Statewide Soil Map Unit (STATSGO): E31FP1- Interior Alaska Highlands-Boreal Lowlands-Flood Plains and Terraces. Also included in the distribution is E31MV1
US Soil Taxonomy: coarse-loamy over sandy or sandy-skeletal, mixed, superactive , acid Typic Cryofluvents
Parent Material: thin organic mat over stratified loamy alluvium over sandy and gravelly alluvium derived from schist.
General Soil Profile Description:
Oe/C-0 to 5 cm; black fibrous highly organic moderately decomposed material and brown silt loam; pH 5.5
A/Oa- 5 to 22 cm; dark brown silt loam and black highly organic highly decomposed organic material; pH 5.2
C1-22 tp 52 cm; yellowish brown stratified sand through silt; pH 5.4
2C1 and 2C2-52 to 152 cm; dark yellowish brown extremely gravelly coarse sand and extremely cobbly sand; pH 5.3
Notable Features: Occasionally flooded soil with bright colors imparted by the schist parent material
Domain: Soil temperature and moisture data are representative of well drained, occasionally flooded soils on flood plains. Vegetation is dominated by willow/herbaceous scrub.
