IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): BROWNLEE
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1956ID045021
  • User Pedon ID: S1956ID045021
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1956ID045021
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A1107
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 34166
  • 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: 44.0434837
  • Std. Longitude: -116.2898636
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 8N
  • Range: 1E
  • Section: 12
  • PLSS Details: 900 feet north and 945 feet east of the NW corner of the SW1/4 SW1/4
  • Location Description: Gem County, Idaho. Squaw Creek SCD. about 5 miles northeast of Sweet. Sample taken from a pit along road right-of-way in natural pasture 65 feet east of fence corner.
  • State: Idaho
  • County: ID045—Gem
  • MLRA: 10—Central Rocky and Blue Mountain Foothills
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: ID660—Gem County Area, Idaho

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Leighty
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Ultic Argixerolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 21
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - BROWNLEE
  • Classificaton Date - 7/16/2007
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Brownlee
  • Classificaton Date - 9/24/1956
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: ridge
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/24/1956 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    BRTE

    Bromus tectorum

    cheatgrass

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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

    3

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    1067

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    A11—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist; coarse sandy loam; moderate very thin platy parts to weak and moderate very fine and fine granular structure; hard when dry, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, thymol-blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A08389
    A12—8 to 23 centimeters (3.1 to 9.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) crushed, very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist; coarse sandy loam; weak very thin platy structure; hard when dry, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, thymol-blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A08390
    A3—23 to 30 centimeters (9.1 to 11.8 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist; sandy loam; very hard, firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, thymol-blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A08391
    B11—30 to 48 centimeters (11.8 to 18.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist; coarse sandy loam; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; clay films; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, thymol-blue; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A08392. continuous - phpvsfiid 181547; continuous - phpvsfiid 181547
    B12—48 to 51 centimeters (18.9 to 20.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; sandy loam; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist, clay films and dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2), dry, clay films; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, thymol-blue; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A08393. continuous - phpvsfiid 181548; continuous - phpvsfiid 181549; continuous - phpvsfiid 181548; continuous - phpvsfiid 181549
    B21—51 to 71 centimeters (20.1 to 28.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist; coarse sandy loam; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), dry, clay films and dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist, clay films; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9, chlorophenol red; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A08394. continuous - phpvsfiid 181550; continuous - phpvsfiid 181586; continuous - phpvsfiid 181550; continuous - phpvsfiid 181586
    B22—71 to 107 centimeters (28.0 to 42.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), dark brown (7.5YR 3/3), moist; sandy clay loam; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; dark brown (7.5YR 3/3), dry, clay films and dark brown (7.5YR 3/3), moist, clay films; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, chlorophenol red; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A08395. continuous - phpvsfiid 181587; continuous - phpvsfiid 181588; continuous - phpvsfiid 181587; continuous - phpvsfiid 181588
    B3—107 to 114 centimeters (42.1 to 44.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; fine gravelly coarse sandy loam; weak coarse prismatic structure; very hard, firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, thymol-blue. Lab sample # 40A08396
    R—114 to 114 centimeters (44.9 to 44.9 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 40A08398
    C—114 to 114 centimeters (44.9 to 44.9 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 40A08397