PEDON DESCRIPTION

Print Date: Apr 26 2024 Country:
Description Date: Jul 20 2010State: Washington
Describer: Toby RodgersCounty: Okanogan
Site ID: 10WA047002MLRA: 43A -- Northern Rocky Mountains
Soil Survey Area: WA648 -- Colville Indian Reservation (Parts of Ferry and Okanogan Counties), Washington
Pedon ID: S2010WA047002Map Unit:
Quad Name: Moses Mountain, Washington
Lab Source ID: SSLStd Latitude: 48.3613892
Lab Pedon #: 11N1979Std Longitude: -119.0816650
User Transect ID:
Soil Name as Described/Sampled: Moses
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 till over till and residuum from granite
Local Physiographic Area: Bedrock Kind: Granite
Geomorphic Setting: on shoulder of mountainflank, lower third of northern rocky mountains mountain range
on shoulder of mountainflank, lower third of mountain slope		Bedrock Depth: 71 centimeters
Upslope Shape: linearBedrock Hardness: indurated
Cross Slope Shape: linearBedrock Fracture Interval: 10 to less than 45 centimeters
Particle Size Control Section: 2 to 71 cm.Surface Fragments: 1.0 percent nonflat subangular indurated 75- to 250-millimeter Granite fragments
Description origin: NASISDescription database: KSSL
Diagnostic Features: ochric epipedon 0 to 18 cm.
cambic horizon 3 to 18 cm.
andic soil properties 3 to 36 cm.
lithic contact 71 to 150 cm.

Top Depth (cm)Bottom Depth (cm)Restriction Kind Restriction Hardness
71150bedrock, lithicIndurated



Cont. Site ID: 10WA047002Pedon ID: S2010WA047002

Slope (%)Elevation (meters)Aspect (deg)MAAT (C)MSAT (C)MWAT (C)MAP (mm)Frost-Free DaysDrainage ClassSlope Length (meters)Upslope Length (meters)
5.01,530.01803.9

48360well


Oi--0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; 60 percent sand; 35 percent silt; 5 percent clay; many fine low-continuity interstitial pores; abrupt smooth boundary.

A--3 to 8 centimeters (1.2 to 3.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) crushed ashy fine sandy loam, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed, moist; 60 percent sand; 35 percent silt; 5 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky 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 nonflat subangular indurated 2 to 75-millimeter Granite fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 11N03451

Bw1--8 to 18 centimeters (3.1 to 7.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed ashy fine sandy loam, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) crushed, moist; 60 percent sand; 36 percent silt; 4 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; 10 percent nonflat subangular indurated 2 to 75-millimeter Granite fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 11N03452

Bw2--18 to 36 centimeters (7.1 to 14.2 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) crushed very gravelly ashy loamy sand, olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) crushed, moist; 80 percent sand; 18 percent silt; 2 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; few very fine roots throughout and few fine roots throughout; few very fine low-continuity irregular and few fine low-continuity irregular pores; 5 percent nonflat subangular indurated 75 to 250-millimeter Granite fragments and 35 percent nonflat subangular indurated 2 to 75-millimeter Granite fragments; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 11N03453

2C--36 to 71 centimeters (14.2 to 28.0 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) crushed very gravelly loamy sand, light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) crushed, moist; 80 percent sand; 19 percent silt; 1 percent clay; structureless single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; few very fine roots throughout; common fine low-continuity interstitial pores; 5 percent nonflat subangular indurated 250 to 600-millimeter Granite fragments and 5 percent nonflat subangular indurated 75 to 250-millimeter Granite fragments and 5 percent nonflat subangular indurated 250 to 600-millimeter Granodiorite fragments and 35 percent nonflat subangular indurated 2 to 75-millimeter Granite fragments; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 11N03454

R--71 to 150 centimeters (28.0 to 59.1 inches); indurated Granite bedrock, fractured at intervals of 10 to less than 45 centimeters; .




***  Glossary  of  Codes  ***
Print Date: Apr 26 2024 10:55PM
Reports: NASIS Pedon Description;
Pedons: 11N1979;

*** 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