IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Kimera

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: 02CO628007

User Pedon ID: 02CO628007

Vegetation Plot ID: 02CO628007

User Site Association ID: lan628-2003.6PuebloSSO_type

Transect:

User Transect ID - 69TCO628166-KmC

Transect Stop Number - 1

Transect Interval - 1,000.0

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Pedon # - 03N0754

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 16200

Print Date: 11/11/2024

LOCATION

Location In Web Soil Survey

AOI is roughly a square mile and pedon is marked in the center.

Location in SoilWeb

Location in Google Maps

Std. Latitude: 37.5724444

Std. Longitude: -103.2056389

Datum: WGS84

Township: 28 S.

Range: 52 W.

Section: 26

PLSS Details: 500 feet north and 350 feet west of the southeast corner

Location Description: 500 feet north and 350 feet west of the southeast corner of section 26, T28S., R52W.

Map Unit: KmC—Wilid-Kimera complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes

State: Colorado

County: CO071—Las Animas

MLRA: 69—Upper Arkansas Valley Rolling Plains

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CO628—Las Animas County Area, Colorado, Parts of Huerfano and Las Animas Counties

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 37103-E2—Plug Hat Ranch, Colorado

PEDON

Describers Name: Lee A. Neve

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Ustic Haplocalcids

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Type: OSD pedon

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS

Pedon #: 828

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Kimera

PSC - 25 to 102 cm.

Classificaton Date - 6/12/2012

Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition

Moisture Class - aridic (torric)

Moisture Subclass - ustic

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Kimera

Classificaton Date - 8/23/2002

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Erosion Class - 1

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Parent Material: alluvium and/or eolian deposits

Landscape: plains

Landform: ridge

Hill Slope Profile: backslope

Slope Position: middle third

Runoff: medium

Drainage Class: well

Flooding: none flooding

Ponding: none ponding

Geology: Dakota formation.

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 8/23/2002 (actual site observation date)

Air Photo ID: 1-27

Plant Association Name: Loamy

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover

Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - rangeland, shrubby

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Drained? - no

Bedded Soil? - no

Forest Plantation? - no

Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 1
Horizon	Top Depth	Bottom Depth	Sample ID	Data Collector	Total Clay	CaCO3 Clay	Total Silt	Fine Silt	Co. Silt	Total Sand	Total Sand Method	VC Sand	Co. Sand	Med. Sand	Fine Sand	VF Sand	VF Sand Method	Texture Class - Field Lab	Rubbed Fiber	Unrubbed Fiber	pH H2O
	cm	cm			%	%	%	%	%	%		%	%	%	%	%			%	%
A A Bw Bw Bk1 Bk1 Bk2 Bk2 Bk3 Bk3 Bk4 Bk4	0 0 10 10 38 38 71 71 119 119 145 145	— 10 — 38 — 71 — 119 — 145 — 165	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —

Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 2
Horizon	Top Depth	Bottom Depth	Sample ID	pH CaCl2	pH NaF	pH Ox	Delta pH	LL	PL	PI	Atter. Samp. Cond.	COLE	Pot. Acidity	Ca + Mg - Meh 2	K	Ca + Mg - Sat. Paste	KCl Extract. Acidity	Base Sat. - Meh 2	CEC-7	CEC-8.2
	cm	cm						%	%	%		cm/cm	meq/100g	cmol(+)/kg	cmol(+)/kg	mmol(+)/l	cmol(+)/kg	%	cmol(+)/kg	cmol(+)/kg
A A Bw Bw Bk1 Bk1 Bk2 Bk2 Bk3 Bk3 Bk4 Bk4	0 0 10 10 38 38 71 71 119 119 145 145	— 10 — 38 — 71 — 119 — 145 — 165	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —		— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —

Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 3
Horizon	Top Depth	Bottom Depth	Sample ID	ECEC	Phosphate P	NO3-N	EC	EC Method	EC 1:5 by volume	CaCO3 Equiv.	Equiv. Gypsum	Na	SAR	Gypsum Req.	Humic Color	Fulvic Color	Humic + Fulvic Color	Al	PI	Pyro. Hue	PyrO. Value	Pyro. Chroma
	cm	cm		cmol(+)/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg	dS/m		dS/m	%	%	mmol(+)/l	%	L-pcu/g	L-pcu/g	L-pcu/g	%
A A Bw Bw Bk1 Bk1 Bk2 Bk2 Bk3 Bk3 Bk4 Bk4	0 0 10 10 38 38 71 71 119 119 145 145	— 10 — 38 — 71 — 119 — 145 — 165	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	1 1 7 7 16 16 18 18 15 15 9 9	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —

Vegetation Plot Plants
Plant Symbol	Scientific Name	National Vernacular Name	Plant Type Group	Canopy Cover %	Vegetation Stata Level
ARLOG BOGR2 BUDA JUMO OPPO PLJA SPCR YUCCA	Aristida longispica var. geniculata Bouteloua gracilis Buchloe dactyloides Juniperus monosperma Opuntia polyacantha Pleuraphis jamesii Sporobolus cryptandrus Yucca	slimspike threeawn blue grama buffalograss oneseed juniper plains pricklypear James' galleta sand dropseed yucca	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
ochric epipedon cambic horizon calcic horizon	0—10 10—38 38—119	—- —- —-

Setting and Climate
Slope	Slope Length USLE	Upslope Length	Elev.	Corr. Elev	Aspect	MAP	REAP	FFD	MAAT	MSAT	MWAT	MAST	MSST	MWST	MFFP	PE Index	Climate Station ID	Climate Station Name	Climate Station Type
%	m				degrees	mm	mm		C						mm
5	—	—	1434	—	280	330	—	—	11.1	—	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

A—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; loam; 43 percent sand; 22 percent clay; moderate fine granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 11.0 very fine to medium roots; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary.; moist when described;

Bw—10 to 38 centimeters (3.9 to 15.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; loam; 35 percent sand; 24 percent clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.0 very fine and fine roots; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary.; moist when described;

Bk1—38 to 71 centimeters (15.0 to 28.0 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3), brown (10YR 5/3), moist; clay loam; 40 percent sand; 27 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.0 very fine roots; 2 percent fine distinct irregular carbonate masses throughout; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary.; dry when described;

Bk2—71 to 119 centimeters (28.0 to 46.9 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3), brown (10YR 5/3), moist; clay loam; 40 percent sand; 29 percent clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 7 percent fine distinct irregular carbonate masses throughout; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary.; dry when described;

Bk3—119 to 145 centimeters (46.9 to 57.1 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; silt loam; 18 percent sand; 25 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.1 fine roots; 15 percent faint clay films on vertical faces of peds; 5 percent medium distinct irregular carbonate masses throughout; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary.; dry when described;. patchy - phpvsfiid 236887; patchy - phpvsfiid 236887

Bk4—145 to 165 centimeters (57.1 to 65.0 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; loam; 36 percent sand; 24 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.0 fine roots; 4 percent medium distinct irregular carbonate masses throughout; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, hellige-truog.; dry when described;