IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Vassar
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 2016ID049003
  • User Pedon ID: S2016ID049003A
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 17N0022
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 87720
  • 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: 46.3661778
  • Std. Longitude: -115.6447806
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 35N
  • Range: 6E
  • Section: 24
  • 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

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Scott Bare
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Ashy over sandy or sandy-skeletal, mixed over 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 - 27 to 102 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/12/2019
  • 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 - 8/8/2016
  • 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
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Position: upper third
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no
  • RaCA Information:
  • DSP Plot ID - UT4

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/8/2016 (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

    andic soil properties

    lithic contact

    0—7

    2—47

    7—83

    23—47

    135—

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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

    43

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    —

    1368

    —

    305

    1395

    —

    55

    6.4

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    Oi—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 17N00112; observed in pit, small
    A—2 to 7 centimeters (0.8 to 2.8 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dry; ashy coarse sandy loam; 9 percent clay; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 medium roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine irregular pores; 3 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-4-75 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 17N00113; observed in pit, small. 1980 MSH ash mixing in A horizon
    Bw1—7 to 23 centimeters (2.8 to 9.1 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), dry; ashy sandy loam; 8 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 medium roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine irregular pores; 10 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-4-75 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 17N00114; observed in pit, small
    Bw2—23 to 47 centimeters (9.1 to 18.5 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), dry; ashy loam; 7 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak coarse subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 2.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 very coarse roots throughout and 1.0 medium roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine irregular pores; 8 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-4-75 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 17N00115; observed in pit, small
    2Bw3—47 to 67 centimeters (18.5 to 26.4 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; sandy loam; 7 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 1.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 medium roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine irregular and 1.0 fine irregular and 1.0 fine tubular pores; 3 percent very fine mica flakes, unspecified in matrix; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-4-75 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method and 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded moderately coherent cemented 2-4-75 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 17N00116; observed in pit, small
    2BC—67 to 83 centimeters (26.4 to 32.7 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), very pale brown (10YR 7/3), dry; gravelly loamy coarse sand; 5 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 medium roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine interstitial and 1.0 medium interstitial and 1.0 fine interstitial pores; 1 percent fine mica flakes, unspecified in matrix and 3 percent very fine mica flakes, unspecified in matrix; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded moderately coherent cemented 2-4-75 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method and 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 75-?-250 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method and 20 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-4-75 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method; gradual wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small
    2C1—83 to 100 centimeters (32.7 to 39.4 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), very pale brown (10YR 7/3), dry; loamy sand; 3 percent clay; massive; nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and 1.0 medium interstitial and 1.0 fine interstitial and 1.0 coarse interstitial pores; 3 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-4-75 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method and 10 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 75-?-250 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method; gradual wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small
    2C2—100 to 135 centimeters (39.4 to 53.1 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3), very pale brown (10YR 8/2), dry; loamy sand; 3 percent clay; massive; nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine interstitial and 1.0 medium interstitial and 1.0 fine interstitial and 1.0 coarse interstitial pores; 3 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-4-75 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method and 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 75-?-250 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method; abrupt wavy boundary.; observed in auger, bucket
    2R—135 centimeters (53.1 inches); bedrock; fragments.; observed in auger, bucket