Profile Number:  49    Series: BLUE RIVER                    

Location: ABOVE UPPER ROAD WS 3, H.J. ANDREWS E.F.

Classification: PACHIC HAPLUMBREPTS, LOAMY-SKEL., MIXED, FRIGID             
         Slope: 85 %
        Aspect: NW 
     Elevation: 3000 ft.
      Landform: SMOOTH SLOPE                  
      Drainage: WELL DRAINED                  
   Parent Mat.: ANDESITE COLLUVIUM                                                              
    Vegetation: TSHE/RHMA/BENE ASSOCIATION                                  
   Description: DYRNESS- SAMPLED PROFILE 49 8-63           

   (Physical and chemical data listed below profile description)

O1  3 - 0 in.        Thick duff mull.

A1  0 - 5 in.       Very dark grayish brown (10YR3/2) when moist 
                    stony sandy loam; single grain structure; 
                    loose when moist, nonsticky and nonplastic 
                    when wet; 75% andesite; very abundant  roots 
                    and mycelia; gradual and irregular boundary.

AC  5 - 25 in.      Very dark grayish brown (10YR3/2) when moist 
                    stony sandy loam; single grain structure; 
                    loose when moist, nonsticky and nonplastic 
                    when wet; 75% andesite; very abundant  roots; 
                    clear and broken boundary.

C  25 - 45+ in.     Matrix of brown (10YR4/3)  and mottles of  
                    and yellowish brown (10YR5/8) when moist 
                    stony sandy loam; single grain structure; 
                    loose when moist, nonsticky and nonplastic 
                    when wet; 75% andesite, 50% pumice, common 
                    charcoal.


Physical Profile Data

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Horizon  Depth  Density  Sand  Silt  Clay  Percolation  Moisture Tension (% H2O, dry wt.)
          (in)   (g/cc)  (%)    (%)  (%)     (in/hr)     1/3 atm  1 atm   5 atm   15 atm
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  A1     0 - 5           54.2  34.7  11.0                27.1     22.5    21.6    20.3
  AC     5 - 25          58.2  27.4  14.4                29.9     21.0    15.8    14.2
  C     25 - 45+         65.9  24.7   9.4                26.2     21.4    14.9    13.8
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Chemical Profile Data

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Horizon  Depth     Ph     O.M. Total N    P     CEC    K     Ca    Mg    Na    Base Sat.   
          (in)            (%)    (%)    (ppm)  --------------  meq/100g ----------------- 
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  A1     0 - 5     5.2                                                            
  AC     5 - 25    5.6                                                            
  C     25 - 45+   6.1                                                            
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