LOCATION BARTLETTCOVE AK
Established Series
IRD. DKM/NDP/SCD
02/2022
BARTLETTCOVE SERIES
Landscape--till plain
Landform--eolian dunes
Slope--5 to 30 percent
Parent material--eolian sand
Mean annual precipitation--about 1420 mm
Mean annual air temperature--about 5 degrees C
Depth class--very deep
Drainage class--well drained
Soil moisture regime--udic
Soil temperature regime--cryic
Soil moisture subclass--typic
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Sandy, mixed Entic Haplocryods
TYPICAL PEDON: Bartlettcove loamy fine sand on a dune that has a slope of 15 percent (When described on August 14, 2013, the soil was moist throughout.)
Oe--0 to 12 cm; moderately decomposed plant material; very strongly acid (pH 4.8), abrupt smooth boundary
E--12 to 14 cm; loamy fine sand, pale yellow (2.5Y 8/2) dry, light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) moist; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky and nonplastic; common very fine and medium and few coarse roots throughout; common very fine and fine interstitial pores; strongly acid (pH 5.4); abrupt smooth boundary
Bs--14 to 30 cm; loamy fine sand, reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) dry, strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) moist; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky and nonplastic; common very fine, fine, medium, and coarse roots throughout; common very fine and fine interstitial pores; slightly acid (pH 6.4), gradual wavy boundary
BC--30 to 45 cm; loamy fine sand, pale yellow (2.5Y 7/4) dry, light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) moist; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky and nonplastic; common fine roots throughout; common very fine and fine interstitial pores; very slightly effervescent (HCL, 1N); slightly alkaline (pH 7.6), diffuse smooth boundary
C--45 to 152 cm; fine sand, light gray (2.5Y 7/1) dry, gray (2.5Y 5/1) moist; soft, very friable, nonsticky and nonplastic; few very fine and fine interstitial pores; slightly effervescent (HCL, 1N); slightly alkaline (pH 7.7)
TYPE LOCATION: Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve-Gustavus Area, Alaska; Hoonah-Angoon Census Area; latitude 58.4420457, longitude -135.8677328, datum WGS84 (coordinates determined by a GPS unit)
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:
Mean annual soil temperature--1 to 7 degrees C
Soil moisture control section--dry less than 45 consecutive days in June through October (udic)
Clay content in particle-size control section--1 to 3 percent
Oe horizon
Thickness--3 to 12 cm
E horizon
Hue--2.5Y, 5Y
Value--6 to 8 moist or dry
Chroma--2 or 3 moist or dry
Fine-earth texture--loamy fine sand, sand
Clay content--1 to 2 percent
Reaction (pH)--4.8 to 5.4
Thickness--1 to 3 cm
Bs horizon
Hue--5YR, 7.5YR
Value--3 to 5 moist, 4 to7 dry
Chroma--3 to 8 moist or dry
Fine-earth texture--loamy fine sand, sand
Clay content--1 to 3 percent
Reaction (pH)--5.5 to 6.4
Thickness--15 to 30 cm
BC horizon
Hue--10YR, 2.5Y
Value--4 to 5 moist, 5 to 7 dry
Chroma--4 to 6 moist or dry
Fine-earth texture--loamy fine sand, loamy sand, sand
Clay content--1 to 2 percent
Reaction (pH)--5.9 to 7.6
Thickness--15 to 30 cm
C horizon
Hue--10YR, 2.5Y
Value--4 to 5 moist, 5 to 7 dry
Chroma--2 to 4 moist or dry
Fine-earth texture--fine sand, sand
Clay content--1 to 2 percent
Reaction (pH)--7.5 to 7.7
Thickness--20 to 110 cm
COMPETING SERIES: None
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING:
Elevation--5 to 50 m
Climate--cool, moist summers; cool, wet winters
Mean annual precipitation--850 to 1820 mm
Mean annual air temperature--1 to 9 degrees C
Frost-free period--90 to 154 days
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS:
Gustavus--cambic horizon; 100 to 150 cm (well drained) to aquic conditions; on adjacent glaciated plains
Ibach--umbric epipedon; rock fragments throughout particle-size control section; on adjacent glaciated plains
Lamplugh--aquic conditions within 25 cm of soil surface; on similar landforms
Scidmore--aquic conditions and redoximorphic features within 25 cm of soil surface; on adjacent glaciated plains
DRAINAGE AND SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY:
Drainage class--well drained
Saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ksat)--high or very high throughout
Depth to saturation in normal years--more than 100 cm in fall and winter
USE AND VEGETATION:
Use--subsistence, wildlife habitat, recreation
Potential natural vegetation--Sitka alder, splendid feather moss, Sitka spruce, Schreber's big red stem moss, balsam poplar, western hemlock, devilsclub, common cowparsnip, stiff clubmoss
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Alexander Archipelago-Gulf of Alaska Coast, Alaska; MLRA 220; small extent
SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: WASILLA, ALASKA
SERIES ESTABLISHED: Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve-Gustavus Area, Alaska; 2020.
REMARKS:
Diagnostic horizons and other features in this pedon
*Ochric epipedon
*Albic horizon--zone from 12 to 14 cm
*Albic material--zone from 12 to 14 cm
*Spodic horizon--zone from 14 to 30 cm
*Spodic material--zone from 14 to 30 cm
*Free carbonates--zone from 30 to 150 cm
*Particle-size control section--zone from 37 to 107 cm
National Cooperative Soil Survey
U.S.A.