IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): BLUEBUCK

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S1997WA047007

User Pedon ID: S1997WA047007

Vegetation Plot ID: S1997WA047007

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 98P0008

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 10281

Print Date: 6/2/2024

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: 48.4986115

Std. Longitude: -120.0325012

Datum: WGS84

Township: 35N

Range: 22E

Section: 36

PLSS Details: 700 feet East and 500 feet South of North West corner

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: 48120-D1—Blue Buck Mountain, Washington

PEDON

Describers Name: BJD, DWG

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x

Pedon #: 7

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Bluebuck

Taxonomic Class - Sandy-skeletal, mixed Andic Cryochrept

Taxon Kind - series

PSC - 25 to 100 cm.

Classificaton Date - 7/8/1997

Moisture Class - xeric

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 Shape Across: convex

Slope Shape Down: convex

Drainage Class: well

Surface Fragments: 1.00 percent

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 7/8/1997 (actual site observation date)

Air Photo ID: 281-191

Plant Association Name: ABLA/VASC

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover

Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - intermixed conifers and hardwoods

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
2MOSS ABLA ALSI GOOB PIEN PSME PYSE	— Abies lasiocarpa Allium simillimum Gonolobus obliquus Picea engelmannii Pseudotsuga menziesii Pyrola secunda	Moss subalpine fir simil onion — Engelmann spruce Douglas-fir —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
ochric epipedon cambic horizon	0—8 8—28	—- —-

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
40	100	100	1609	—	36	711	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); 2.0 very fine and fine roots and 1.0 roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 98P00024. slightly decomposed organic material.

C—3 to 6 centimeters (1.2 to 2.4 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed, light gray (10YR 7/2) crushed, dry; fine sandy loam; moderate fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.0 very fine and fine roots and 1.0 medium and coarse roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, unspecified broken boundary. Lab sample # 98P00025. Mount St Helens Ash (T or Wash) = 450 years ago.

2A—6 to 11 centimeters (2.4 to 4.3 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, pale brown (10YR 6/3) crushed, dry; stony sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; weakly smeary; 2.0 very fine and fine roots and 1.0 medium and coarse roots; 5 percent by volume subrounded 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P00026

2Bw—11 to 31 centimeters (4.3 to 12.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) crushed, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) crushed, dry; gravelly sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; weakly smeary; 2.0 very fine to medium roots and 1.0 coarse roots; 2 percent by volume subrounded 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 3 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P00027

3CB—31 to 64 centimeters (12.2 to 25.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) crushed, dry; very gravelly loamy sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.0 very fine and fine roots and 1.0 medium and coarse roots; 2 percent by volume subrounded 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 35 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P00028. Many medium and coarse moist (10YR 5/6) stains.

4C1—64 to 92 centimeters (25.2 to 36.2 inches); extremely gravelly coarse sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.0 very fine and fine roots and 1.0 medium roots; 5 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 65 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P00029. Matrix color is moist and dry multicolored.

5C2—92 to 140 centimeters (36.2 to 55.1 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) crushed, very pale brown (10YR 7/4) crushed, dry; very gravelly loamy sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 very fine to medium roots; 2 percent by volume subrounded 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 40 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P00030

5Cd—140 to 155 centimeters (55.1 to 61.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) crushed, very pale brown (10YR 7/3) crushed, dry; very gravelly loamy sand; massive; hard when dry, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 very fine roots; 5 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 35 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments. Lab sample # 98P00031