LOCATION KANER                   WA

Established Series
Rev. JTK/RWL/TDT
09/2019

KANER SERIES

Landscape--mountains
Landform-mountain slopes, ridges
Slope--5 to 75 percent
Parent material--volcanic ash mixed with colluvium and residuum derived from granite, gneiss, phyllite, and diorite
Mean annual precipitation--about 1800 mm
Mean annual air temperature--about 4 degrees C
Depth class--very deep
Drainage class--well drained
Soil moisture regime--udic
Soil temperature regime--cryic
Soil moisture subclass--typic

TAXONOMIC CLASS: Ashy-skeletal over loamy-skeletal, amorphic over isotic Humic Vitricryands

TYPICAL PEDON: Kaner very gravelly ashy loam under a coniferous forest, on a 55-percent, northeast-facing slope at an elevation of 1775 m (When described, the soil was dry. All textures are apparent field textures.)

Oi--0 to 3 cm; slightly decomposed forest litter; abrupt smooth boundary

A1--3 to 10 cm; very gravelly ashy loam, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) dry, very dark brown (10YR 2/2) moist; moderate medium granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky and slightly plastic; many very fine roots; many very fine irregular pores; 40 percent gravel; NaF pH 9.2; strongly acid (pH 5.4); abrupt smooth boundary

A2--10 to 30 cm; very gravelly ashy loam, dark brown (10YR 3/3) dry, very dark brown (10YR 2/2) moist; weak medium granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; weakly smeary; many very fine and fine roots; many very fine and fine irregular pores; 40 percent gravel; NaF pH 10.6; strongly acid (pH 5.4); clear wavy boundary

AB--30 to 58 cm; very gravelly ashy loam, dark brown (10YR 3/3) dry, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) moist; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; weakly smeary; common very fine and fine and few medium roots; many very fine and fine irregular pores; 40 percent gravel; NaF pH 11.6; strongly acid (pH 5.4); clear wavy boundary

Bw--58 to 91 cm; extremely gravelly ashy loam, brown (10YR 4/3) dry, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) moist; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; weakly smeary; common very fine roots; many very fine irregular pores; 70 percent gravel; NaF pH 12.0; strongly acid (pH 5.2); abrupt wavy boundary

2BC--91 to 150 cm; extremely gravelly loam, olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) dry, very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) moist; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky and slightly plastic; weakly smeary; few fine roots; common very fine irregular pores; 70 percent gravel; NaF pH 12.0; strongly acid (pH 5.2)

TYPE LOCATION: Kittitas County, Washington, about 1.5 km northwest of Quartz Mountain; about 275 m east and 9 m north of the southwest corner of section 34, T. 19 N., R. 14 E.; Quartz Mountain U.S. Geological Survey quadrangle; latitude 47.083717, longitude -121.087909, datum WGS 84 (coordinates estimated from section, township, and range)

RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:
Mean annual soil temperature--4 to 7 degrees C
Soil moisture control section--usually moist, but dry in all parts 30 to 45 consecutive days following summer solstice
Thickness of umbric epipedon--50 to 90 cm
Average rock fragment content in particle-size control section--40 to 80 percent

Properties of layers influenced by volcanic ash
*Volcanic glass content--30 to 70 percent in upper part of particle-size control section
*Acid oxalate aluminum plus one-half iron--0.7 to 2.0 percent
*Phosphorus retention--40 to 80 percent
*15-bar moisture content--5 to 12 percent
*Moist bulk density--0.85 to 1.10 g/cm3

Oi horizon
Thickness--1 to 3 cm

A1 horizon
Value--2 or 3 moist, 3 or 4 dry
Chroma--2 or 3 dry
Texture of fine-earth fraction--ashy loam, ashy sandy loam
Rock fragment content--15 to 60 percent
Reaction--5.1 to 6.0
Thickness--8 to 15 cm

A2 horizon (where present)
Value--3 or 4 dry, 2 or 3 moist
Chroma--2 or 3 moist or dry
Texture of fine-earth fraction--ashy loam, ashy sandy loam
Rock fragment content--15 to 60 percent
Reaction--5.1 to 6.0
Thickness--13 to 25 cm

AB horizon
Value--3 or 4 dry
Chroma--2 or 3 moist
Reaction--5.1 to 6.0
Thickness--0 to 48 cm

Bw horizon
Hue--10YR, 7.5YR
Value--4 to 6 dry, 3 to 5 moist
Chroma--3 or 4 dry, 2 to 4 moist
Texture of fine-earth fraction--ashy loam, ashy sandy loam
Rock fragment content--35 to 80 percent
Reaction--5.1 to 6.5
Thickness--20 to 36 cm

2BC horizon, or C horizon (where present)
Value--4 to 6 dry, 3 to 5 moist
Chroma--4 or 6 dry, 2 or 4 moist
Rock fragment content--35 to 80 percent
Reaction--5.1 to 6.5

COMPETING SERIES: None

GEOGRAPHIC SETTING:
Elevation--1350 to 1975 m
Climate--continental; cool, moist summers; cold, wet winters
Mean annual precipitation--1650 to 2050 mm
Mean January air temperature--about -6 degrees C
Mean July air temperature--about 16 degrees C
Mean annual air temperature--about 3 to 6 degrees C
Frost-free season--35 to 75 days

GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS:
Currier--in similar landscape positions; no umbric epipedon
Stilgar, Terence--in similar landscape positions; dominantly basalt or andesite fragments

DRAINAGE AND SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY:
Drainage class--well drained
Saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ksat)--high

USE AND VEGETATION:
Use--timber production, wildlife habitat, watershed
Vegetation--subalpine fir, mountain hemlock, white bark pine, Pacific silver fir, Engelmann spruce, rusty menziesia, huckleberry

DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: East slopes of the Cascade Mountains; MLRA 3; small extent

SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Portland, Oregon

SERIES ESTABLISHED: Wenatchee National Forest, Kittitas County, Washington; 2003

REMARKS:
Diagnostic horizons and other features recognized in this pedon
*Umbric epipedon--zone from 3 to 91 cm
*Andic soil properties--zone from 3 to 91 cm
*Humic subgroup feature--umbric epipedon
*Particle-size control section--zone from 3 to 103 cm; ashy-skeletal in zone from 3 to 91 cm; loamy-skeletal in zone from 91 to 103 cm

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National Cooperative Soil Survey
U.S.A.