IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Olnest
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 07CO087005
  • User Pedon ID: 07CO087005
  • Transect:
  • User Transect ID - 67B04CO087-BuA-01
  • Transect Stop Number - 7
  • Transect Interval - 161.0
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 07N0126
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 19033
  • Print Date: 12/11/2024

    • 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: 40.1540833
  • Std. Longitude: -104.0451355
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 2N
  • Range: 60W
  • Section: 12
  • PLSS Details: 2,136 feet west and 2,329 feet south from the northeast corner
  • Map Unit: BuA—Bresser loamy sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes
  • State: Colorado
  • County: CO087—Morgan
  • MLRA: 67B—Central High Plains, Southern Part
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NW-FTM—Fort Morgan, Colorado
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CO087—Morgan County, Colorado
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 40104-B1—Wiggins, Colorado

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Andy Steinert
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Aridic Haplustalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Olnest
  • PSC - 26 to 76 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/6/2013
  • Classifier - Andy Steinert
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Moisture Subclass - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Bresser
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Pachic Argiustolls
  • Taxon Kind - taxadjunct
  • Classificaton Date - 11/2/2006
  • Classifier - Andy Steinert
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aridic (torric)
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • QC Status: level 1


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: alluvium
  • Landform: paleoterrace
  • Geomorphic Component Terraces: tread
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/2/2006 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 78
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other grass/herbaceous cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Current Weather - sunny
  • Current Air Temp - 10
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—59

    26—81

    —59—

    —55—
    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

    —

    —

    1409

    —

    90

    330

    —

    154

    9

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    CO3038

    Fort Morgan

    Wets
    Ap1—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) broken face, dark brown (10YR 3/3) broken face, moist; loamy sand; 85 percent sand; 9 percent silt; 6 percent clay; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; Ksat of 91.74 um/s; rapid permeability; 7.0 very fine roots throughout and 2.0 medium roots throughout and 6.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 3n; neutral, pH 6.9, phenol red; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 07N00804; observed in trench
    Ap2—13 to 26 centimeters (5.1 to 10.2 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) broken face, dark brown (10YR 3/3) broken face, moist; sandy loam; 70 percent sand; 13 percent silt; 17 percent clay; moderate thick platy parts to moderate coarse subangular blocky, and moderate very thick platy parts to moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; Ksat of 28.225 um/s; moderately rapid permeability; 5.0 very fine roots throughout and 2.0 fine roots throughout; 2.0 very fine vesicular and 1.0 fine vesicular pores; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 3n; neutral, pH 7.1, phenol red; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 07N00805; observed in trench
    Bt1—26 to 38 centimeters (10.2 to 15.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) broken face, dark brown (10YR 3/3) broken face, moist; sandy clay loam; 55 percent sand; 15 percent silt; 30 percent clay; moderate coarse prismatic parts to strong coarse subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; Ksat of 9.17 um/s; moderate permeability; 2.0 medium roots between peds and 4.0 fine roots throughout; 4.0 very fine tubular and 3.0 fine tubular pores; 10 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 3n; neutral, pH 7.2, phenol red; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 07N00806; observed in trench. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1202484; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1202484
    Bt2—38 to 59 centimeters (15.0 to 23.2 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) broken face, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) broken face, moist; clay loam; 40 percent sand; 25 percent silt; 35 percent clay; strong coarse prismatic parts to strong coarse angular blocky parts to strong medium prismatic, and strong coarse prismatic parts to strong coarse angular blocky parts to strong medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; Ksat of 2.82 um/s; moderately slow permeability; 4.0 medium roots between peds and 5.0 fine roots between peds; 4.0 very fine tubular and 3.0 fine tubular pores; 30 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds and 60 percent distinct pressure faces on all faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 3n; neutral, pH 7.2, phenol red; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 07N00807; observed in trench. continuous - phpvsfiid 1202486; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1202485; continuous - phpvsfiid 1202486; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1202485
    Bt3—59 to 81 centimeters (23.2 to 31.9 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) broken face, olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) broken face, moist; sandy clay loam; 55 percent sand; 22 percent silt; 23 percent clay; strong coarse prismatic parts to strong coarse angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; Ksat of 9.17 um/s; moderate permeability; 3.0 very fine roots between peds and 2.0 fine roots between peds; 3.0 medium vesicular and 6.0 fine vesicular pores; 15 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds and 50 percent distinct pressure faces on all faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 3n; neutral, pH 7.2, phenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 07N00808; observed in trench. continuous - phpvsfiid 1202487; continuous - phpvsfiid 1202488; continuous - phpvsfiid 1202487; continuous - phpvsfiid 1202488
    BC—81 to 107 centimeters (31.9 to 42.1 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) broken face, olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) broken face, moist; coarse sandy loam; 65 percent sand; 18 percent silt; 17 percent clay; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; Ksat of 28.225 um/s; moderately rapid permeability; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 2.0 medium vesicular and 5.0 fine vesicular pores; 5 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent by volume subrounded 2-3-5 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 3n; neutral, pH 7.2, phenol red; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 07N00809; observed in trench. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1202489; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1202489
    C1—107 to 125 centimeters (42.1 to 49.2 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) broken face, olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) broken face, moist; loamy coarse sand; 85 percent sand; 10 percent silt; 5 percent clay; massive; moderately hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; Ksat of 91.74 um/s; rapid permeability; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 1.0 medium vesicular and 5.0 fine vesicular pores; 1 percent fine irregular carbonate masses on faces of peds and 3 percent fine and medium threadlike carbonate masses on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume subrounded 2-3-20 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 3n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, phenol red; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 07N00810; observed in trench
    2C2—125 to 158 centimeters (49.2 to 62.2 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) broken face, olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) broken face, moist; loamy coarse sand; 85 percent sand; 10 percent silt; 5 percent clay; massive; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; Ksat of 91.74 um/s; rapid permeability; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 3.0 medium vesicular and 5.0 fine vesicular pores; 1 percent fine irregular carbonate masses on faces of peds and 2 percent very fine threadlike carbonate masses on faces of peds; 7 percent by volume subrounded 2-3-20 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 3n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, phenol red; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 07N00811; observed in trench
    2C3—158 to 200 centimeters (62.2 to 78.7 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) broken face, olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) broken face, moist; loamy coarse sand; 86 percent sand; 10 percent silt; 4 percent clay; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; Ksat of 91.74 um/s; rapid permeability; 1.0 medium vesicular and 1.0 fine vesicular pores; 1 percent very fine irregular carbonate masses on faces of peds and 2 percent very fine threadlike carbonate masses on faces of peds; 11 percent by volume subrounded 2-3-20 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 3n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, phenol red. Lab sample # 07N00812; observed in trench