D16 ABBY Megapit Soils Description
| Print Date: Feb 18 2016 | Country: |
| Description Date: Jun 2 2015 | State: Washington |
| Describer: D. Ufnar/E. Dahlke | County: Clark |
| Site ID: 2015WA011001 | MLRA: 3 -- Olympic and Cascade Mountains |
| Site Note: | Soil Survey Area: WA011 -- Clark County, Washington |
| Pedon ID: S2015WA011001 | Map Unit: |
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| Lab Source ID: KSSL | Std Latitude: 45.7623840 |
| Lab Pedon #: 15N0680 | Std Longitude: -122.3296860 |
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| Soil Name as Described/Sampled: Kinney | |
| Classification: Fine-loamy, isotic, mesic Andic Humudepts | Latitude: |
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| Pedon Type: confirmation description | UTM Zone: |
| Pedon Purpose: research site | UTM Easting: |
| Taxon Kind: series | UTM Northing: |
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| Physiographic Division: | Primary Earth Cover: |
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| Physiographic Section: | Existing Vegetation: |
| State Physiographic Area: | Parent Material: volcanic ash and/or colluvium over alpine glacial drift |
| Local Physiographic Area: | Bedrock Kind: |
| Geomorphic Setting: on crest of glacial hill | Bedrock Depth: |
| Upslope Shape: convex | Bedrock Hardness: |
| Cross Slope Shape: convex | Bedrock Fracture Interval: |
| Particle Size Control Section: 25 to 100 cm. | Surface Fragments: |
| Description origin: NASIS | Description database: KSSL |
| Diagnostic Features: | umbric epipedon 3 to 44 cm. andic soil properties 3 to 74 cm. cambic horizon 44 to 200 cm. |
| Cont. Site ID: 2015WA011001 | Pedon ID: S2015WA011001 |
| Slope (%) | Elevation (meters) | Aspect (deg) | MAAT (C) | MSAT (C) | MWAT (C) | MAP (mm) | Frost-Free Days | Drainage Class | Slope Length (meters) | Upslope Length (meters) |
| 3.0 | 369.0 | 180 | well |
Oi--0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 15N03474
A--3 to 19 centimeters (1.2 to 7.5 inches); very dark brown (7.5YR 2.5/2) broken face medial loam, dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) broken face, dry; 12 percent clay; strong fine granular structure; soft, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; weakly smeary; many very fine roots between peds and common medium roots throughout and many fine roots between peds and common coarse roots throughout; common fine irregular pores; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 15N03475
AB--19 to 44 centimeters (7.5 to 17.3 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) broken face medial silt loam, brown (7.5YR 4/4) broken face, dry; 19 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; weakly smeary; many very fine roots between peds and common medium roots throughout and many fine roots between peds and few coarse roots throughout; common very fine irregular and few medium tubular and common fine irregular pores; 10 percent nonflat subangular indurated 2 to 75-millimeter basalt fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 15N03476
Bw1--44 to 74 centimeters (17.3 to 29.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) broken face medial silt loam, strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) broken face, dry; 21 percent clay; strong fine subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; weakly smeary; common very fine roots between peds and many medium roots between peds and common fine roots between peds; common very fine tubular and common fine irregular pores; 10 percent nonflat subangular indurated 2 to 75-millimeter basalt fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 15N03477
2Bw2--74 to 103 centimeters (29.1 to 40.6 inches); 68 percent brown (7.5YR 5/4) broken face and 15 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) broken face and 15 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) broken face and 2 percent black (10YR 2/1) broken face silt loam, 68 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) broken face and 15 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) broken face and 15 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) broken face and 2 percent dark brown (10YR 3/3) broken face, dry; 25 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; nonsmeary; few very fine roots between peds; few fine irregular and common fine tubular pores; 10 percent nonflat rounded moderately cemented 2 to 75-millimeter mixed rock fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 15N03478
2BC--103 to 131 centimeters (40.6 to 51.6 inches); 36 percent brown (7.5YR 5/4) broken face and 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) broken face and 30 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) broken face and 2 percent black (10YR 2/1) broken face and 2 percent pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2) broken face paragravelly silty clay loam, 36 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) broken face and 30 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) broken face and 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) broken face and 2 percent dark brown (10YR 3/3) broken face and 2 percent pink (7.5YR 8/3) broken face, dry; 31 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; nonsmeary; few very fine roots between peds; 20 percent nonflat rounded weakly cemented 2 to 75-millimeter mixed rock fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 15N03479
2C--131 to 200 centimeters (51.6 to 78.7 inches); 36 percent brown (7.5YR 5/4) broken face and 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) broken face and 30 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) broken face and 2 percent black (10YR 2/1) broken face and 2 percent pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2) broken face very paragravelly silt loam, 36 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) broken face and 30 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) broken face and 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) broken face and 2 percent dark brown (10YR 3/3) broken face and 2 percent pink (7.5YR 8/3) broken face, dry; 25 percent clay; structureless massive; slightly hard, firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; nonsmeary; 40 percent nonflat rounded very weakly cemented 2 to 75-millimeter mixed rock fragments. Lab sample # 15N03480
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