Three Sisters Biosphere Reserve

Location:Oregon, United States
IUCN Category:Ib
Area:278,657 acres (112,769 hectares)
Species:All  Endangered  Invasive
Climate:View Climate Data
Land Use:View Land Use Data
Köppen climate classification:Csb (Climate: warm temperate; Precipitation: summer dry; Temperature: warm summer)

Ecoregions

Central and Southern Cascades forests
Eastern Cascades forests

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 AB
   
Share70 %30 %70 %30 %
Soil TypeHumic CambisolsOrthic PodzolsHaplic XerosolsHaplic Kastanozems
Topsoil TextureMediumCoarseCoarseMedium
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainageModerately wellSomewhat excessiveWellModerately well
Available Water Capacity100 m100 m100 m150 m
Phase 1Stony   
Topsoil Properties
Gravel8 %4 %10 %8 %
Sand41 %85 %79 %34 %
Silt36 %11 %12 %45 %
Clay23 %4 %9 %21 %
USDA TextureLoamLoamy sandSandy loamLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.39 g/cm³1.73 g/cm³1.6 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.1 g/cm³1.36 g/cm³1.34 g/cm³1.29 g/cm³
Organic Carbon2.72 %2.09 %0.6 %1.28 %
PH5.24.57.97.4
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity54 cmol kg⁻¹98 cmol kg⁻¹100 cmol kg⁻¹81 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity21 cmol kg⁻¹10 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹21 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation24 %16 %100 %100 %
Total Exchangeable Bases5 cmol kg⁻¹2.5 cmol kg⁻¹9 cmol kg⁻¹18.4 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %0 %9 %5.4 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %1 %2 %1 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-11.6 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel8 %5 %28 %5 %
Sand44 %84 %75 %36 %
Silt32 %11 %14 %43 %
Clay24 %5 %11 %21 %
USDA TextureLoamLoamy sandSandy loamLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.39 g/cm³1.7 g/cm³1.56 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.16 g/cm³1.51 g/cm³1.53 g/cm³1.42 g/cm³
Organic Carbon1.03 %0.59 %0.2 %0.51 %
PH5.24.88.17.9
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity38 cmol kg⁻¹63 cmol kg⁻¹167 cmol kg⁻¹97 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity15 cmol kg⁻¹4 cmol kg⁻¹14 cmol kg⁻¹19 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation30 %23 %100 %100 %
Total Exchangeable Bases2.5 cmol kg⁻¹1.6 cmol kg⁻¹11.3 cmol kg⁻¹19.1 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %0 %9 %10.4 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium2 %2 %1 %3 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.2 dS m-12.2 dS m-1
Soil data provided by FAO/IIASA/ISRIC/ISSCAS/JRC, 2012. Harmonized World Soil Database (version 1.2). FAO, Rome, Italy and IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria.
Köppen climate classification provided by Kottek, M., J. Grieser, C. Beck, B. Rudolf, and F. Rubel, 2006: World Map of Köppen-Geiger Climate Classification updated. Meteorol. Z., 15, 259-263