IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Vassar
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
2016ID049001
User Pedon ID:
S2016ID049001F
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
yes
Lab Source ID -
KSSL
Lab Pedon # -
16N1928
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
87437
User Project ID:
2016proj002
Project Name:
MLRA 43A - DSP - Response of dynamic soil properties to stand structure on Vassar series, Idaho
Print Date:
11/24/2024
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:
46.2683944
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 Andic Eutrudepts
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 -
27 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
andic soil properties
2—26
—-
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
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Oi—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 16N08879; observed in pit, small
A—2 to 8 centimeters (0.8 to 3.1 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) ashy coarse sandy loam; 7 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak very fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 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 very fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-?-75 millimeter granite fragments observed by visual inspection method; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 16N08880; observed in pit, small
Bw1—8 to 26 centimeters (3.1 to 10.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) ashy coarse sandy loam; 6 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 2.0 very fine roots and 1.0 very coarse roots and 2.0 medium roots and 2.0 fine roots and 1.0 coarse roots; 3.0 very fine irregular pores; 2 percent very fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; 2 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-?-75 millimeter granite fragments observed by visual inspection method; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 16N08881; observed in pit, small
2Bw2—26 to 33 centimeters (10.2 to 13.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/3) coarse sandy loam; 5 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 1.0 very fine roots and 1.0 medium roots and 1.0 fine roots and 1.0 coarse roots; 2.0 very fine tubular and 1.0 fine tubular pores; 3 percent very fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 75-?-250 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; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 16N08882; observed in pit, small
2BC—33 to 43 centimeters (13.0 to 16.9 inches); pale yellow (2.5Y 7/3) loamy coarse sand; 4 percent clay; weak very fine subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 1.0 very fine roots and 1.0 medium roots and 1.0 fine roots; 3.0 very fine irregular pores; 4 percent very fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; 3 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small
2C—43 to 60 centimeters (16.9 to 23.6 inches); pale yellow (2.5Y 7/3) loamy coarse sand; 1 percent clay; massive; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 very coarse roots and 1.0 medium roots and 1.0 fine roots and 1.0 coarse roots; 3.0 very fine irregular and 1.0 medium irregular and 1.0 fine irregular pores; 5 percent very fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; 7 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments.; observed in pit, small