IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): unnamed
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 03-JRD-02
  • User Pedon ID: 03OR023005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 04N0337
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 16476
  • Print Date: 4/28/2024

    • 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: 44.1081696
  • Std. Longitude: -119.5950851
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 17s
  • Range: 26e
  • Section: 10
  • PLSS Details: 2200 feet North and 1600 feet West of the SE Corner
  • Location Description: Located on the southeast side of the Ochoco National Forest in the extreme southeast corner of the Sunflower area. Near FS road 870 off of FS road 800 from FS road 5800.
  • State: Oregon
  • County: OR023—Grant
  • MLRA: 43—Northern Rocky Mountains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: OR618—Crook County Area, Oregon
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 44119-A5—Funny Butte, Oregon

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Jim David
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Ashy-skeletal, glassy, frigid Humic Vitrixerands
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - unnamed
  • Taxonomic Class - Ashy-skeletal, glassy, frigid Humic Vitrixerands
  • PSC - 0 to 102 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/28/2003
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Moisture SUBClass - xeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: volcanic ash over colluvium derived from Mesozoic metasedimentary rock
  • Landscape: mountains
  • Landform: mountainside
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Position: upper third
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Bedrock: indurated slight weathered metasedimentary rock, unspecified at 185cm
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/28/2003 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 382-61
  • Surface Water Kind: none observed
  • Microrelief Kind: microlow
  • 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

    humilluvic material

    cambic horizon

    5—137

    5—69

    5—137

    —132—

    —64—

    —132—
    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

    30

    46

    —

    1585

    —

    90

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

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    O—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments.; observed in trench
    A1—5 to 13 centimeters (2.0 to 5.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed, very dark brown (10YR 2/2) crushed, moist; ashy gravelly sandy loam; 12 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky parts to weak fine granular, and weak medium subangular blocky parts to weak fine granular structure; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 very fine roots and 5.0 medium roots; 5.0 very fine high-continuity irregular and 5.0 medium high-continuity irregular pores; 30 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-35-75 millimeter metasedimentary, unspecified fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; moderately acid, pH 6.0; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 04N01926; dry when described; observed in trench
    A2—13 to 25 centimeters (5.1 to 9.8 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed, very dark brown (10YR 2/2) crushed, moist; ashy gravelly sandy loam; 12 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 very fine roots and 5.0 medium roots and 1.0 coarse roots; 5.0 very fine high-continuity irregular and 5.0 medium high-continuity irregular pores; 25 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-35-75 millimeter metasedimentary, unspecified fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; slightly acid, pH 6.2; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 04N01926; dry when described; observed in trench
    Bw1—25 to 69 centimeters (9.8 to 27.2 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) crushed, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed, moist; ashy very gravelly sandy loam; 14 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 5.0 very coarse roots and 5.0 fine roots; 5.0 very fine high-continuity irregular and 5.0 medium high-continuity irregular pores; 45 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-35-75 millimeter metasedimentary, unspecified fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; slightly acid, pH 6.4; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 04N01927; dry when described; observed in trench
    Bw2—69 to 94 centimeters (27.2 to 37.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) crushed, moist; ashy gravelly coarse sandy loam; 12 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; soft, firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 3.0 coarse roots; 5.0 very fine high-continuity irregular and 5.0 medium high-continuity irregular pores; 30 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-35-75 millimeter metasedimentary, unspecified fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; slightly acid, pH 6.4; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 04N01928; moderately dry when described; observed in trench
    Bw3—94 to 137 centimeters (37.0 to 53.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) crushed, dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) crushed, moist; ashy very gravelly coarse sandy loam; 12 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 3.0 coarse roots; 5.0 very fine moderate-continuity irregular and 5.0 medium moderate-continuity irregular pores; 40 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-45-75 millimeter metasedimentary, unspecified fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; slightly acid, pH 6.4; clear wavy boundary.; moderately dry when described; observed in trench
    2Bt1—137 to 185 centimeters (53.9 to 72.8 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) crushed, dark brown (10YR 3/3) crushed, moist; extremely gravelly sandy clay loam; 27 percent clay; strong fine subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 3.0 medium roots; 1.0 very fine low-continuity irregular and 1.0 medium low-continuity irregular pores; 70 percent by volume nonflat angular indurated 2-55-75 millimeter metasedimentary, unspecified fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, unspecified; slightly acid, pH 6.4; clear wavy boundary.; moderately dry when described; observed in trench
    R—185 centimeters (72.8 inches); fragments.; observed in trench