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State Soil of Idaho
By USDA - NRCA
Apr 20, 2008, 22:11 PST



The State Soil of Idaho

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Threebear Soil Profile

  • Surface layer: yellowish brown silt loam
  • Subsoil - upper: light yellowish brown silt loam
  • Subsoil - middle: very pale brown silt loam
  • Subsoil - lower: a very firm and brittle fragipan of yellowish brown silt loam

The Threebear series consists of moderately well drained soils formed in silty sediments with a thick mantle of volcanic ash. These soils are moderately deep to a fragipan. The name “Threebear” is derived from a creek in Latah County, Idaho. These soils are on hills with slopes of 5 to 35 percent.

Threebear soils are used mainly for timber production and wildlife habitat. The potential natural vegetation is western red cedar, grand fir, Douglas fir, western larch, and western white pine.

The average annual precipitation is about 36 inches, and the average annual temperature is about 42 degrees F.


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