IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Thout
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2011WA047001
  • User Pedon ID: S2011WA047001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S2011WA047001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 13N0366
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 72820
  • 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: 48.9516678
  • Std. Longitude: -118.9861145
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 40 N
  • Range: 30 E
  • Section: 24
  • PLSS Details: 730m south and 110m east of NW corner
  • Location Description: Gold Axe SnoTel site, near summit of Buckhorn Mountain, north east Okanogan County, Washington. #18A26S
  • State: Washington
  • County: WA047—Okanogan
  • MLRA: 43A—Northern Rocky Mountains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: WA649—Okanogan County Area, Washington
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 48118-H8—Buckhorn Mountain, Washington
  • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Toby Rodgers
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, isotic, frigid Vitrandic Haploxerepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Thout
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, isotic, frigid Vitrandic Haploxerepts
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 28 to 64 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 11/16/2012
  • Classifier - Toby Rodgers
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture SUBClass - xeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


  • SITE

  • Parent Material: volcanic ash mixed with till over metacarbonate
  • Landscape: mountain range
  • Landform: glaciated ridge
  • Geomorphic Component Mountains: mountaintop
  • Hill Slope Profile: shoulder
  • Slope Position: upper third
  • Slope Complexity: complex
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Bedrock: indurated moderate weathered metamorphic, unspecified at 64cm with 10 to <45
  • Surface Fragments: 0.05 percent nonflat subrounded indurated 75- to 250-millimeter metamorphic, unspecified,
  • Benchmark Soil?: no
  • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/30/2011 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other grass/herbaceous cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Current Weather - sunny
  • Current Air Temp - 12
  • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    PSME

    PICO

    CARU

    ACMI2

    Pseudotsuga menziesii

    Pinus contorta

    Calamagrostis rubescens

    Achillea millefolium

    Douglas-fir

    lodgepole pine

    pinegrass

    common yarrow

    Pedon Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    bedrock, lithic

    indurated

    64 - 150

    - 86 -

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

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    volcanic glass

    lithic contact

    0—8

    3—64

    3—64

    64—150

    —8—

    —61—

    —61—

    —86—

    Site Soil Temperature
    Site Obs. Date Depth Sensor Kind Temperature
    cm C

    6/30/2011

    6/30/2011

    15

    50

    12

    10

    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

    20

    1634

    110

    483

    90

    3.9

    3

    1159

    Gold Axe Camp

    SNOTEL

    Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; 65 percent sand; 28 percent silt; 7 percent clay; Ksat of 77 um/s; rapid permeability; few (0.8) very fine roots throughout and few (0.8) fine roots throughout; many (8.0) fine low-continuity interstitial pores; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary.; moderately dry when described; observed in pit, small
    A—3 to 8 centimeters (1.2 to 3.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) crushed, very dark gray (10YR 3/1) crushed, moist; ashy fine sandy loam; 65 percent sand; 28 percent silt; 7 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; Ksat of 24 um/s; moderately rapid permeability; many (8.0) very fine roots throughout and few (0.8) medium roots throughout and common (3.0) fine roots throughout; common (3.0) very fine low-continuity irregular and common (3.0) fine low-continuity irregular pores; 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 5-51-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-4-5 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; neutral, pH 7.0, pH indicator strip; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 13N01073; slightly dry when described; observed in pit, small
    Bw1—8 to 25 centimeters (3.1 to 9.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed, dark brown (10YR 3/3) crushed, moist; ashy fine sandy loam; 60 percent sand; 35 percent silt; 5 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; Ksat of 24 um/s; moderately rapid permeability; many (8.0) very fine roots throughout and common (3.0) medium roots throughout and many (8.0) fine roots throughout and few (0.8) coarse roots throughout; common (3.0) very fine low-continuity irregular and common (3.0) fine low-continuity irregular pores; 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 5-51-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-4-5 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; neutral, pH 7.0, pH indicator strip; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 13N01074; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bw2—25 to 46 centimeters (9.8 to 18.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed, dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) crushed, moist; gravelly ashy fine sandy loam; 60 percent sand; 35 percent silt; 5 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; Ksat of 24 um/s; moderately rapid permeability; many (8.0) very fine roots throughout and common (3.0) medium roots throughout and many (8.0) fine roots throughout and common (3.0) coarse roots throughout; common (3.0) very fine low-continuity irregular and common (3.0) fine low-continuity irregular pores; 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-4-5 millimeter mixed fragments and 15 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 5-51-75 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, pH indicator strip; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 13N01075; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bw3—46 to 64 centimeters (18.1 to 25.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed, dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) crushed, moist; gravelly ashy fine sandy loam; 65 percent sand; 30 percent silt; 5 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; Ksat of 24 um/s; moderately rapid permeability; many (8.0) very fine roots throughout and common (3.0) medium roots throughout and many (8.0) fine roots throughout and common (3.0) coarse roots throughout; common (3.0) fine low-continuity interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 75-152-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 10 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-4-5 millimeter mixed fragments and 15 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 5-51-75 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, pH indicator strip; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 13N01076; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    2R—64 to 150 centimeters (25.2 to 59.1 inches); bedrock; fragments.; observed in pit, small