PEDON DESCRIPTION

Print Date: Nov 1 2025 Country:
Description Date: Jul 19 2010State: Washington
Describer: Toby RodgersCounty: Okanogan
Site ID: 10WA047001MLRA: 6 -- Cascade Mountains, Eastern Slope
Soil Survey Area: WA749 -- Okanogan National Forest Area, Washington
Pedon ID: S2010WA047001Map Unit:
Quad Name: Coxit Mountain, Washington
Lab Source ID: SSLStd Latitude: 48.6547203
Lab Pedon #: 11N1978Std Longitude: -119.8380585
User Transect ID:
Soil Name as Described/Sampled: Crocamp
Classification:
Soil Name as Correlated:
Classification:
Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
Taxon Kind:
Associated Soils:
Physiographic Division: Primary Earth Cover: Tree cover
Physiographic Province: Secondary Earth Cover: Other grass/herbaceous cover
Physiographic Section: Vegetation:
State Physiographic Area: Parent Material: volcanic ash mixed with outwash over outwash
Local Physiographic Area: Bedrock Kind:
Geomorphic Setting: on toeslope of mountainflank, upper third of outwash terrace on mountain valley
on toeslope of mountainflank, upper third of north cascades mountain range		Bedrock Depth:
Upslope Shape: linearBedrock Hardness:
Cross Slope Shape: linearBedrock Fracture Interval:
Particle Size Control Section: 0 to 100 cm.Surface Fragments: 1.0 percent nonflat subangular indurated 250- to 600-millimeter Mixed rock fragments
Description origin: NASISDescription database: KSSL
Diagnostic Features: andic soil properties 0 to 38 cm.
umbric epipedon 0 to 38 cm.
cambic horizon 38 to 58 cm.



Cont. Site ID: 10WA047001Pedon ID: S2010WA047001

Slope (%)Elevation (meters)Aspect (deg)MAAT (C)MSAT (C)MWAT (C)MAP (mm)Frost-Free DaysDrainage ClassSlope Length (meters)Upslope Length (meters)
0.01,360.02702.8

58460well


A1--0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) crushed mucky ashy fine sandy loam, black (10YR 2/1) crushed, moist; 55 percent sand; 40 percent silt; 5 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; common very fine roots throughout and few medium roots throughout and common fine roots throughout and few coarse roots throughout; common very fine low-continuity irregular and common fine low-continuity irregular pores; 10 percent 2 to 75-millimeter Mixed rock fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 11N03447

A2--10 to 38 centimeters (3.9 to 15.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed gravelly ashy fine sandy loam, very dark brown (10YR 2/2) crushed, moist; 55 percent sand; 40 percent silt; 5 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; few very fine roots throughout and few medium roots throughout and few fine roots throughout and few coarse roots throughout; common very fine low-continuity irregular and common fine low-continuity irregular pores; 20 percent 2 to 75-millimeter Mixed rock fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 11N03448

Bw--38 to 58 centimeters (15.0 to 22.8 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) crushed very gravelly sandy loam, dark brown (10YR 3/3) crushed, moist; 65 percent sand; 31 percent silt; 4 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; few very fine roots throughout and few medium roots throughout and few fine roots throughout and few coarse roots throughout; common very fine low-continuity irregular and common fine low-continuity irregular pores; 5 percent 250 to 600-millimeter Mixed rock fragments and 5 percent 75 to 250-millimeter Mixed rock fragments and 30 percent 2 to 75-millimeter Mixed rock fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 11N03449. Weight of fragments >1/2 inch: 4lbs, 1oz

2BC--58 to 150 centimeters (22.8 to 59.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) crushed very gravelly loamy sand, pale brown (10YR 6/3) crushed, moist; 80 percent sand; 18 percent silt; 2 percent clay; structureless single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; few very fine roots throughout and few fine roots throughout; common very fine low-continuity irregular and common fine low-continuity irregular pores; 10 percent 250 to 600-millimeter Mixed rock fragments and 10 percent 75 to 250-millimeter Mixed rock fragments and 35 percent 2 to 75-millimeter Mixed rock fragments. Lab sample # 11N03450. Weight of fragments >1/2 inch: 5lbs, 3oz




***  Glossary  of  Codes  ***
Print Date: Nov 1 2025 10:06PM
Reports: NASIS Pedon Description;
Pedons: 11N1978;

*** Method Codes ***
CodeDescription
7B1a2Optical Analysis, Full Grain Count

*** Preparation Codes ***
CodeDescription / List of Methods
SjjThe air-dried soil passing a No. 10-mesh sieve
 7B1a2

*** Instrument Sets ***
Instrument Set NameList of Methods
Instrument Not Specified7B1a2

*** Analyzed Size Fractions ***
Size FractionList of Methods
0.02-0.05 mm7B1a2
0.1-0.25 mm7B1a2
NSSC SSL Report Creation