Vassar series, Idaho
  • Print Date: 11/12/2024

    • 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: 46.2683944
  • Std. Longitude: -115.6359278
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 34N
  • Range: 7E
  • Section: 19
  • State: Idaho
  • County: ID049—Idaho
  • 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-C6—Musselshell, Idaho

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Sandy, isotic, frigid Vitrandic Dystrudepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Vassar
  • PSC - 26 to 70 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/11/2019
  • Classifier - Brian Gardner
  • 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 - 6/21/2016
  • 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: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no
  • RaCA Information:
  • DSP Plot ID - CT4

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/21/2016 (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

    ochric epipedon

    volcanic glass

    cambic horizon

    paralithic contact

    0—7

    1—18

    7—54

    70—

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    —-

    —-

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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

    33

    —

    —

    1418

    —

    260

    1345

    —

    52

    6.6

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    —

    —

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    Oi—0 to 1 centimeters (0.0 to 0.4 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments. Lab sample # 16N08856; observed in pit, small
    A—1 to 7 centimeters (0.4 to 2.8 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), dark brown (10YR 3/3), dry; ashy coarse sandy loam; 8 percent clay; weak very fine subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 1.0 medium roots and 2.0 fine roots; 3.0 very fine irregular pores; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-?-75 millimeter granite fragments observed by visual inspection method. Lab sample # 16N08857; observed in pit, small
    Bw1—7 to 18 centimeters (2.8 to 7.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), dark brown (10YR 3/3), dry; ashy sandy loam; 6 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 2.0 very fine roots and 1.0 medium roots and 1.0 fine roots and 1.0 coarse roots; 3.0 very fine irregular pores; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-?-75 millimeter granite fragments observed by visual inspection method. Lab sample # 16N08858; observed in pit, small
    2Bw2—18 to 36 centimeters (7.1 to 14.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), dry; loamy coarse sand; 4 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 1.0 very coarse roots and 1.0 medium roots and 1.0 fine roots and 1.0 coarse roots; 2.0 very fine irregular and 1.0 fine tubular pores; 2 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-?-75 millimeter granite fragments observed by visual inspection method. Lab sample # 16N08859; observed in pit, small
    2BC—36 to 54 centimeters (14.2 to 21.3 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dry; loamy coarse sand; 3 percent clay; weak very fine subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 1.0 medium roots and 1.0 fine roots and 1.0 coarse roots; 3.0 very fine interstitial pores; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular moderately coherent cemented 2-?-75 millimeter granite fragments observed by visual inspection method and 3 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-?-75 millimeter granite fragments observed by visual inspection method. Lab sample # 16N08860; observed in pit, small
    2C—54 to 70 centimeters (21.3 to 27.6 inches); variegated, pale yellow (2.5Y 8/2), dry; loamy coarse sand; 1 percent clay; massive; nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 medium roots and 1.0 fine roots and 1.0 coarse roots; 3.0 very fine interstitial pores; 3 percent by volume nonflat subangular moderately coherent cemented 2-?-75 millimeter granite fragments observed by visual inspection method and 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-?-75 millimeter granite fragments observed by visual inspection method.; observed in auger, bucket
    2Cr—70 to 180 centimeters (27.6 to 70.9 inches); bedrock; fragments.; observed in auger, bucket