IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Mushel
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 2016ID057001
  • User Pedon ID: S2016ID057001A
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 16N1897
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 87629
  • 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: 46.9251389
  • Std. Longitude: -116.3682222
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 41N
  • Range: 1E
  • Section: 5
  • State: Idaho
  • County: ID057—Latah
  • MLRA: 43A—Northern Rocky Mountains
  • Regional Office: NW—Northwest
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NW-MOS—Moscow, Idaho
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: ID057—Latah County, Idaho
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 46116-H3—Bechtel Butte, Idaho

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, isotic, frigid Andic Hapludalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Mushel
  • PSC - 28 to 78 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/8/2019
  • Classifier - Brian Gardner
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Mushel
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, isotic, frigid Andic Hapludalfs
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 6/13/2016
  • 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 loess and residuum weathered from granite
  • Landscape: mountains
  • Landform: mountain slope
  • Geomorphic Component Mountains: mountainflank, center third
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • 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 - CT1

    • VEGETATION

  • Other Vegetative Class: CN530 - western redcedar/queencup beadlily—Forest Habitat Types of Northern Idaho (GTR-INT-236)

    • SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/13/2016 (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

    andic soil properties

    cambic horizon

    argillic horizon

    paralithic contact

    0—7

    1—28

    7—28

    28—82

    153—

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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

    63

    —

    —

    962

    —

    270

    990

    —

    107

    6.4

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    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

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    —

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    Oi—0 to 1 centimeters (0.0 to 0.4 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 16N08726; observed in pit, small
    A—1 to 7 centimeters (0.4 to 2.8 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/3), dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), dry; ashy silt loam; 8 percent clay; weak very fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine irregular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 6.7; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 16N08727; observed in pit, small
    Bw—7 to 28 centimeters (2.8 to 11.0 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4), yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), dry; ashy silt loam; 4 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 medium roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine irregular pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.1; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 16N08728; observed in pit, small
    2Bt1—28 to 57 centimeters (11.0 to 22.4 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; silt loam; 7 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots between peds and 0.2 fine roots between peds and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 3.0 very fine irregular and 1.0 fine tubular pores; 5 percent faint clay films on surfaces along pores and 10 percent faint silt coats on surfaces along pores; 3 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-?-75 millimeter granite fragments observed by visual inspection method; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 16N08729; observed in pit, small
    2Bt2—57 to 69 centimeters (22.4 to 27.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), very pale brown (10YR 7/3), dry; loam; 7 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.2 very fine roots between peds; 5.0 very fine tubular pores; 10 percent distinct silt coats on all faces of peds and 15 percent faint clay bridges on surfaces along pores and 20 percent distinct silt coats on surfaces along pores; 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-?-75 millimeter granite fragments observed by visual inspection method; clear irregular boundary.; observed in pit, small
    2BCt—69 to 82 centimeters (27.2 to 32.3 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), very pale brown (10YR 7/3), dry; loam; 7 percent clay; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.2 very fine roots between peds; 2.0 very fine tubular and 3.0 very fine irregular pores; 15 percent distinct clay films on surfaces along pores; 12 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-?-75 millimeter granite fragments observed by visual inspection method; clear wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small
    2C1—82 to 125 centimeters (32.3 to 49.2 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/4), very pale brown (10YR 8/3), dry; sandy loam; 6 percent clay; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 medium roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine irregular pores; 12 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-?-75 millimeter granite fragments observed by visual inspection method; gradual wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small
    2C2—125 to 153 centimeters (49.2 to 60.2 inches);, very pale brown (10YR 8/2), dry; loamy sand; 2 percent clay; massive; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-?-75 millimeter granite fragments observed by visual inspection method.; observed in auger, bucket
    2Cr—153 to 180 centimeters (60.2 to 70.9 inches); bedrock; massive; fragments.; observed in auger, bucket