IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Gravecreek
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1986OR029001
  • User Pedon ID: 86OR029001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 87P0421
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59716
  • Print Date: 5/20/2024

    • 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: 42.6583328
  • Std. Longitude: -123.1761093
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 33S
  • Range: 4W
  • Section: 33
  • PLSS Details: 1700 feet W and 2300 feet N of the SE corner
  • Location Description: Forested area approx
  • State: Oregon
  • County: OR029—Jackson

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy-skeletal, magnesic, mesic Dystric Xerochrepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Gravecreek
  • PSC - 25 to 74 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 11/30/2007
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Gravecreek
  • Classificaton Date - 1/1/1986
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: hills
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 1/1/1986 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • 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

    33

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    9

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    O—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); partially decomposed organic matter; fragments.
    A1—3 to 11 centimeters (1.2 to 4.3 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dry; gravelly loam; strong fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine and medium roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. 25% gravel.; many very fine roots; common fine and medium roots
    A2—11 to 21 centimeters (4.3 to 8.3 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, dry; gravelly loam; strong fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine and medium roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. 25% gravel.; many very fine roots; common fine and medium roots
    Bw1—21 to 41 centimeters (8.3 to 16.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, dry; very gravelly clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 2.5 very fine tubular pores; 15 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P02204. 30% gravel.; common very fine roots; few fine and medium roots
    Bw2—41 to 77 centimeters (16.1 to 30.3 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior, very pale brown (10YR 7/4) interior, dry; very cobbly clay loam; moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 2.5 very fine tubular pores; 20 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P02205. 30% gravel.; common very fine roots; few fine and medium roots
    R—77 to 102 centimeters (30.3 to 40.2 inches); weathered bedrock; fragments. Fractured serpentinte.