IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Snd
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1983AK280005
  • User Pedon ID: 83AK280005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 84P0237
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 53931
  • Print Date: 2/18/2026

    • 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: 56.9166679
  • Std. Longitude: -132.8291626
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 57S
  • Range: 80E
  • Section: 21
  • Location Description: Stikine Area Tongass Nat. Forest. 6.7 km S of large gravel pit.
  • State: Alaska
  • County: AK280—Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Neil R. Babik
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Snd
  • Taxonomic Class - Sandy-skeletal, mixed Typic Cryorthents
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1983
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: coastal plain
  • Landform: plain
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: very poorly
  • Surface Fragments: 0.05 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1983 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • 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

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    8

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    O1—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); partially decomposed organic matter; fragments. Not sampled. Partially decomposed leaf litter mosses twigs etc.
    O2—5 to 15 centimeters (2.0 to 5.9 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) interior muck; strong very fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 5.5 medium and coarse roots; fragments; extremely acid, pH 3.5, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P01239. many very fine and fine roots; many medium and coarse roots
    A2—15 to 18 centimeters (5.9 to 7.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/2) interior loam; moderate fine granular structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium and coarse roots; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, hellige-truog; abrupt broken boundary. Not sampled.; common very fine and fine roots; common medium and coarse roots
    B21hir—18 to 20 centimeters (7.1 to 7.9 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) interior gravelly loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium and coarse roots; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P01240. common very fine and fine roots; common medium and coarse roots
    B22ir—20 to 25 centimeters (7.9 to 9.8 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) interior very gravelly loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 15 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P01241. few very fine and fine roots
    B3—25 to 38 centimeters (9.8 to 15.0 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) interior very gravelly loam; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct and 11 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine distinct mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 25 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P01242. few very fine roots; common fine distinct 7.5YR56 mottles; common fine distinct 7.5YR44 mottles
    2C—38 to 167 centimeters (15.0 to 65.7 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior very gravelly loamy coarse sand; single grain; loose; 30 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 30 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 84P01243