IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sitdown
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1993WA047001
  • User Pedon ID: S1993WA047001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1993WA047001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 94P0035
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 66225
  • Print Date: 5/19/2024

    • 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: 48.6122208
  • Std. Longitude: -119.9955521
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 36N
  • Range: 23E
  • Section: 17
  • State: Washington
  • County: WA047—Okanogan
  • MLRA: 6—Cascade Mountains, Eastern Slope
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: WA749—Okanogan National Forest Area, Washington
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 48119-E8—Old Baldy, Washington

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: BJD, RJR
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Sandy-skeletal, mixed, frigid Vitrandic Xerochrepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Sitdown
  • PSC - 25 to 102 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/27/2010
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Sitdown
  • Taxonomic Class - Sandy-skeletal, mixed Aridic Cryochrept
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 9/8/1993
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains
  • Landform: mountainside
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Position: middle third
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/8/1993 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 281-185
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other tree cover
  • 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

    ABLA2

    ARUV

    CACO

    PICO

    PIEN

    PSME

    SIAL

    VASC

    Abronia latifolia

    Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

    Calliandra conferta

    Pinus contorta

    Picea engelmannii

    Pseudotsuga menziesii

    Silphium albiflorum

    Vaccinium scoparium

    coastal sand verbena

    kinnikinnick

    Rio Grande stickpea

    lodgepole pine

    Engelmann spruce

    Douglas-fir

    white rosinweed

    grouse whortleberry

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    0—5

    5—33

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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

    45

    61

    45.7

    1463

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    322

    762

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    Oe—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 94P00218
    A—3 to 8 centimeters (1.2 to 3.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; stony sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; weakly smeary; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 3 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume subangular 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 94P00219
    Bw1—8 to 26 centimeters (3.1 to 10.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; weakly smeary; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 10 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P00220
    Bw2—26 to 36 centimeters (10.2 to 14.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), pale yellow (2.5Y 7/4), dry; sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 10 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P00221
    2BC—36 to 64 centimeters (14.2 to 25.2 inches); 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and 70 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3), 30 percent pale yellow (2.5Y 7/4) and 70 percent very pale brown (10YR 7/3), dry; very gravelly sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 2 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 50 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P00222
    2C1—64 to 97 centimeters (25.2 to 38.2 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), pale yellow (2.5Y 7/3), dry; very gravelly sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 10 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 45 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P00223
    2C2—97 to 130 centimeters (38.2 to 51.2 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), pale yellow (2.5Y 7/3), dry; very cobbly loamy sand; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 5 percent by volume subrounded 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 35 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P00224
    2C3—130 to 206 centimeters (51.2 to 81.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), pale yellow (2.5Y 7/3), dry; very cobbly sand; single grain; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 5 percent by volume subrounded 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 35 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments. Lab sample # 94P00225