IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Deertrail
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2003CO087792A
  • User Pedon ID: 03CO087012
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S2003CO087792A
  • Transect:
  • User Transect ID - Hx-3
  • Transect Stop Number - 4
  • Transect Interval - 160.0
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 04N0342
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 17016
  • Print Date: 11/25/2024

    • 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: 40.4797211
  • Std. Longitude: -103.7072220
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 6N
  • Range: 57W
  • Section: 13
  • PLSS Details: SW quarter
  • Map Unit: Hx—Heldt-Koen complex
  • State: Colorado
  • County: CO087—Morgan
  • MLRA: 67B—Central High Plains, Southern Part
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CO087—Morgan County, Colorado
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 40103-D6—Dead Horse Springs, Colorado

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J. Borchert, A. Steinert, Chad Remley, Cleveland Watts
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, mesic Aridic Haplusterts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 12
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Deertrail
  • PSC - 21 to 38 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/7/2008
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Moisture Subclass - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Deertrail
  • Classificaton Date - 11/18/2003
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: clayey alluvium
  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: playa rim
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: concave
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/18/2003 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 103
  • Surface Water Kind: none observed
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - rangeland, grassland
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Current Weather - sunny
  • Current Air Temp - 7
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    DISP

    SPAI

    Distichlis spicata

    Sporobolus airoides

    saltgrass

    alkali sacaton

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    Pedon Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    natric

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    21 - 38

    - 17 -

    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    natric horizon

    0—21

    21—38

    —21—

    —17—
    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

    1

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    1391

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    90

    330

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    154

    9

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    CO3038

    Fort Morgan

    Wets
    Ap1—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) exterior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) broken face, moist; clay loam; 28 percent clay; moderate fine granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately slow permeability; 5.0 very fine roots throughout; fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, 3n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, thymol-blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 04N02042; dry when described; observed in pit, small
    Ap2—10 to 21 centimeters (3.9 to 8.3 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) exterior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) broken face, moist; clay loam; 28 percent clay; 4 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate coarse subangular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately slow permeability; 2.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 2.0 very fine vesicular and 1.0 medium vesicular and 3.0 fine vesicular pores; fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, 3n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, thymol-blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 04N02043; dry when described; observed in pit, small
    Btn—21 to 38 centimeters (8.3 to 15.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) exterior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) broken face, moist; clay; 47 percent clay; 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; slow permeability; 2.0 very fine roots and 2.0 fine roots; 3.0 fine vesicular pores; 10 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 2 percent fine irregular salt masses and 3 percent medium irregular salt masses; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 3n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, thymol-blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 04N02044; slightly dry when described; observed in pit, small. patchy - phpvsfiid 254634; patchy - phpvsfiid 254634
    Bn1—38 to 62 centimeters (15.0 to 24.4 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) exterior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) broken face, moist; silty clay; 45 percent clay; 2 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine distinct mottles; strong coarse columnar parts to moderate coarse subangular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; slow permeability; 1.0 fine roots; 4.0 very fine vesicular pores; 30 percent distinct pressure faces on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine irregular salt masses; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 3n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, thymol-blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 04N02045; slightly moist when described; observed in pit, small. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 254635; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 254635
    Bn2—62 to 91 centimeters (24.4 to 35.8 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) exterior, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) broken face, moist; silty clay; 42 percent clay; 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine distinct mottles; strong coarse columnar parts to moderate coarse subangular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; slow permeability; 1.0 fine roots; 2.0 very fine vesicular and 3.0 fine vesicular pores; 15 percent distinct pressure faces on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine irregular salt masses and 1 percent medium irregular salt masses; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 3n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, thymol-blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 04N02046; slightly moist when described; observed in pit, small. patchy - phpvsfiid 254636; patchy - phpvsfiid 254636
    Bss—91 to 125 centimeters (35.8 to 49.2 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) exterior, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) broken face, moist; silty clay; 48 percent clay; 2 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine distinct mottles; strong coarse wedge structure; very hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; slow permeability; 1.0 very fine roots and 2.0 fine roots; 1.0 medium vesicular and 3.0 fine vesicular pores; 55 percent distinct slickensides (pedogenic) on all faces of peds; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 3n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, thymol-blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 04N02047; slightly moist when described; observed in pit, small. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 254637; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 254637
    C1—125 to 143 centimeters (49.2 to 56.3 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) exterior, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) broken face, moist; silty clay; 40 percent clay; 1 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) medium distinct and 1 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine distinct mottles; moderate coarse columnar parts to moderate coarse subangular blocky parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; slow permeability; 1.0 fine roots; 5.0 very fine vesicular and 3.0 fine vesicular pores; 40 percent distinct pressure faces on all faces of peds; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 3n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, thymol-blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 04N02048; moist when described; observed in pit, small. patchy - phpvsfiid 254638; patchy - phpvsfiid 254638
    C2—143 to 184 centimeters (56.3 to 72.4 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) exterior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) broken face, moist; silty clay loam; 36 percent clay; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; slow permeability; 2.0 fine roots; 3.0 very fine vesicular and 2.0 fine vesicular pores; 20 percent faint pressure faces on all faces of peds; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 3n; strongly alkaline, pH 9.0, thymol-blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 04N02049; very moist when described; observed in pit, small. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 254639; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 254639
    C3—184 to 197 centimeters (72.4 to 77.6 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) exterior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) broken face and dark gray (10YR 4/1) broken face, moist; silty clay loam; 33 percent clay; 4 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct and 4 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; slow permeability; 2.0 fine roots; 3.0 fine vesicular and 1.0 fine tubular pores; 15 percent faint pressure faces on all faces of peds; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 3n; strongly alkaline, pH 9.0, thymol-blue; clear boundary. Lab sample # 04N02050; wet when described; observed in pit, small. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 254640; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 254640