IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Vassar
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 2016ID049002
  • User Pedon ID: S2016ID049002A
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 16N1930
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 87626
  • 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: 46.2567611
  • Std. Longitude: -115.6413306
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 34N
  • Range: 6E
  • Section: 25
  • 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: Coarse-loamy, isotic, frigid Andic 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 - 28 to 103 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 - 6/22/2016
  • 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 - UT3

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/22/2016 (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

    andic soil properties

    cambic horizon

    lithic contact

    0—16

    3—41

    16—41

    16—66

    150—

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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

    45

    —

    —

    1418

    —

    275

    1345

    —

    49

    5.9

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    Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 16N08889; observed in pit, small
    A—3 to 7 centimeters (1.2 to 2.8 inches); very dark brown (7.5YR 2/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dry; ashy loam; 10 percent clay; weak very fine granular 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; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 16N08890; observed in pit, small
    AB—7 to 16 centimeters (2.8 to 6.3 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), brown (10YR 4/3), dry; ashy sandy loam; 7 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 1.0 very fine roots and 1.0 medium roots and 1.0 fine roots; 2.0 very fine irregular and 1.0 fine tubular pores; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-?-75 millimeter granite fragments observed by visual inspection method; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 16N08891; observed in pit, small
    Bw1—16 to 41 centimeters (6.3 to 16.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), dry; ashy sandy loam; 5 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 1.0 very fine roots and 2.0 medium roots and 2.0 fine roots; 2.0 very fine irregular and 1.0 fine tubular pores; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-?-75 millimeter granite fragments observed by visual inspection method; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 16N08892; observed in pit, small
    2Bw2—41 to 54 centimeters (16.1 to 21.3 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), dry; sandy loam; 4 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 1.0 very fine roots and 2.0 medium roots and 2.0 fine roots and 1.0 coarse roots; 3.0 very fine irregular and 1.0 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 and 2 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 75-?-250 millimeter granite fragments observed by visual inspection method; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 16N08893; observed in pit, small
    2BC1—54 to 66 centimeters (21.3 to 26.0 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), dry; sandy loam; 2 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak very fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 very fine roots and 1.0 medium roots and 1.0 fine roots; 3.0 very fine irregular and 1.0 fine irregular pores; 1 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 2 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; gradual wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small
    2BC2—66 to 120 centimeters (26.0 to 47.2 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), dry; sandy loam; 2 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak very fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 very fine roots and 1.0 fine roots; 3.0 very fine irregular and 1.0 fine interstitial pores; 2 percent very fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; 3 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-?-75 millimeter granite fragments observed by visual inspection method and 3 percent by volume nonflat subangular moderately coherent cemented 2-?-75 millimeter granite fragments observed by visual inspection method; gradual wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small
    2C—120 to 150 centimeters (47.2 to 59.1 inches); variegated, light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), dry; gravelly loamy sand; 1 percent clay; massive; 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 interstitial and 1.0 fine interstitial pores; 2 percent very fine platy mica flakes, unspecified; 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular moderately coherent cemented 2-?-75 millimeter granite fragments observed by visual inspection method and 20 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-?-75 millimeter granite fragments observed by visual inspection method; abrupt wavy boundary.; observed in auger, bucket
    2R—150 centimeters (59.1 inches); bedrock; fragments.; observed in auger, bucket