PEDON DESCRIPTION

Print Date: Mar 28 2024 Country:
Description Date: Aug 18 2003State: Washington
Describer: Neil PetersonCounty: Columbia
Site ID: 03-RPM-03MLRA:
Soil Survey Area: WA714 -- Umatilla National Forest, Washington
Pedon ID: 03WA013001Map Unit:
Quad Name:
Lab Source ID: SSLStd Latitude: 46.1199989
Lab Pedon #: 03N0923Std Longitude: -117.8499985
User Transect ID:
Soil Name as Described/Sampled: Mountireland
Classification:
Soil Name as Correlated:
Classification:
Pedon Type: not classified to current taxon name
Pedon Purpose: research site
Taxon Kind:
Associated Soils:
Physiographic Division: Primary Earth Cover:
Physiographic Province: Secondary Earth Cover:
Physiographic Section: Vegetation: Engelmann spruce, Geyer's sedge, grand fir, pinegrass, subalpine fir, thinleaf huckleberry
State Physiographic Area: Parent Material: volcanic ash over basalt
Local Physiographic Area: TOUCHETBedrock Kind: Basalt
Geomorphic Setting: on mountaintop of None AssignedBedrock Depth: 79 centimeters
Upslope Shape: Bedrock Hardness: indurated
Cross Slope Shape: Bedrock Fracture Interval:
Particle Size Control Section: Surface Fragments:
Description origin: NASISDescription database: KSSL
Diagnostic Features: ? to ? cm.

Top Depth (cm)Bottom Depth (cm)Restriction Kind Restriction Hardness
51102bedrock, lithicIndurated



Cont. Site ID: 03-RPM-03Pedon ID: 03WA013001

Slope (%)Elevation (meters)Aspect (deg)MAAT (C)MSAT (C)MWAT (C)MAP (mm)Frost-Free DaysDrainage ClassSlope Length (meters)Upslope Length (meters)
4.0
180




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A--0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) broken face very fine sandy loam, brown (10YR 5/3) broken face, dry; 10 percent clay; weak fine granular parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; many very fine roots throughout and few medium roots throughout and few coarse roots throughout; many very fine moderate-continuity irregular pores; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 03N04755

Bw1--8 to 25 centimeters (3.1 to 9.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) broken face very fine sandy loam, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) broken face, dry; 10 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; many very fine roots throughout and many fine roots throughout and few coarse roots throughout; many very fine moderate-continuity irregular pores; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 03N04756

Bw2--25 to 36 centimeters (9.8 to 14.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) broken face very fine sandy loam, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) broken face, dry; 10 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; many very fine roots throughout and few medium roots throughout and many fine roots throughout and few coarse roots throughout; many very fine moderate-continuity irregular pores; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 03N04757

E--36 to 53 centimeters (14.2 to 20.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) broken face very fine sandy loam, very pale brown (10YR 8/4) broken face, dry; 7 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; few very fine roots throughout and few medium roots throughout and few fine roots throughout; many very fine moderate-continuity irregular pores; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 03N04758

2Bt--53 to 79 centimeters (20.9 to 31.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) broken face loam, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) broken face, dry; 18 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; few very fine roots throughout and few medium roots throughout and few fine roots throughout; many fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent nonflat angular indurated 2 to 20-millimeter Basalt fragments; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 03N04759. continuous - phpvsfiid 247211; continuous - phpvsfiid 247211

R--79 to 89 centimeters (31.1 to 35.0 inches); indurated Basalt bedrock; .




***  Glossary  of  Codes  ***
Print Date: Mar 28 2024 5:31PM
Reports: NASIS Pedon Description;
Pedons: 03N0923;

*** Method Codes ***
CodeDescription
7A1a1X-ray Diffraction, Thin Film on Glass, Resin Pretreatment
7B1a2Optical Analysis, Glass Count

*** Preparation Codes ***
CodeDescription / List of Methods
SjjThe air-dried soil passing a No. 10-mesh sieve
 7A1a1, 7B1a2

*** Instrument Sets ***
Instrument Set NameList of Methods
Instrument Not Specified7B1a2
X-ray diffractometer7A1a1

*** Analyzed Size Fractions ***
Size FractionList of Methods
<0.002 mm7A1a1
0.02-0.05 mm7B1a2
NSSC SSL Report Creation