PEDON DESCRIPTION

Cont. Site ID: S2008WA031101

Pedon ID: S2008WA631001

Slope (%)	Elevation (meters)	Aspect (deg)	MAAT (C)	MSAT (C)	MWAT (C)	MAP (mm)	Frost-Free Days	Drainage Class	Slope Length (meters)	Upslope Length (meters)
10.0	1,480.0	230	3.9			3,429	45	well

Oe--0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); mucky peat; 50 percent sand; 38 percent silt; 12 percent clay; low excavation difficulty; abrupt wavy boundary.

A--2 to 10 centimeters (0.8 to 3.9 inches); very dark gray (7.5YR 3/1) crushed medial loam, gray (7.5YR 5/1) crushed, dry; 50 percent sand; 38 percent silt; 12 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; low excavation difficulty; many very fine roots throughout and many very coarse roots throughout and many medium roots throughout and many fine roots throughout and many coarse roots throughout; many very fine low-continuity irregular and few medium low-continuity irregular and many fine low-continuity irregular pores; 5 percent flat subangular indurated 5 to 75-millimeter Metasedimentary rock fragments and 5 percent nonflat subangular indurated 2 to 5-millimeter Metasedimentary rock fragments; 3 percent albic tongues (volume percent); 10 percent albic tongues (lateral area percent); very strongly acid, pH 4.5, pH indicator strip; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 09N02288

Bw--10 to 25 centimeters (3.9 to 9.8 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) crushed medial channery loam, light brown (7.5YR 6/4) crushed, dry; 45 percent sand; 41 percent silt; 14 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; low excavation difficulty; common very fine roots throughout and common very coarse roots throughout and common medium roots throughout and common fine roots throughout and common coarse roots throughout; many very fine low-continuity irregular and few medium low-continuity irregular and many fine low-continuity irregular pores; 5 percent nonflat subangular indurated 2 to 5-millimeter Metasedimentary rock fragments and 20 percent flat subangular indurated 5 to 150-millimeter Metasedimentary rock fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, pH indicator strip; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 09N02289

BC--25 to 41 centimeters (9.8 to 16.1 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) crushed very channery sandy loam, light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) crushed, dry; 55 percent sand; 33 percent silt; 12 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; low excavation difficulty; few very fine roots throughout and few very coarse roots throughout and few medium roots throughout and few fine roots throughout and few coarse roots throughout; many very fine low-continuity irregular and few medium low-continuity irregular and few fine low-continuity dendritic tubular and many fine low-continuity irregular pores; 5 percent flat subangular indurated 150 to 380-millimeter Metasedimentary rock fragments and 10 percent nonflat subangular indurated 2 to 5-millimeter Metasedimentary rock fragments and 25 percent flat subangular indurated 5 to 150-millimeter Metasedimentary rock fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, pH indicator strip; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 09N02290

C--41 to 71 centimeters (16.1 to 28.0 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) crushed very channery sandy loam, light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) crushed, dry; 55 percent sand; 33 percent silt; 12 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate excavation difficulty; few very fine roots throughout and few medium roots throughout and few fine roots throughout; common very fine low-continuity irregular and few medium low-continuity irregular and common fine low-continuity irregular pores; 10 percent distinct 7.5YR 5/1), moist, organoargillans on vertical faces of peds; 5 percent flat subangular indurated 150 to 380-millimeter Metasedimentary rock fragments and 10 percent nonflat subangular indurated 2 to 5-millimeter Metasedimentary rock fragments and 25 percent flat subangular indurated 5 to 150-millimeter Metasedimentary rock fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, pH indicator strip; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 09N02291. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 448308; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 448308

Cr--71 to 81 centimeters (28.0 to 31.9 inches); very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1) crushed, gray (2.5Y 5/1) crushed, dry; 55 percent sand; 40 percent silt; 5 percent clay; structureless massive; hard, very firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; high excavation difficulty; few very fine low-continuity irregular pores; abrupt irregular boundary.

R--81 to 106 centimeters (31.9 to 41.7 inches); extremely high excavation difficulty; .