IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Red Butte
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1975UT041005
  • User Pedon ID: 75UT041005
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1975UT041005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A3767
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 39423
  • 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: 38.5964661
  • Std. Longitude: -112.1155777
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 25S
  • Range: 3W
  • Section: 27
  • PLSS Details: 2600 feet east and 2600 feet north of the southwest corner
  • Location Description: 2.5 miles south of Monroe, Sevier County, Utah.
  • State: Utah
  • County: UT041—Sevier
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: UT628—Sevier County Area, Utah

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: L. H. Stott, and G. B. Tucker
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy-skeletal, mesic Calcic Argixerolls
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Red Butte
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy-skeletal, mesic Calcic Argixerolls
  • PSC - 8 to 48 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1975
  • Moisture SUBClass - aridic (torric)
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1975 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    ATCO

    BRTE

    ELELB2

    Atriplex confertifolia

    Bromus tectorum

    Elymus elymoides ssp. brevifolius

    shadscale saltbush

    cheatgrass

    squirreltail

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    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

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    1692

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    A1—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; very stony loam; weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 fine roots; 21.0 very fine and 0.5 medium pores; 15 percent by volume 250-?-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 75-?-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A29030
    B1T—8 to 13 centimeters (3.1 to 5.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/2), dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist; cobbly clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 3.0 very fine and 0.5 fine pores; 2 percent by volume 250-?-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 75-?-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A29031
    B2T—13 to 28 centimeters (5.1 to 11.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/2), dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist; cobbly clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 3.0 very fine and 0.5 fine pores; 2 percent by volume 250-?-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 75-?-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A29032
    B3TCA—28 to 48 centimeters (11.0 to 18.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/2), brown (7.5YR 4/2), moist; cobbly clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 0.5 fine pores; 2 percent by volume 250-?-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 75-?-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A29033
    C1CA—48 to 76 centimeters (18.9 to 29.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/2), brown (7.5YR 4/2), moist; cobbly loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 0.5 very fine and fine pores; 2 percent by volume 250-?-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume 75-?-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A29034
    C2CA—76 to 97 centimeters (29.9 to 38.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/2), brown (7.5YR 4/2), moist; cobbly loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 0.5 very fine and fine pores; 2 percent by volume 250-?-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume 75-?-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A29035
    C3CA—97 to 132 centimeters (38.2 to 52.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/2), brown (7.5YR 4/2), moist; very gravelly loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 very fine pores; 20 percent by volume 75-?-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, unspecified. Lab sample # 40A29036