IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Vassar
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
2016ID049002
User Pedon ID:
S2016ID049002E
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
yes
Lab Source ID -
KSSL
Lab Pedon # -
16N1934
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
87588
User Project ID:
2016proj002
Project Name:
MLRA 43A - DSP - Response of dynamic soil properties to stand structure on Vassar series, Idaho
Print Date:
11/21/2024
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:
Ashy over loamy, mixed over isotic, frigid Typic Udivitrands
Current Taxon Kind:
taxadjunct
Pedon Type:
classifies to current taxon name, full description
Pedon Purpose:
laboratory sampling site
Pedon Record Orgin:
NASIS
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Vassar
PSC -
2 to 102 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 -
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
andic soil properties
2—45
—-
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
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Oi—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 16N08909
A—2 to 4 centimeters (0.8 to 1.6 inches); very dark brown (7.5YR 2/2) ashy loam; 10 percent clay; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 2.0 very fine roots and 1.0 medium roots and 1.0 fine roots; 3.0 very fine irregular and 1.0 fine irregular pores; 3 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-?-75 millimeter granite fragments observed by visual inspection method; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 16N08910
AB—4 to 10 centimeters (1.6 to 3.9 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) ashy sandy loam; 7 percent clay; weak very fine subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 1.0 very fine roots and 2.0 medium roots and 2.0 fine roots; 3.0 very fine irregular and 1.0 fine irregular pores; 3 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-?-75 millimeter granite fragments observed by visual inspection method; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 16N08911
Bw1—10 to 45 centimeters (3.9 to 17.7 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) ashy sandy loam; 4 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak coarse subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; very fine roots and 1.0 very coarse roots and 1.0 medium roots and 2.0 fine roots and 1.0 coarse roots and 2.0 roots; 2.0 very fine irregular pores; 2 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 250-?-600 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 irregular boundary. Lab sample # 16N08912
2Bw2—45 to 70 centimeters (17.7 to 27.6 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) sandy loam; 5 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 1.0 very coarse roots and 1.0 medium roots and 1.0 coarse roots; 2.0 very fine irregular and 1.0 fine irregular pores; 3 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 8 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 250-?-600 millimeter granite fragments observed by visual inspection method. Lab sample # 16N08913